GPS for eeePC
Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:40
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I'm looking for a USB GPS to run on my eeePC with Ozi. Is there any feedback on the one on eBay - brand Anadigi
Anadigi USB GPS
At $10 its seems cheap, even with $32 (!!) postage.
Reply By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 17:07
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 17:07
No info on the one you mention however I use and we have sold heaps of these
Globalsat BU-353 Mouse GPS. Good luck.
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 18:40
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 18:40
Globalsat are a good brand and their Bluetooth model is even better than the USB version
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Follow Up By: The Explorer - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 21:53
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 21:53
Hello
You will probably find the Globalsat bluetooth and USB GPS units are identical in specs (from GPS reception point of view). Bluetooth option possibly best option if you anticipate reception difficulties (you can place it wherever) though standard Globalsat 5m USB cable will very likely eliminate this issue. Would myself recommend USB over Bluetooth in this instance (and many others) as it has the advantage of not requiring a separate power source and removes some inherent connection (or lack of) issues that arise on occasions with BT. Anyway, in this case USB good choice as device in question (eeePC) doesn’t have Bluetooth AFAIK.
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Follow Up By: age - Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 16:56
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 16:56
Explorer /all
EEEPC 901 and 1000 series (both now in Australia) have bluetooth built in
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Reply By: Member - Olcoolone (S.A) - Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 19:39
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 at 19:39
If you plan to run any Garmin software like nRoute, Mapsource, City Navigator or the free Shonky maps designed for Mapsource you will have to have a Garmin GPS like the GPS-18 or the Bluetooth one they do now to activate the maps.
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