Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/19

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Subject: [Leica] Best GPS
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:08:39 -0500
References: <g2y6a7544a61004191300of66edd0cxf95c1227db748190@mail.gmail.com> <95135CB8-FB90-46C9-B4D2-93D1FF42E034@gmail.com>

don't know about best.
i have a cheap little Garmin Nuvi 200
easy to hook up and update with mac.

haven't done much sophisticated stuff with the computer/gps
for a number of years
when I used a Garmin handheld with car and computer connections.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
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On Apr 19, 2010, at 3:28 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:

>
> On Apr 19, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin 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.
>
>
> good deal, thanks Larry...
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>> Larry Z
>>
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at gmail.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Best GPS)
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