Navigon's 2100 Max and 2120 Max GPS units now shipping

Aw yeah, Navigon's latest widescreen navigators are finally being assigned tracking numbers, meaning that you can get your roadtrip on for just $299 (US-based 2100 Max) or $329 CAD (Canada-only 2120 Max). For those needing a refresher, you can look forward to 4.3-inches of turn-by-turn guidance, optional FreshMaps service, branded icons, a speed assistant, 2D / 3D imagery and an integrated logbook to keep tabs on your joyrides. Take a peek at the read link for more detailed specifications, and head on down to your favorite retailer if it suits you just fine.

[Via I4U News]

[Tom @ Apr 16th 2008 5:55PM]

I have a 2100. It kicks ass.
Navigon makes a great GPS.. Simple GUI, everything you need nothing you dont. Unlike Garmin.. Who the hell needs a video player, picture viewer, and blender in a GPS?

[paul @ Apr 17th 2008 12:33PM]

It's just a pity that behind the simple GUI lies mediocre mapping, routing that is just plain silly and on the model i had, the 7100; Traffic that didn't work 10 miles out of Chicago (Navigon's home base) Couple that with absolutely useless technical support. I was told the reason the traffic system wouldn't work was "Interference from planes taking off and landing at O'Hare airport" and you have a really wonderful system for the easily amused, who like eye candy over features that work.

The only reason i bought it was because Amazon where having a fire sale on them and i got it for nearly $200 less than MRRP. Luckily Amazon took it back.

[Vic @ Apr 16th 2008 6:04PM]

Hopefully they improved the address entry screen, combining small letters with an infuriating slow look-up makes for a tough road to ho!

I noticed that in their sites demo it skipped the dreaded entry part.

Other than that the 2100 is great!

[Peter @ Apr 16th 2008 6:16PM]

How does it work camping or geocaching?

[RCL1221 @ Apr 16th 2008 6:44PM]

navigon still has free traffic reporting, right?

[Jim @ Apr 16th 2008 6:48PM]

Not on this model. Free traffic is possible via a card you purchase for $99. I think the card has a code on it, and simply activates something in the unit.

[Galley @ Apr 16th 2008 7:07PM]

I believe that free traffic offer was only good during the holidays.

[Tim @ Apr 16th 2008 6:44PM]

Widescreen makes for a much cleaner user interface. It lets the controls be moved to the sides and creates a better viewing area of what we actually wanted to see - the map.

Speaking of interface, it's kinda funny how the UI on the picture shows that its headed west toward Rockford, IL, which is where i live.

[Johan S @ Apr 16th 2008 6:50PM]

No mp3 player?
No bluetooth?

No sale.

[Bloobie @ Apr 16th 2008 8:31PM]

The 2100 is designed to be a GPS and a GPS only, not yet another multimedia GPS hybrid device that can play music and videos, show slideshows of photos, take calls, and cook breakfast for you while driving. It has a beautiful interface and can have lifetime traffic added for as little as $70, in addition to ZAGAT reviews. With the new FreshMaps program, you can also get 3 years worth of quarterly map updates downloaded into it for as little as $60.

[Jeff @ Apr 16th 2008 11:17PM]

So it's a GPS and only a GPS... I didn't realize the US military was now embedding Zagat reviews in the GPS signal.

[Bloobie @ Apr 16th 2008 11:43PM]

Jeff: The point is, it's optional. If you'd like to enable ZAGAT reviews, then you can spend the $30 to unlock the files that are on the device. If you want traffic, then you spend the $70 to unlock that feature. Most GPS manufacturers will try to sell you the same device over and over again, to bring in additional sales, just with a few additional features that you may or may not ever want or need in a navigation device, like the picture albums, MP3 player, and video player. I personally just want a navigation device that gets me from point A to point B, with optional features that are actually relevant to its primary navigation function. Having traffic information available to redirect my route is a bit more relevant than watching last summer's photos in a slideshow or watching a video while driving (and getting into an accident while I'm at it).
This Navigon is their low-end device, available for $250 online, and it gives you a nice widescreen display with text-to-speech and the option to add lifetime traffic and ZAGAT reviews. If you absolutely need Bluetooth and still want the widescreen, along with the traffic and ZAGAT ratings already included, then spring for the 7100. You can find that for $340 online.

[anonymouspimp @ Apr 17th 2008 10:35AM]

Well, you can low rank Johan all you want, but he is probably right.

Everyone else has these features. I actually like the MP3 player in my TomTom 720 and I have used it on long trips. Sure a lot of people wouldn't, but its good to have. Not have bluetooth seems like a bigger deal tho...

This product is priced well tho, especially if you can get free traffic. But people are going to buy the model that has more features, even if they never use them... it makes the customer happy to know it is there. lol

[bad idea @ Apr 16th 2008 9:24PM]

A GPS unit that does ONE country only? How idiotic. Should go well with my mp3 player that only holds Rolling Stones songs...
Epic Fail.

[iofthestorm @ Apr 17th 2008 12:15AM]

Do you realize that most low-end GPS units do one country only? Epic fail.
(I've been looking at cheap GPS devices a lot recently, and they all feature one or a few countries only. Some even have only the continental US.)

[Andrew @ Apr 17th 2008 1:48AM]

yeh it's pretty stupid.. the 2120 (normal) does US AND Canada.. when the 2100 (normal) only does US.. It's funny, the SD card that comes with the Canadian version shows "US maps" printed on the SD card, but comes with both Canadian and American maps.. Seems like they can't get their sh** together.

[Andrew @ Apr 17th 2008 12:08AM]

I just bought a Garmin Nuvi 360.. I had the Navigon 2120 (3.5inch screen model) and returned it. It was a nice little device, but did lag slightly when trying to look up addresses, etc. The entry got a little annoying.

However, the bluetooth on the Garmin is what sold me.. And for a mere 60$ more I can have full handsfree in my car.

[Heineken77 @ Apr 17th 2008 1:41AM]

Sweet!

Yet another brand of a GPS that we can buy to get us lost.

[StephenD @ Apr 17th 2008 3:42AM]

Anyone know:
1) When does this release hit the UK?
2) When do we get out mitts on the 2110 max?

[Vic @ Apr 17th 2008 8:06AM]

Well I'll be, Navagon might just be for real! I just got notified about an update(1.2 not 1.1) for my 2100(bought a year ago) that improves my problems and it includes a free map update!

Don't they know there supposed to sell new units instead of improving the old?

[Ben @ Apr 17th 2008 9:27AM]

This has to be the worst GPS in the planet, i almost got diverced over an argument with my wife, to whom i purchaced this for.. this stupid GPS would never take her to the correct destination, sometime it used to even stop working half way thru it. Horrible, Horrible product

[Asten @ Apr 17th 2008 10:13AM]

Hey, I live right near that interchange. It's where I-355N ends and splits into I-290W (which really just takes you about 5 miles to I-90W), and I-290E which leads you to neverending traffic jams (aka Chicago).

[Asten @ Apr 17th 2008 10:14AM]

Oh, and to be comment on the product itself - there's TWO exit lanes to I-290E, not one! And there's no buildings of appreciable height in the distance either :)

[Marino @ Apr 17th 2008 4:23PM]

Anyone know how they implement the traffic updates? It's reasonably priced (one time $99 fee) and it doesn't seem to depend on third party devices (cell phones, FM radios etc)

To me that's the one feature that sets them apart from all the others.
I spent $500 on my TomTom and the traffic "feature" was DOA . (I'm in Los Angeles, CA)

[mike @ Jul 13th 2008 11:11AM]

I just got my 2100...anyone know what the picture of the memory card and laptop mean? I figured it meant I needed a software update, but that's not working. Any ideas?

[LT @ Jul 18th 2008 2:22AM]

the traffic and Zagat info are both free with the 5100 and 7100 models.
the 2100 and 2100max models need it to be activated via a card you purchase between $50-$80 depending on the store. the Zagat card is around $40.

the traffic and i believe the Zagat are both lifetime. i dont know of any other GPS low-end or high-end having this feature. why buy a seperate add-on to use the traffic info and also pay every 6 or 12months for it? everything else has mp3 players why do i need it in my GPS? bluetooth so everyone in the car can hear my conversation? now that's stupid. and like many of you are going to drive out of the country right now. just get a hold of the country SD card. and now you can update your maps 11 times at a reasonable price. stick with your bulky tomtom and carry a backpack to hold it in.

im giving away my 2100w/traffic and getting the 2100max.and getting the traffic at fry's for $50.