Navigon 2100 - talk-a-lot

After opening the package it becomes evident that 2100 is not the number one flagship of Navigon’s fleet – simplicity in every corner. Of course this doesn’t mean that it’s an absolutely low-end device. Besides the navi we can find a passive holder, a USB cable, a car charger, a CD and some papers. The passive holder is the fixed type; it won’t be shaking during driving, so we can always have a clean view of the device that has good visibility even in bright sunlight. Why don’t cell phones have these types of readable displays? The car charger is a bit thicker in its center, because it has the TMC antenna inside. It’s an extremely practical solution, I can only congratulate!

The device itself much less new features. On the front we can see the 3.5” display that I have already mentioned, a Navigon label on the shiny black surface, while in the top right corner there is the LED for the charger. The navi has rounded shapes, just like its bigger brother, which strengthens the brand’s image. However the designers weren’t working their ass off, that’s sure. On top of the navi there is the power button on the right; while on the left side we can see the external antenna connector under a rubber plug.

On the right side there is the SD/MMC card slot, with a card inside that has the maps – just like all lower-end navis, the 2100 also uses the memory card as the primary storage, rather than the internal memory. On the left there is the reset gap, its loneliness is not disturbed by anything. On the bottom there is the miniUSB connector. The good news is that the navu can be charged through this, and of course TMC data also passes here from the car charger’s cable. The center of the back cover is something like the 7110’s, but in this case it’s a design element. On its left there is the speaker’s grating, while other parts of the back have a spotted design. It’s funny that the back has the most design elements, even though that’s the one that we see the least.