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tablets with sat nav?

rayjen2k · 2011-05-06 21:24:45

Hi all. Im off to california this summer for a three week road trip. I will be buying a tablet in the next few weeks for messing about with while im stuck in the airports. Probably be mainly using it to watch a few movies. I also need to buy a new sat nav with U.S roads on it. Is it possible to buy a tablet with a good sat…

06-05-2011 9:24pm

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rayjen2k

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Hi all.
Im off to california this summer for a three week road trip.
I will be buying a tablet in the next few weeks for messing about with while im stuck in the airports.
Probably be mainly using it to watch a few movies.
I also need to buy a new sat nav with U.S roads on it.
Is it possible to buy a tablet with a good sat nav on it?
Any tips greatly appriciated

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#2 06-05-2011 9:33pm

CombatCow

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Hi, yeah my Motorola Xoom has a GPS built in, and uses google maps navigation, its excellent.

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#3 06-05-2011 9:47pm

rayjen2k

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looks like a great piece of kit. But out of my budget.
I couldnt go past €250.

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#4 07-05-2011 8:24am

heebusjeebus

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The cheapest of the current honeycomb tabs (The Asus Transformer) is $399 in the states.

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#5 07-05-2011 5:36pm

rayjen2k

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excellent. I will do a search now

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#6 07-05-2011 5:43pm

killbillvol2

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Is a 10 inch tablet not a bit big to use in a car? I've seen Google maps on the Xoom - looks great - but couldn't imagine where I'd put it in the car.

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#7 07-05-2011 5:48pm

rayjen2k

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yeah. i was thinking the same thing. a 7" would be better, and probably a bit cheaper also.

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