| For some people there is a debate over which | | | | your pocket and still get a very good signal |
| to choose a Bluetooth gps receiver or a | | | | so you don't have anything sticking out of |
| compact flash gps receiver. I have used both | | | | the pda as is the case with a cf gps |
| so I am writing from experience. There seem | | | | receiver.Another thing to consider is that a |
| to be quite a few advantages a Bluetooth gps | | | | lot of newer pdas seem to be loosing the |
| receiver has over a cf gps receiver.The main | | | | compact flash interface, a good example is |
| advantage would be versatility, you can use a | | | | the fujitsu siemens loox 720, it has being |
| Bluetooth gps receiver with a Bluetooth pda | | | | rumoured that the loox 720 replacement won't |
| as well as a compatible bluetooth mobile | | | | be including a cf interface. My conclusion |
| phone whereas with a cf gps receiver you are | | | | would be it seems that manufacturers don't |
| limited to only a compatible pda as mobile | | | | consider the cf interface that important to |
| phones usually don't have a cf slot.Another | | | | include in newer pdas, kind of like being |
| advantage is with regards to battery life, | | | | phased out so it might not be a good idea to |
| some bluetooth gps receivers have exceptional | | | | invest in cf devices My final argument would |
| battery life lasting up to 26 hours, some | | | | be that when it comes to using a gps receiver |
| mobile phones also have a long life, although | | | | for driving, it is easier to position a |
| a pda won't last anywhere near that, when | | | | bluetooth gps receiver in a convenient |
| using a cf gps receiver the pda battery is | | | | position where it can receive a better signal |
| usually depleted faster as the it has to also | | | | than with a cf gps receiver because since the |
| power the cf receiver since the cf receiver | | | | cf gps receiver is fixed to the pda, you are |
| can't work on its ownThe third consideration | | | | limited by how much you can move the pda |
| is convenience, one can find some new gps | | | | around and still have a good view of the pda |
| receivers that are extremely small, the holux | | | | screen.Based on all these facts I would |
| gpslim 236 comes to mind, because of their | | | | consider a bluetooth gps receiver a better |
| size and sensitivity you can stick them in | | | | choice to a cf gps receiver. |