December 3, 2009 16:59
Thanks for your response cyberhusky. I'm still trying to decide if this is worth shelling out the big bucks.
A few questions and comments:
- Doesn't Maxsea already come with Mapmedia charts (Navionics plus satellite/3d) for your region? It seems to include a set for Eastern Australia in my case. For the price, hopefully the charts are adequate.
- The normal 3d weather features/downloads seem to be included without a module.
- In their online shop, you pay for the software and download it directly. There was no mention of a dongle. It seems one may not be required. If there is, that could be a deal breaker (I hate those things! Why punish your paying customers?)
Interesting note about stability. I hadn't heard anyone comment on that.
Cheers
A few questions and comments:
- Doesn't Maxsea already come with Mapmedia charts (Navionics plus satellite/3d) for your region? It seems to include a set for Eastern Australia in my case. For the price, hopefully the charts are adequate.
- The normal 3d weather features/downloads seem to be included without a module.
- In their online shop, you pay for the software and download it directly. There was no mention of a dongle. It seems one may not be required. If there is, that could be a deal breaker (I hate those things! Why punish your paying customers?)
Interesting note about stability. I hadn't heard anyone comment on that.
cyberhusky Wrote:And Apple Mac mini or Macbooks Air do use less power than equivalent PCs.Which is exactly why I would use my new Mac Mini for this purpose. Windows 7 runs great on it, but unfortunately it's still "Windows" and comes with the usual clunky user interface and in-your-face approach to security, etc etc.
Cheers