However, I much prefer raster charts - scanned copies of real paper charts. If nothing else, the ability to declutter means that the chart remains legible even on a very small screen. I can accept vector charts as a fact of life on handheld plotters.
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On last year's RTI race, for example, we called the tide all wrong on the final leg because it simply wasn't that easy to extract the streams from the tidal 'diamonds' provided in either set of charts, and the obvious step of displaying streams onscreen or at least factoring them into a given course to steer didn't appear to have occurred to the designers of either the Garmin or the RC400.Ībove: screen shots of vector charts displayed on a PC screen (right) and a common or garden chartplottter (left). My only complaints about them were, firstly, that they had tiny little displays which occasionally required the user to squint myopically to make out exactly what was happening onscreen and, second, that trying to use them for fairly basic functions like figuring out a distance and bearing to a given point, or extracting a compass course to steer, was more difficult than it should be simply because of the fiddly little buttons and endless menus. Both worked perfectly well and usually spent their lives clipped to holders on the pulpit rail or stuffed in a jacket pocket, while being referred to occasionally. In any case, Arabella already proudly possessed not one, but two handheld chartplotters - a Garmin 60Csx running Bluecharts and a Raymarine RC400 running Navionics Gold charts. But no way did I need one, and still less could I justify the expense.
The name is a mouthful, but it's a handy kit centered around a four-port USB charger than can deliver up to 120 watts of charging power in a compact package thanks to GaN technology.In short, I wanted a chartplotter like I'd want, say, a Ferrari. The second Mophie accessory I've been trying out is the Speedport 120 4-port GaN Wall Charger Travel Kit.
Speedport 120 4-Port GaN Wall Charger Travel Kit You'll only get 7.5-watt charging from the magnetic charging pad, but if that's an acceptable trade-off, you can get the Snap+ stand for a regular price of $69.95 or just $48.96 in the current sale. Fortunately, Zagg is currently running a 30% off sale on its own site that brings the price down to $90.96.Įven so, potential customers might want to look at the Mophie Snap+ Powerstation Stand, which offers a very similar feature set with the exception of official MagSafe support, but at a much lower price point. The one major downside, however, is its price, which is regularly a fairly hefty $129.95. Overall, the Powerstation 10K Stand with MagSafe is a convenient accessory with a solid build quality, and I've found it works well as a desk stand while also being easy to toss in a computer bag for peace of mind that I'll have some extra power available wherever I am. The Powerstation 10K Stand has one other feature that I likely won't get much use out of but is still worth noting, and that's a standard ¼"-20 tripod socket on the bottom edge for users who might want to rig the accessory up as a more stable mount out in the field or in other situations where simply placing it on a flat surface isn't sufficient.
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In my testing, I was able to get about 1.2 charges for my iPhone 14 Pro Max out of the battery when charging via MagSafe, so that's definitely a significant reduction compared to the stated capacity of the battery, but it's still enough for an overnight trip while off the grid, for example. That should in theory be able to fully recharge an iPhone 14 Pro Max's 4,323 mAh battery more than twice, though you won't see that level of performance in real-world use due to some of the inefficiencies of wired and especially wireless charging. When it comes to the internal battery in the Powerstation 10K Stand, the "10K" refers to its capacity of 10,000 mAh.
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