Need a small GPS (USB version) for Windows 8 tablet

zzkz

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It seems most Windows 8 tablets do not come with a built-in GPS. Can anyone recommend a very small GPS (USB version)?

Thanks for info.,
 

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The problem will be to find one with Windows RT drivers, it's an ARM CPU , so you can exclude every one with Windows 7 drivers. It really suck that Microsoft was so cheap to not include one. Even a $ 200 Nexus 7 have one, another reason to get a iPad , but not the mini
 

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I was actually surprised to hear that the Surface RT does not include GPS. I guess I just assumed that it would, until I read this post.
 

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The problem will be to find one with Windows RT drivers, it's an ARM CPU , so you can exclude every one with Windows 7 drivers. It really suck that Microsoft was so cheap to not include one. Even a $ 200 Nexus 7 have one, another reason to get a iPad , but not the mini

I thought the iPad wifi-only version also doesn't include a gps.
 

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Right. Basically, the GPS functionality comes on the Celluar modem chip (GSM/LTE/Etc), so if your tablet doesn't have cellular data, it's unlikely it will have a GPS. The same is true of android and iOS devices.
 

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