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So I got a Samsung A8, ($190 incl tax) don't know yet if I'm keeping it but just checking some stuff out.
Looks like Google maps limits you how big a map you can download. But a huge section of VA was like 300M so that's nothing out of 64G storage.
One with 128G was only $80 more.
Does anyone know how much space the onxoffroad maps take? I didn't buy it yet and I don't know if I buy it and put it on this tablet if I switch to another tablet do I have to buy it again?
Do I want one that takes a pen (this doesn't)?
What happens is when you put it in airplane mode (to simulate being out of range of internet) you can still have the G-maps show everything but if you zoom in you can see a boundary where your saved map has detail but outside of it, doesn't.
Anyway, looks like unless there are other features, or if onxoffroad maps are bigger, I really don't need tons of storage. Storage vs memory, 2 diff things.
Found out the little easel for it "book cover" would be super nice, doesn't come with it and it's like $40 (rip off!) but that's probably where they make money.
The other one I looked at was like 260 on sale from 450 or something, I think about the same but 128G storage. I'd go with that if it had something I need but from what I see so far, storage isn't the issue.
Then I need some way to secure it in the truck and I'm thinking I'll have to construct something to fit over the trans hump - big empty space there right now.
Looks like Google maps limits you how big a map you can download. But a huge section of VA was like 300M so that's nothing out of 64G storage.
One with 128G was only $80 more.
Does anyone know how much space the onxoffroad maps take? I didn't buy it yet and I don't know if I buy it and put it on this tablet if I switch to another tablet do I have to buy it again?
Do I want one that takes a pen (this doesn't)?
What happens is when you put it in airplane mode (to simulate being out of range of internet) you can still have the G-maps show everything but if you zoom in you can see a boundary where your saved map has detail but outside of it, doesn't.
Anyway, looks like unless there are other features, or if onxoffroad maps are bigger, I really don't need tons of storage. Storage vs memory, 2 diff things.
Found out the little easel for it "book cover" would be super nice, doesn't come with it and it's like $40 (rip off!) but that's probably where they make money.
The other one I looked at was like 260 on sale from 450 or something, I think about the same but 128G storage. I'd go with that if it had something I need but from what I see so far, storage isn't the issue.
Then I need some way to secure it in the truck and I'm thinking I'll have to construct something to fit over the trans hump - big empty space there right now.