Review: DeLorme Street Atlas

Duh...,

I've just done that. I hadn't realized that there were more GPS options available if I were to scroll down within the window in the GPS options screen.

A chance to try out Steet Atlas 2010 for a whole year or longer for free. Really cool!

I have been reading the reviews about this software and the USB GPS device for laptops. I would like to try this one because this interested me very much. The additional fact on choosing this is the ability to install and work on the newer netbooks. I heared this software is also available for cell phones (smart phones) too. This would be great.

Would love to win this to try out the LT-40!

Thanks for the very comprehensive coverage of all this for DeLorme Street Atlas 2010...I have been trying Microsoft Streets and Trips 2010 out until the trial expired and felt that it was quite accurate, but needed a better receiver connected to it than a Garmin handheld with serial NMEA. I did really like the Night Nav View selection in the MS product. Now, I am giving a copy of DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2008, that I had found for $29 packaged with their USB GPS receiver, a run on my laptop...I do agree that Microsoft Streets and Trips 2010 is definitely easier to use for the first-time user, or someone who has used vehicle-based GPS NAV, like the Xanavi GPS NAV system in my 2004 Nissan Quest. I like seeing that DeLorme has so much depth, power, and choices in their product, along with their decent low-power draw USB receiver unit. Like many who have commented on DeLorme Street Atlas USA, I find that it definitely does take some learning and adjusting to, especially if one has spent years using Microsoft product- but this does not deter me- I use Linux and BSDs in replacement and beside Microsoft OSes on a daily basis. I look forward to trying DeLorme's 2010 version someday, with their various user experience levels and configuration flexibility.

I like the product, but I still use it with the original GPS receiver for the first version of S&T that had it available, so a newer and better version would be nice to have and as a pensioner, I hate paying :-) so I hope I win

I bought Microsoft Streets and Trips 2009 with GPS receiver for $40 to use on my Dell Mini 9 and I was extremely dissapointed!
From my experience, it seems that you needed to create a start and end point (vs being smart enough to start at your current postion).
Also, the map portion of the screen was about an inch tall which was not helpful when just driving around. I could only "full-screen" the map when I was currently on a route. Most of the time, I just like seeing the map there when not on a route, so this didn't help me at all.

That is why I'm over here checking out the DeLorme SA 2010 for my netbook. It looks like exactly what I need: something that emulates a personal nav device like what I used to have stuck to my windshield.

Streets & Trips can easily do what you wanted it to do, but it takes a while to learn the program. S&T could use EZ Nav, the new feature of DeLorme Street Atlas 2010. Then users would no longer overlook such a basic feature.

It told me that full-screen was only available when currently in a route! If there was a way to do it I'm sure the program would've told me

Stalephish said:
S&T Keys (for MS S&T see my signature) free addon can be used to go to a destination without needing to specify a start point (only destination)...

But this could not help you with the screen size problem...

This looks like an interesting program and it would be cool to win!

Have always been interested in trying Delorme, buit being on a dixed income haven't had the chance.

Regard
Keith

It would be cool to win this LT-40 with the Street Atlas 2010 !!

Glad to hear 2010 will work on a netbook. I love my LT-20 but it sure would be good to use it on a smaller laptop while travelling.

I am looking for GPS software/system. The new Delorme Street Atlas package looks perfect. I say "perfect" because the EZ-Nav feature would be great for my wife to be able to use the system. I could also use the EZ-Nav as I figured out the more advanced features.

Thanks,
Davo