I am not offering my opinion either way, but all of the delivery skippers I've met of late rely exclusively on their personal tablets rather than owners electronics for a number of reasons. They trust them far offshore.
A ruggedized watertight case is mandatory and, as with anything electronic, a back up of course. On Mon, Oct 31, 2016, 7:28 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I do not believe that a tablet of any kind is a good enough navigation > instrument (I have a Garmin 720 and I trust it much more (I can see the > screen in full sunlight without problems, it is completely waterproof and I > can operate it with keys (not touch)), but I find that if you want a tablet > for anything you are much better off with a low cost ( I don't necessarily > mean cheap) tablet that you can use as disposable. I had very good success > with a Dell Venue Pro (Windows), an Acer (also Windows) and an ASUS Android > one. I also find that the 7-8 inch tablets are much less prone to > shattering > problems (they are simply much easier to handle and they have a size that > is > much better for keeping in one's hand). The cost can be as low as just > around $100 (8" Android) or around $200 for an 8" Windows. For that money > you can break 3 and buy the 4th and you just come about to the cost of the > Surface Pro or worse yet to the cost of a cheap iPad. > > None of the generally available tablets is waterproof or even hardened, so > I > would not use it in the cockpit where it might be subjected to water > damage. > > > If you want a keyboard, you can easily buy a BT keyboard for under $30. Add > 410 more an you have a complete system with a carrying case and keyboard. > > I have a Surface at work and I don't find the screen any better than 1/4 > price Dell Venue (or even 1/10 price Acer). It is only bigger. True, the > case is metal, but if you drop it a few times on the ground, the screen > will > break. > > A word of caution: If you buy a Windows tablet, spend more and get a 64 GB > version (or bigger). With 32 GB you will have a major juggling task if you > need to make a major system upgrade. This unfortunately means that the > majority of tablets that are available on sale are out. > > Marek > 2015 8" Dell Venue Pro (Win 10) > 2012 7" Asus (Android) > 2014 8" Acer Iconia (Android) > Ottawa, ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ryan > Doyle via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2016 17:40 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Ryan Doyle <ryanpdo...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Best new tablet for nav/general use > > Hi all, > > I have a Garmin GPSmap 740 chartplotter and a Garmin radar, but I am > looking > to buy a tablet computer (possibly a Microsoft surface or an iPad) to > supplement the Garmin unit as an electronic chartplotter (running navionics > and raster charts) as well as just being my general computer - for writing > emails, web browsing, and using Microsoft word. > > I was looking hard at the Microsoft surface because it comes with a > keyboard, however it does not have an internal GPS receiver. I'm sure > they > make USB GPS receivers though. > > My requirements are: a good keyboard, a touch screen, GPS (for running nav > apps) and it needs to be sturdy tough enough to hold up reasonably well on > a > boat. I have destroyed two iPads (the screens shattered) by traveling with > them and being a tad clumsy, so i don't trust myself with iPads anymore... > I'm looking for something hardier. > > Would love to hear what people out there are using on their boats. > > Thanks in advance, > Ryan > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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