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Old 27th February 2019 | 18:14
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ivorPhillips
 
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Originally Posted by TheOddOne
As per Meikleour. The internal GPS works fine on my knee, for which the A6 is perfectly sized. I've also got a yoke mount for it. I find the battery lasts for 8 hours of use so no need for additional charging leads - it's completely stand-alone.

Friends of mine went 'up-country' yesterday into England. Wiltshire, actually, so a really long way!. The iPad packed up after about 30 mins as it dropped the Bluetooth connection to the GPS thingy and wouldn't recover. However, they also had a Samsung A6 which performed perfectly both ways, no need for GPS 'help'.

If iPads are so great, why is there a market for a holder with cooling fans built-in and GPS dongles?

TOO
If you brought the cellular iPad mini you would have GPS built in so no need for a dongle, and buying the silver or white model will remove a potential overheating problem,
i have flown in Spain at 40 C strapped to my leg and never had a problem with my silver one, but I will agree you will pay a premium for owning a IPad
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