 "It is a great device" | 2009-12-26 |
| - Reviewed By office from Kansas |
| The newest map updates require a 4Gb card. The unit will only work with certain SD cards. I found that a 4Gb sandisk SDHC card class 2 works fine with this device. The support is not as it once was since, apparentely, the company is pulling out of the GPS hardware market in North America. But I hear they are still a major player in Europe. Also, they are still selling GPS software for iphones in North America. Otherwise the unit seems to work fine and the maps are very nice. I hope they come back to actively sell hardware in North America in the future. |
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 "Map update won't fit in SD card, no support" | 2009-12-16 |
| - Reviewed By David McMillan from Tennessee USA |
Pros: Decent navigator with voice prompts and a reasonable price.
Cons: Map updates may not fit in the installed memory card and no spec for larger cards. No useful tech support.
I have had this unit for two years. It is an adequate performer with some quirks in routing, but I have no experience with other units to compare routing methods. I bought a three year map update from Amazon. The promised "quarterly" updates have been sporadic. I recently received a notice of a new map update. When I tried to load the map, the Navigon software told me my 2 GB SD card was too small to hold the map and I should get a 4 GB card. Researching SD cards showed that 4GB cards are now SDHC. I went to Navigon web support and could find no spec indicating that the 2100 could use SDHC. The only way to contact Navigon is by email from their site - there is no contact phone. The web site promises a reply in 24 to 48 hours. I sent an email asking for confirmation of the type of SD card to use. That was 5 days ago. |
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 "You get what you pay for." | 2009-12-14 |
| - Reviewed By John Riley Atwood from Illinois |
| I got this navigon when it was very cheap. It has served its purpose, but it definitely has had some problems. The routes it tries to get me to take are sometimes illogical and ridiculously out of the way, and I have gotten lost following its directions multiple times. That being said, I've had it longer than a year and it still works fine. It has proved useful many times, and for its price its hard to complain too much. If you need a gps, and are poor like me, then I suppose I would recommend the Navigon 2100. |
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| "Skip it" | 2009-08-24 |
| - Reviewed By I have an Advocate from So. California |
This GPS unit has too many quirks. Move on and find one from a more reputable company. The routing is weird. It often routes an unnecessarily long path. Additionally, the design has not been thought out, and the plug is in the absolutely least convenient location. This seems like a small deal, but in reality it is very intrusive. The GUI is sluggish and the buttons don't respond like most other units that I have used. The POIs are not very thorough. Finally, Navigon's warranty policy is pathetic. If there is a problem, and you send it in, and if they disagree with you, they charge you a $30 before they charge you to fix it. I agree with "TheDeciders" more thorough analysis.
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| "Great until...." | 2009-08-15 |
| - Reviewed By jk from providence, ri United States |
| I Loved this little guy for almost a year, used it all the time even for short drives so helpful finding the kids friends houses that I had never been to, lots of neat info about speed, distance, poi. It was so easy to use, I didnt even need to read the directions, I really had no complaints until one day last month I plugged it in for a three our trip and the "searching for signal" came on and stayed on for 2 hours. I turned on and off, reset nothing worked. When I got to my destination I tried to look at the settings and the next thing I knew--"fatal error", that can't be good. Never worked again, from the looks of google I am not the first to experience this problem and I haven't even bothered trying to call the company based on all the bad press I see. That stinks, I miss my little Navigon, I used to tell everyone how great it was, regardless of how inexpensive. But even for $100, it should have lasted longer than nine months. I won't be able to recommend you anymore Navion....JK |
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 "Navigon 2120 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator" | 2009-06-11 |
| - Reviewed By M. Malone from Vancouver, B.C. Canada |
I have the Navigon 2120 device and it is identical to the 2100 model except that it contains both US and Canadian maps. You can load Canadian maps into the 2100 model too.
The factory Navigon software wasn't impressive; its route calculation is a bit slow & dumb, and the user interface has a lot of lag. The price was good at $80 CAD though.
At this point I would've given this product 3 out of 5 stars.
HOWEVER, I loaded Igo8 navigation software into this device and it does not lag anymore, its routes are faster & smarter, it shows 3D maps and buildings (if you're into that kind of eye candy). It's actually better than my dad's $500 Garmin. An easy 5 out of 5 stars. Two friends ordered similar devices (Navigon 2100 MAX widescreen for $85 and free shipping) and they're very happy with it. This beast with igo8 software makes Garmin and TomTom units look like overpriced brand-name units. |
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