Windows 8 tablet with Mapsource / Basecamp

[John Armstrong]

Anybody using one? My netbook is a few years old, and netbooks seem to be a dying breed, so looking at a tablet that can run Mapsource / Basecamp instead.

I know the USB ports on most tablets are the micro ones and I'll need an adapter cable to convert to the bigger one on my zumo 660.

 

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

John,
Have looked into this and the full fat windows 8 not RT lighter version is said to work . All from google searches. Sounds like a good idea if it does. Carry a dell XP 12" at the moment , way too big. My thoughts are let the prices settle before purchase.

 

[John Armstrong]

The Garmin Forums mention that Mapsource & Basecamp won't run on Windows RT. I'll not be rushing out till the prices have stabilised a bit. My Samsung N150 still does the business, but it won't last forever.

 

[muppix]

If your budget stretches far enough I'd recommend a MacBook Air 11" and basecamp. Windows doesn't run all that well on the tablets thanks to a processor designed mainly for battery saving.

 

[rce]

RT is a no no, it isn't much more than a phone OS

Other versions of Windows 8 are fine.