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Subject: [Leica] Best GPS
From: digiratidoc at gmail.com (James Laird)
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:29:44 -0500
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Steve,

I'd just get an iPhone 3GS. GPS anywhere you are on Google maps -
FREE. Use mine all the time.

Jim Laird

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Steve asks:
> "what is the best GPS unit for use in a car, and for working with a mac
> please?"
>
> - - - -
>
> Steve,
> I don't know the best one for the Mac, but for me the best one for a car is
> the Tom Tom 1, the simplest and just about the cheapest. It performs all 
> the
> basic functions, shows distance and direction to turns, has both a speed
> indication and calculates the time to the destination, and has a good voice
> output (if you don't mind taking directions form a lady). You can find a
> refurbished unit on the market from Geeks.com or TigerDirect.com for about
> $50. True, it doesn't show pictures or play MP3s. That's what an iPod or
> iPhone is for. But the Tom Tom has never steered me wrong.
> Larry Z
>
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