cheap tablet for a GPS

Hi Troy.

That would do the job if you are talking about an OziExplorer set-up. A few in our 4WD Club have been going for the Galaxy Tab 4 (8.0, Wi-Fi) which is a bit bigger, but pricier at $270.

Your option has capacity to take on Ozi for Android, it's GPS capable, and you can WiFi it if you've got accesses for that. It can take up to a 32GB micro SD card so you can stick a lot of maps on to that; most punters would get away with a 8GB card.

Cheers.

J.

Hi Troy,
I can't comment on those units but I have the 8" version and find it fantastic.
I have brought cheaper chinese tablets before and find that they are no good in daylight.
The Samsung performs brilliantly.
William

Troy,
I don't know exactly what the specs are for the tablets you mentioned.

Apart from the obvious, such as making sure the tablet has an inbuilt GPS (Ipad without the 3g or 4g options don't) and the quality of the screen display, the most important thing in my mind is the storage capacity. I think a tablet should have capability to accept a micro SD card so you can store your maps (Ipads don't have this capability). A fast processor also helps with moving maps.

The next thing to consider is the app you plan to use. In my opinion, you cannot get better than OziExplorer. Unfortunately, they do not have an app for the iPad. I've tried using Memory Map and Mud Map but for flexibility and functionality I always end up back with OziExplorer.

A further thing to consider is what types of maps you plan to use. In my opinion the best two maps nation wide are EOTopo200 and Hema maps. There are others but these two seem to be the best. Here, I'll give the EOTopo a plug. EOTopo is still being fine tuned but as it now stands (version 2015.1) it is in most ways superior to the old NATMAP 2008 maps it comes from.

I run a couple of GPS setups. My first one is a Windows CE based 7" GPS that refuses to die. The second is a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 on which I run Ozi for Android. I bought this in anticipation of the demise of my first GPS. I'm still waiting. In hindsight, a 7" version of the tablet is better suited for a dashboard.

It may sound like I'm biased against iPad. Not true! I own an iPad and am seriously considering getting the Hema app for it.

These are just my opinions. Others will have different and probably better points of view. Your dilemma will be to chose which way you want to go. Its all part of the fun and part of the journey.
WBS

Troy,

Not familiar with android at all but Toshiba WT-8 runs with Windows 8 and has a very good GPS built in. Oziexplorer runs very well on this. There's also a 10" model.

Thanks for all of your inputs guys.

Just another question, is there any reason why you prefer to run oziexplorer over HEMA explorer on Android?

If you have a Garmin GPS , you need a widows tablet as Mapsource won't run on Android, I have just bought a Leader 10 HD with Windows 8.1. $299.00 with a keyboard and the Garmin Nuvi 760 & Etrex 30 work great.
Cheers Des.