Get a refurb Magellan GPS for $69.99 shipped

(Credit: Magellan)

As part of an early Black Friday sale, J&R is offering Magellan Maestro 3100 GPS navigation systems for $69.99 shipped. These are refurbished units, but at least you don't have to deal with any rebates.

The Maestro 3100 offers a 3.5-inch touch screen, 2D and 3D map views, 750,000 points of interest, and multidestination trip planning. But that's about it in the feature department. Don't expect text-to-speech capabilities, a media player, or any other advanced options; this is a system designed to navigate you from point A to point B (and points C through T, if you desire--it can handle up to 20 destinations per trip).

CNET gave the Maestro 3100 generally good marks (and a rating of three stars out of five). Users were a bit more generous, bumping the rating to 3.5 stars. But keep in mind all those scores were based on the original list price of $299.99. At 70 bucks, it might have scored even higher. The refurbished 3100 comes with a 90-day warranty.

[Pishkado]

The video is about higher-end Magellan models (mostly the 4040, with a couple of variations on it mentioned at the very end) with text-to-speech and other features the Maestro 3100 doesn't have. That doesn't make the 3100 a bad deal at $70; just don't expect to learn much about it from the video.

[rickbroida]

You're right! Sorry about that. Fixing it now...

[bearnoble]

I have been reading your blag for about 2 months now and appreciate the service you do. I have been waiting for a deal on a decent GPS unit for quite sometime as my wife could get lost in a box! Thank you for your help i have purchased this unit.

[mftuchman]

If it's there, it certainly didn't jump out at me. When I clicked on the Magellan link, I did not see any 3100s for sale. I don't expect it in bold red letters, but I also shouldn't have to dig too hard, either. End result: No sale.