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