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Rippy · 20-02-2006, 06:08

Thanks guys for all the timely feedback and advice! Pete, where can I find a 12v power supply for our laptop (compaq presario)? Jon, we are leaning toward the Furuno/laptop approach but the thing that we do not like with the set up is that it is only good at the nav table. I like our handheld just fine, so maybe we will rethink this and go with a chartplotter for use in the cockpit that may or maynot be handheld. Defenders has boat show prices ending today that have both the Lowerence fixed and handheld chartplotters on sale. Granted these are the low-end price wise type of charters but if they work well we can use the saved money elsewhere. The handheld is monochrome, but that may be better in sunlight than the color.? Thanks again. Roger

20-02-2006, 06:08	#10
Rippy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Boat: SV Tin Cup Posts: 60	Thanks guys for all the timely feedback and advice! Pete, where can I find a 12v power supply for our laptop (compaq presario)? Jon, we are leaning toward the Furuno/laptop approach but the thing that we do not like with the set up is that it is only good at the nav table. I like our handheld just fine, so maybe we will rethink this and go with a chartplotter for use in the cockpit that may or maynot be handheld. Defenders has boat show prices ending today that have both the Lowerence fixed and handheld chartplotters on sale. Granted these are the low-end price wise type of charters but if they work well we can use the saved money elsewhere. The handheld is monochrome, but that may be better in sunlight than the color.? Thanks again. Roger