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Originally Posted by ZrByte
Will the same gps module that works with a laptop work with a pda once I get one? using my laptop would be a nice temporary measure if I cant afford the pda straight away after getting the car you see, though only if it will work with the pda once I get it.
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No I don't think it will, unless the PDA has a USB port. PDA's usually use CF type-1 GPS receivers, the same type of card used in digital cameras. You can PCMCIA adapters to use a CF GPS receiver in a laptop, but I dunno if this is worth the cash. Depends on your circumstances.
Apart from the portability advantage of a PDA, the advantages of a laptop are larger screen and way more mapping memory so you can store say the whole of europe/world as opposed to just the UK. You will probably need a laptop fag lighter charger tho, but you can get these on eBay for about 20 quid brand new.
If ya gonna get a PDA then I would wait as you do need to buy some stuff for the laptop to set it all up. The software is different too, and is not interchangeable between laptop and PDA. Hope this helps.