Re: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2005 with GPS Locator vs. DeLorme Earthmate GPS Receiver with Street Atlas USA 2005

From: Jim Walker (walkerjd1_at_worldnet.att.net.net)
Date: 09/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:50:15 GMT

I don't agree at all that Street Atlas is a toy. It is a complete
functioning GPS navigation program. I have about six thousand miles of
successful navigation with it and I was really depending on it. I have used
SA 7, 2003, and 2004. DeLorme isn't perfect, but if there is a better one
out there I haven't found it. 

-- 
Jim Walker
Northern Virginia
<nospam@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 Sep 2004 03:01:34 GMT, "J&D Schnoor"
> <jimdianes@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>
> >I have narrowed my choices of USB GPS devices to Microsoft Streets &
Trips
> >with GPS Locator or Delorme Eathmate GPS receiver with Street Atlas USA
> >2005.  Since Microsoft has just got into the GPS game, reviews seem hard
to
> >come by.  From what I have read so far, however, it seems as if the
> >Earthmate beats the Microsoft bundle hands down.  Does anyone know of any
> >features that the Microsoft package has that the Earthmate doesn't have?
> >
>
> Well, the MS package requires a LOT less machine to run correctly, has
> a more "user friendly" interface, easier to read and more accurate
> maps, and the map trails are certainly better.
>
> The difference between the two packages you mentioned is that
> S&Tdoesn't try to be anything more than a good map with gps ability
> while the SA package tries to be everything to everyone without doing
> any of it very well. Neither one is perfect but if you want a good
> map, get the S&T and if you just want to play with it, get the SA.

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