Summary, conclusion
We summarize, we conclude. So, I had some interesting days, although I can call eventful mostly the last one. Why? Until I was in the testing phase, the navis were quickly changing each other on the windshield of my car. To tell the truth all of them were navigating fine and gave somewhat the same experience. Of course for more money we can get a bit larger display, or horribile dictu a real queer like the Bluepanther or the Nüvi, but altogether we get the same stuff for our money. As I mentioned in the beginning there are no real differences in means of hardware, the design and our wallet can truly make difference. In case of the participants of our test, the prices reflect the value quite well. I’ve made a simple table, in which I gave points based on all kinds of objective and subjective ways near the factual parameters. On the end, the final order of the navis was almost the same what we could have when sorting them by price.
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| Gross price (points) | Basic package | Display (points) | Display quality | Extras (points) | Holder | Feel of quality | Total | |
| Altina | 67080 (4) | 3 | 320x240 (3) | 3 | MP3, picture viewer (3) | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Neverloss | 74900 (2) | 3 | 480x272 (4) | 3 | MP3, picture viewer (3) | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Mapilot | 59850 (4) | 3 | 320x240 (3) | 3 | MP3, picture viewer (3) | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| Bluepanther | 99000 (1) | 5 | 480x272 (4) | 3 | MP3, picture viewer, driving history, calculator, notes (5) | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Novogo | 54000 (5) | 5 | 320x240 (3) | 3 | MP3, picture viewer (3) | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| Tibo | 64900 (3) | 3 | 320x240 (3) | 3 | MP3, picture viewer (3) | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| Airis | 69900 (4) | 3 | 320x240 (3) | 3 | MP3, picture viewer (3) | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| Nüvi 660 | 89900 (2) | 5 | 480x272 (5) | 5 | MP3, picture viewer, loudspeaker (4) | 5 | 5 | 31 |
I must repeat that the cheapest one did its job just as well as the most expensive. If I have to distribute awards then the Nüvi gets the “Recommended” one for its surprisingly good display and the exceptional passive holder; I give a “Liked it” award to the Bluepanther for the dual-core processor, the wholesome of applications and the widescreen display, and the Novogo also gets one for the quality passive holder and its favorable price. There are no problems with the other navis either, as they fulfilled their functions completely and perfectly, but for an award one has to do something outstanding.
And now it’s time for the surprise! A determining experience of the last day was, when I met Bog and we stuck all the contestants on the windshield. While we were discussing the details, I observed some curious-looking people on the street. The passers-by probably couldn’t possibly imagine why is there a smaller kind of exhibition in the car. Seeing them I told one of them: "Eight pieces!" The reply was: "So that you won’t get lost for sure, right?" But one is enough for going for sure, you can believe me. The surprise is a video below, which we recorded during driving as the navis were chanting like a Gregorian chorus. Have fun!
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| Garmin nüvi 660 | Bluepanther N4410BT | Novogo T300 |
Gubro
Translated by Szaszati
The navis (Bluepanther, Altina, Novogo, Neverloss, Mapilot, Tibo) were provided by PDA Futár, the Airis by GPS Trade Kft and the Garmint by Navi-Gate Kft.
