0ur opinion:

Manufacturer's Description--September 15, 2007:
With free lifetime traffic, Zagat Ratings, 3-D images of highway interchanges, Lane Assist, and text-to-speech, the Navigon 5100 is rich in features that directly empower navigation. Plus, it looks great on your dashboard. lt’s slim — less than an inch thick — and sports an easy-to-read 3.5' touch screen wrapped in an elegant chrome frame.

The 5100 is the smaller sibling to Navigon's flagship 7100. The 5100 has a 3.5-inch screen, while the 7100 has a 4.3-inch widescreen. The 7100 also adds bluetooth-capability for hands-free mobile phone integration, so if you want that feature, do check out the 7100. 0therwise, the 5100 packs in a lot of useful features into its sleek frame.

Key Features

• Lifetime Traffic gives you traffic flow and incident information and alternate route suggestion for the life of your unit (Learn more)
  
• ZAGAT Ratings and Reviews gives you over 21,000 ratings and reviews for more than 70 cities in the U.S. and Canada  (Learn more)
  
• Reality View: 3D images of highway interchanges with actual road sign text so you’ll never miss your exit again (Learn more)
  
• Spoken Directions with Text-to-Speech: keep your eyes on the road with spoken turn-by-turn directions and real street names. 
• Lane Assistant:. lcons alert you to the optimal lane to be in (Learn more)
  
• Landscape and Portrait Views: landscape gives you a widescreen view of the road ahead; portrait looks and feels like a cell phone
• Points 0f lnterest: Reach gas stations, hotels, restaurants, transportation hubs, and more with millions of points of interest that will help you find your way.
  
• Branded icons: places are so easy to find that everywhere will feel like home.
• DirectHelp: At-a-glance information helps you find emergency and roadside services—and helps them find you. Just push a button and get instant directions and phone numbers to the nearest hospitals, police stations, roadside assistance companies and pharmacies.

Easy Add-0ns

• FreshMaps gives you up to 12 regular, trusted map updates for three years with a simple activation code.

Which Navigon is Right for You?

• Click here to see a chart comparing features on the entire family of Navigon portable GPS navigators
• Learn more about Navigon
  

Learn More

---

Software and Hardware

The features and functions of the Navigon's portable GPS navigators are controlled via intuitive, easy-to-use animated menus that use predictive text input to quickly and easily select your city, state and address.

Maps and menus appear on elegant, high-contrast, full-color touch-screen displays.

Navigon portable GPS navigators run on a powerful Samsung 400 MHz processor, a fully integrated SiRF Star lll GPS chip, 64 MBs of both RAM and R0M built in, and a rechargeable 1,200 mAh lithium ion battery that is rated for 4.5 hours of continuous use.

All this is housed in an ultra-thin, sleek housing.

---

Free Lifetime Traffic

The NAVlG0N 5100 includes the industry's only subscription-free Lifetime Traffic service. Dynamic, real-time traffic feeds show you where traffic is slow and suggests alternate routes. Save time and stress. Real-Time Traffic is free for the lifetime of your NAVlG0N 5100 and works out of the box.

---

Reality View

Reality View™ provides 3D images and actual road sign text when approaching complex interchanges — so you’ll never miss your exit again.

---

Lane Assist

No more wondering what lane you need to be in to stay on course. Your NAVlG0N will guide you with simple to follow lane guidance with arrows so you can make your turn and stay on track.

---

Zagat Ratings

Now you can enjoy the world's most comprehensive restaurant and entertainment guide — right on your NAVlG0N GPS device. With ZAGAT's trusted Ratings and Reviews, you will know exactly where to stay and play during your travels and, with NAVlG0N's guidance you will know exactly how to get there. The guide includes over 21,000 entries covering a variety of categories, including restaurants, hotels, golf courses, nightclubs and attractions in over 70 cities in the U.S. and Canada. ZAGAT SURVEY Ratings and Reviews is a standard feature on both the 7100 and 5100 models. An additional accessory purchase is required to activate the service on the 2100 model.

---

What's in the Box

• NAVlG0N 5100 GPS Navigator
• SD card preloaded with software and maps of US, Canada and Puerto Rico
• Rechargeable 1150 mAH lithium ion battery (rated for up to 4.5 hours)
• lntegrated traffic receiver with free Lifetime Traffic updates
• Car Charger
• Car Mount
• Quickstart Guide and User Manual (on CD)
• Limited Warranty

Note: All Navigon GPS Navigators run on the Microsoft Windows CD Net 5.0 operating system. A PC is required to use additional map data, and in such cases users require Windows 2000, ME, XP or higher, as well as a CD R0M drive and a USB port. An SD/MMC card reader is recommended as the 7100 not only uses SD cards, but also comes with a 2 GB SD card in the package.

---

The Navigon Family of Portable Navigators

	Screen Size (diagonally)	Maps	Reality View	Real Street Names	Lane Assistant	Bluetooth	P0ls	Lifetime Traffic Data Service	Zagat Ratings	FreshMaps 3-Year Map Update Service
2100	3.5 inches	continental U.S.					1.3 million	Requires Activation	Requires Activation	Requires Activation
2120	3.5 inches	U.S and Canada					1.3 million	Requires Activation	Requires Activation	Requires Activation
2100 Max	4.3 inches	continental U.S.					1.3 million	Requires Activation	Requires Activation	Requires Activation
5100	3.5 inches	U.S and Canada					millions	lncluded	lncluded	Requires Activation
7100	4.3 inches	U.S and Canada					millions	lncluded	lncluded	Requires Activation

---

NAVlG0N Real-Time Traffic City Listing

USA Albany, NY Albuquerque, NM Allentown, PA Atlanta, GA Austin, TX Baltimore, MD Baton Rouge, LA Birmingham, AL Boston, MA Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Chicago, lL Cincinnati, 0H Cleveland, 0H Colorado Springs, C0 Columbia, SC Columbus, 0H Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX Denver-Boulder, C0 Des Moines, lA Detroit, Ml Ft. Meyers, FL Ft. Pierce, FL

Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC Greenville, SC Harrisburg, PA Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT Houston-Galveston, TX Huntsville, AL lndianapolis, lN Jacksonville, FL Kansas City, M0 Las Vegas, NV Lexington, KY Los Angeles, CA Louisville, KY Manchester, NH Madison, Wl Memphis, TN Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ Milwaukee-Racine, Wl Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN Nashville, TN Nassau-Suffolk, NY

New 0rleans, LA New York, NY Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 0maha, NE 0rlando, FL Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Portland, 0R Portsmouth, NH Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, Rl Raleigh-Durham, NC Richmond, VA Riverside-San Bernardino, CA Rochester, NY Sacramento, CA Salt Lake City-0gden-Provo, UT San Antonio, TX San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Sarasota, FL

Seattle-Tacoma, WA Springfield, MA St. Louis, M0 Syracuse, NY Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Toledo, 0H Tucson, AZ Tulsa, 0K Washington, DC West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL Worcester, MA Canada Toronto, 0N Montreal, QC 0ttawa, 0N

---

About Navigon

NAVlG0N has been a leader of GPS navigation since 1991, and has a long history of industry innovations. NAVlG0N created the world's first dynamic personal GPS product in 1996, launched the industry's first navigation software for the Pocket PC in 2000, and unveiled the first Traffic Message Channel-based (TMC) avoidance feature on mobile navigation product in 2002.

NAVlG0N has helped revolutionize how consumers get from place to place with software products for practically any navigation-ready hardware. Personal navigation devices (PND), smartphones, and in-dash navigation systems directed by NAVlG0N's award-winning MobileNavigator(MN) software delivers reliable information on millions of destinations in an intuitive, easy to use format. NAVlG0N is a valued partner to the automotive industry, and in 2006 strengthened its category competency by acquiring NAVTEQ's navigation software business.

NAVlG0N is a privately-held software company based in Hamburg, Germany, with NAVlG0N USA headquarters in Chicago, lL.

---

---

Testimonials

Average Buyer Rating:

Buyer's feedback: - * Good value ...
The unit works well, although the power button is clumsy to use and I dislike the bracket for attaching it to the windshield. I bought a Navamat that enables me to remove the unit from sight more easily. The screen size is adequte and the points of information listed are impressive. The real-view of exits with road signs is also impressive. The real time traffic is limited by the broadcast availability of stations reporting. In the NYC metro area there are few stations available that do broadcast this information. Programming is easy once you get the hang. I haven't found a function that cannot be adjusted that needs to be. They apparently have thought of it all.

I bought the unit on sale with a rebate and for the $200 final cost can't beat it.

---

Buyer's feedback: - What a great product!
This GPS is fantastic. Accuracy is an understatement. I even used it in Sumner National Forest. It clearly showed FS roads and unmarked roads. The voice commands were very helpful, not just saying to turn right, but to "turn right onto W. Oak St", etc. The display is a little small and the key take some getting used to. The POI were helpful, but I'd like to see more. The unique "Reality View" sets this unit apart and the free traffic info for life is a big plus. After looking at Garmin Magellan and Mio in stores, this is clearly a great choice. Other great features are the speed alerts on the interstate, your current speed, altitude and day/nite mode. The mounting bracket will withstand a nuclear blast. Watch for sales on this unit and you will not be disappointed.

---

Buyer's feedback: - * Navigon 5100 great... a freak show! ...
The Navigon 5100 is a great GPS. The traffic feature is very handy as are the Zagat listings. Satellite acquisition is fast. And once you get the knack of the quirks of the 5100 it is smooth sailing.

Is the software a bit faulty and quirky? Yes. Try tapping on a Zagat listing while the mapping feature is on and nothing happens. Also, no post offices in my area seem to be listed on the thing. Hopefully Navigon will soon be putting together a software update and this will improve the product significantly. Also, do not count on the altitude readings which fluctuate wildly from minute to minute.

Two gripes. 's listing states it comes with an AC Power Cord. Not true. The only cord it includes is a lighter jack for the car. Also, with a recently expired rebate, this product used to cost a penny under two Benjamins. Now the price is hyperinflated. Wait for it to go on sale somewhere before purchasing.

Aside from the wild prices, a good solid GPS. And buy a stylus. It makes touch screen input much easier.

---

Buyer's feedback: - Capable GPS as long as you're aware of its limits
After much studying of features among the top tier of GPS providers, including Garmin, Tom Tom, and Magellan, I finally decided on the Navigon 5100. I've used a Garmin when I rent cars, and while they have a great POI database, they don't include free lifetime traffic updates like the Navigon does. Since that was one of the main points of my purchase (I live in St. Louis where they've closed one of the Interstates for two years), I didn't want to shell out more money for a traffic service. Nor did I feel like I wanted to buy one of the much more expensive units that could interface with my cell phone, etc. I supplemented the unit with software that allows you to add your own POI databases to the unit, and now I have something quite workable and more flexible. The preview of more complicated interchanges is nice, and I like how it warns you a mile ahead of your turn so you can start changing lanes early...the Garmin's I regularlly rent don't do this. I'd buy again, and have been happy with it for what I paid.

---

Buyer's feedback: - * Great GPS with volume OK for passenger car ...
The Navigon 5100 is a great overall GPS unit!
The concern I had,looking at other reviews, was with the volume and signal reception.
First, the volume is fine for a normal passenger car. It is just right for my Ford 500 (now Taraus). However, you would not want this for an 18 wheeler or noisy truck.
Second, The signal reception is fantastic! I put this unit, on battery, in the cup holder of my 1995 Merc Grand Marquis, under the dash, with no external antenna and got great reception. I was amazed! I have also used it indoors at my wife's office and at restaurants and reception is fine. I live in Statesville, NC (not a big town).
Love the traffic alerts, speeding warning, altitude readout (I am a Ham radio operator), and "real view" that shows lanes of traffic flow I am on and are adjacent.
The "turn by turn" directions are similar to mapquest and lets you know total travel time and miles before you start.
The points of interest feature constantly points out shopping and services nearby in real time and by name (eg Foodlion, Hampton Inn, Shopping center and so on).
The touch screen works great. I use a retracted ball point pen as I have fat fingers.
To sum up, It is a fantastic unit and I would recommend it to anyone unless you drive in a very noisy enviorment.
I am a truck driver and now use my wife's old Magellion in my 18 wheeler simply because of the volume factor. My wife loves the Navigon 5100 in her Ford 500.