At the time of writing this article , the Lenovo 7in notepad had just been discontinued . You might be lucky to find some remaining stock around but you ’ ll likely need to choose another unit . Fortunately , there are many in the sub- $ 150 price range .
OFFROAD NAVIGATION
When it comes to choosing navigation applications , Android has many options . I chose OziExplorer . This is an Australiandesigned product that has been around in various forms since the days of Windows CE . It is extremely easy to use and set-up .
OziExplorer has a selection of screen modes and it will automatically select the most detailed map for your location . Best of all it costs just $ 45 to purchase a licence that you can use on any Android devices you own now or in the future , and that includes 1:250,000 topographical maps of Australia . If you already have map files , it costs just $ 32 . You can download OziExplorer and trial it free of charge with limitations .
OziExplorer uses map files in . OZF format . These are readily available from a variety of sources . More about the maps later .
ON-ROAD NAVIGATION
Again , thanks to the extensive Android application library , there are plenty of on-road navigation applications to choose from . The problem with the vast majority of these is they cost a lot of money to purchase , especially if they have the option to download offline maps that can be accessed without an internet connection , which is what you want for this type of system .
These paid apps are excellent and you may well decide that they are worth the money , but I ’ m trying to be a cheapskate here and keep the costs as low as possible . For this reason , I chose HERE WeGo navigation for my system .
OziExplorer combined with GetLost maps is a powerful offroad navigation system .
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