Navigation System...

Know nil about them mate , Depends on what you want to do with it ,for instance a Navman to my knowledge can't be connected to a laptop and was talking to another person in my work that has a Navman and he;s not happy with it, I use Garmin, a Quest and a Gps map176C [now obsolete ,replaced by Map 276C ] and they DO work the other top Brand is Magellan , Both work with OziExplorer, Actually I would like to oneday upgrade to the 276C , It does all and is amazing , check out the specs and prices at this link , they are in Brisbane and Melbourne and internet buying is ok , I have used it .
www.ja-gps.com.au/

OziExplorer does the same thing (and probably more), is cheaper, is better supported and used by more people (so "expert" advice is not far away). You can also download a demo/trial version - which has most functions so you can sus it out before purchase. Based on the responses to previous queries regarding TrackRanger on this forum I get the impression not many people use it...and I also suspect a few of the posts are by 'associates' of TrackRanger trying to drum up some business.

Having said all that I think TrackRanger is getting better (at least price is coming down to something reasonable) and worth a look...but dont forget to compare with OziExplorer before purchasing.

Cheers
Greg

Use ozexplorer too. Brisbane developed system and seems to be good support and development. Did look at trackranger at the time, as a novice I couldn't see that much difference.

Track ranger seems to be similar.
There does seem to be a couple of people on this forum who use it.
Have you done a forum search?

Just remember, both these systems depend on you buying maps.
Neither of these systems supply maps.

I've used Trackranger since V2.x (a few years ago) and I've found it to be a good product. I compared Trackranger and Oziexplorer at the time and went the Trackranger path for a couple of reasons. a) seemed easier to setup/use with Natmap 1:250 000 maps with which I primarily use it (I read about lots of hassles with Oziexplorer at the time). b) Advantechdesign are a software business with products other than Trackranger in the marketplace and that commerical necessity is reflected in the quality of the product (features/easy to use/reliable/consistent interface/good support etc) and the product isn't just a backyard labour of love effort.

Since purchase Trackranger has done all I've wanted it to do and has proven to be reliable and easy to use. Over the years it has been updated, some of the new features are useful, others no so. Both products I'm sure meet most of our needs so please ignore the parochial views expressed in the posts on this site. As to cost they are both very cheap compared to the navigation software (Maxsea) I use on my boat and are a bargain :-)

Jeff