Thread: AULRO Subscriber Offer - cheap on-road/off-road GPS units

Hey Ranga,

The GPS units are working well from DX - however I too want to go the tablet route or netbook - my main issue is power supply for it all - any good solutions?

Originally Posted by RaZz0R

Hey Ranga,

The GPS units are working well from DX - however I too want to go the tablet route or netbook - my main issue is power supply for it all - any good solutions?

Apprently there is a 12v power supply available. I'll look into it for you and let you know.

BTW. Do you have any DX units in stock as I'm getting a bit desperate for the upcoming trip?

Ta Stewie.

Originally Posted by Stewie

Ranga,

I agree. It is horses for courses. I'm just trying to find the right horse for ALL of my courses

Do you still do the Duel Extreme systems or are they now all sold out. I have followed your original thread all the way through to page 46 (was up till 4am rading them) and everyone seems to be a fan of the systems you have been flashing. They really look like a simple and cheap way of getting some gps mapping to work in your vehicle and the way that some users have customised them (from your instuctions) looks great.

I'm currently rebuilding an old laptop to take on the trip I have comming up at the end of the month but didn't really want to throw too much money into it as it's only a prototype to see how all of this gps moving map stuff works. Put it this way, if I buy a gps receiver for the laptop (which I need to get a gps signal) it's gonna cost me about the same as one of the Duel Extreme units you were selling and then if I decide to go that way I'll have a gps recieve spare. I suppose I could always try and sell it on here or eBay.

Are you suggesting that for outback 4wd trips that a netbook/laptop/tablet PC would be your prefered choice over the Duel Extreme?

Am I right in tinking that the Duel Extreme can only only run Oziexplorer CE which requires you to plan your trip in Oziexplorer first and then export to Oziexplorer CE(?)

Thanks again for the great thread you started.

The Deal Extreme version would be OK, but personally I'd prefer a netbook (not a notebook). They're also cheap enough to justify having both - the DX unit for usual on-road, and a netbook for bigger trips.

BTW, if you're looking for a GPS for a laptop, one of these would probably work DealExtreme: $31.34 High Sensitivity Mini USB GPS Receiver (200CM-Cable).

Originally Posted by RaZz0R

Hey Ranga,

The GPS units are working well from DX - however I too want to go the tablet route or netbook - my main issue is power supply for it all - any good solutions?

Just get an inverter.

won't it just sux too much from the batteries using it all the time tho? (Duel setup - but in series)

Originally Posted by RaZz0R

won't it just sux too much from the batteries using it all the time tho? (Duel setup - but in series)

Jaycar do a 12 volt variable power supply for around $60 - $120.

Other than that I would go with an invertor. I've been told that invertors are safer as the power supply is constant as it would be if it were plugged into the mains. I've been told that using a 12v variable power supply can sometimes damge your notbook and "brick" it.

Once there is nothing plugged into the invertor or it is turned off it wont draw any amps from the battery.

ok - cheers for the info

Would it be fairly straight forward to get Ozi CE and IGO to work on a tablet PC like this one ? ........ 7" Touch Screen TFT LCD Win CE 5.0 Tablet PC w/ WiFi - Black (533MHz) ........... It comes with a USB GPS receiver.


I have a 7" GPS unit (Dealextreme) with IGO, but I think I would need a tutorial to install Ozi. I'm just wondering if it's simpler on a PC rather than a GPS.

Murray