Are you able to install Garmin Mapsource or Basecamp onto a Windows 8 tablet? This way I could bring a tablet instead of my older, slow netbook with tiny resolution on roadtrips. I would also need USB connectivity to my Garmin GPS.
Garmin and Windows Tablets
- Thread starter WoBblyCaT
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Perhaps look into a used 11" Macbook Air? Similar size to a tablet, but more powerful. A Surface running Windows RT (hasn't been reviewed too well btw) with the touch keyboard retails for around $600 plus tax. Here's a base 11" Air, still under warranty, for $650 http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computers-MacBook-Air-11-W0QQAdIdZ434200993. Didn't look too hard, that's just the first one that popped up
i think there's a garmin app for iOS, iOS devices have gps built in.
Thanks for all the responses everyone.
Thanks, that's helpful! On the tablet side it looks like I'm limited to Win7 (not a great interface for a tablet and probably poor battery life) or a non ARM Win8 (probably poor battery life).
Interesting, never thought of that but I'm more interested in a tablet vs laptop.
I wouldn't use the iphone as a GPS as it's too delicate and not waterproof. Plus I would use this setup mainly on my roadtrips which take me south of the border where I don't have a data plan.
