I have a motorcycle buddy who is looking for a tablet on which to base a GPS system for motorcycling. He is doing this for personal use only and not looking to make a product. He has been using Garmin products for this up to now but is tired of paying large amounts of money for Garmin maps and often not being able to get the map he wants from Garmin. There are a lot of maps out there and the GPS system he plans to use supports them. His largest need is lots of storage to hold the maps. He doesn't need any cell phone wireless protocols as he plans on tethering it to a cell phone.
He recently pointed me to Archos 70 and upcoming Archos 7 tablets. Could the Android knowledgeable here please tell me what they think of these tablets and whether either would be a reasonable HW base for my friend's need? He would be happy to consider any other recommendations.
I have a question about the specs of the Archos 70. It says that "Windows/Linux/Mac" are system requirements. I don't understand this. I assume that the tablet runs Android? Is this for a separate machine?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Thanks all. This means definitely more meets and lunches.
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