December 15, 2007 5:58 AM PST
The Magellan Maestro 4250 sells for about $450--the lowest of the bunch. Its speech recognition works when you say things loudly and close to the speaker, such as: "Magellan, go home," "Magellan, nearest ATM," or "Magellan, nearest Italian restaurant," Pogue said. Pogue also likes its built-in AAA database of restaurant, lodging, and travel blurbs and its screen display. But the Magellan can be slow to compute routes, and the maps aren't as refined-looking as those of rivals, he said.
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