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So Many OptionsĪs I looked at all the usual suspects (Dell, Acer, Lenova, etc), it quickly became apparent that since I last bought a Windows laptop their product lines had split into three distinct laptop types: I didn't bother looking at ruggedized computers since they tend to be much more expensive and in over 30 years of having computers on boats I have never had a failure caused by the marine environment.Īlso, we prefer to put the additional money that a ruggedized computer would cost into buying and maintaining a fully functioning spare (kept in a waterproof pelican case) that can be swapped out in minutes if the primary fails. (Our actual navigation is done on deck using a daylight readable second screen.) This requirement meant that a laptop made the most sense, although I did look briefly at black box computers like this. Have a reasonably good built in screen since we often plan passages at the chart table.Be as small as possible, since it resides at the chart table, which is also my office and already crowded enough.
And further, in a previous life, I actually fixed early flying head mechanical disk drives-when you know what I know about how they work you don't want any part of one on a boat that's crashing around. Yeah I know, some people express reservations about the reliability of SSDs, but I have been using them for some eight years without a failure.
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(Although we are total Mac fans for all other functions, we still prefer Windows for our navigation computer because there are more navigation software options available.) So the hunt was on for a computer that would: In addition, the Dell was no longer upgradable and therefore stuck at Windows 7, and one thing I have learned over four decades in the high tech world, is that running mission-critical applications on obsolete hardware and operating systems is a sure route to tears, particularly since the latest version of Maxsea TimeZero (our preferred navigation software) is designed and optimized for Windows 10. The Dell still worked, but toward the end of last season it started to get flaky on boot up, never a good sign, so clearly it was time for replacement.
This spring we decided to replace our aging primary navigation computer, a Dell Vostro 1310 laptop that had served us well for some 7 years.
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