GPS Models -- Pros and Cons

Having seen the iPaq (who comes up with these weird spellings, anyway) and
most of the GPS units I would say that the iPaq is a pretty good deal. The
screen is brighter than that on most GPS units. The wire clutter is no worse
than in any handheld GPS and in some cases actually better. You do not have
to use the pen. The actual downside is that it is slower than the newer
handhelds.

The actual downside is that it is slower than the newer
handhelds.

Could you expand on that a bit? Slower in what way?
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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| The actual downside is that it is slower than the newer
| handhelds.
|
| Could you expand on that a bit? Slower in what way?
| --

It appears to me (and this is a subjective observation) that the iPaq
updates its screen more slowly than a handheld GPS. Of course, this can be
dependent on the particular model of iPaq, too.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message


It appears to me (and this is a subjective observation) that the iPaq
updates its screen more slowly than a handheld GPS. Of course, this
can be dependent on the particular model of iPaq, too.

....and the software and how many other apps are currently running.

My experience is that the AnywhereMap software will paint the screen very
quickly once a second with the Sentinel GPS. I also try to keep it as the
only software running at the time to help ensure it has all the RAM it needs
(although my iPAQ has far more than necessary).

With all that said, a dedicated GPS unit has only one function so they can
tweak the hell out of it to do that one function very well.

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John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
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