Is it possible to install a computer or laptop in a truck for the purpose of navigating and surfing the Internet? What difficulties will there be?

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Ilya bow2017-08-08 20:56:36

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Ilya bow, 2017-08-08 20:56:36

In general, a large car with a large trailer drives to install a device for navigation and surfing in the Internet.
I have such an idea, I put an androyd computer on a USB flash drive, I connect a gps receiver, I use a wireless mouse and I hide the whole thing so as not to interfere. In general, a couple of questions:
1 What is better computer or laptop for this purpose? I already have a computer, but I need to buy a laptop (it’s cheaper for me to do everything).
2 Will navigation apps on android be able to see the gps receiver? And what are the rules for choosing it or are they all the same?

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Armenian Radio, 2017-08-08
@gbg

Better than a tablet. Connect keyboard and mouse via bluetooth

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Viktor, 2017-08-09
@nehrung

1. Of course, a laptop - its wearable design tolerates shaking and other influences much better. But his patience is not unlimited - vibration protection is required, even if the disk in it is an SSD.
2. Under Android, there are a lot of navigators, under Windu, for some reason, not a single one is remembered. However, I have seen a very advanced navigation system that the captain of a small yacht installed on his Windows laptop. The GPS sensor there was placed on the mast and connected via the com port. But such a system is unnecessarily complicated for a car, there are many purely marine options - for example, pairing with a radar.

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Mark Berkutov, 2017-08-09
@Mark_Berkutov

no problem, when the Asus EeePC with SSD appeared, people immediately began to shove them into cars, and not just into trucks - by connecting the test connector from the car, you can also get full car diagnostics and an electronic instrument panel on the screen

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victorinamina, 2017-08-17
@victorinamina

The tablet is much more practical.
Computer is possible.
Without HDD, on SSD, so that the disk does not get lost.
There is a so-called. industrial computers. Nothing will go wrong there. External devices are screwed on with screws.

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AntHTML, 2017-08-29
@anthtml

Google on the CarPC topic, enthusiasts have long been putting everything and everywhere. Even the Chinese produce ATX PSUs adapted for power from the on-board network.