The spectra precision receiver is low priced but from what I??ve heard is not that durable.
I have worked for two firms that used them, and they definitely were of lower build quality. The shell was pretty flimsy, and there were frequent problems with both the battery compartment lid and the front face buttons not holding up to repeated use. That being said, they worked about as well as I would expect them too.
It was a relief to make the move to a firm that invested in the good stuff. There's a night and day difference, in both build quality and performance, between the Spectra stuff and the Trimble stuff.
@rover83 spectra precision line is owned by Trimble. It is their low cost product line, it fits some users.
I like the TSC7 whether in the woods or on a construction site. I will admit it's a little bulky in the woods though. I do agree about it being "too much like a computer" at times. One time I felt the need to restart and had to wait for windows updates to install while I stood in a swamp.
Gregg
YMMV. If you don't pay for durability up front, you're going to pay for it in repairs and accessories later, plus the opportunity cost of losing work.
I was tech support for a major Trimble dealer. We also sold Spectra in theory, but we did everything short of removing the gear from our catalog to avoid selling it. The tiny amount of Spectra gear in the field took up an outsize portion of my time and the repair shop time. Not to mention that the vast majority of our customers did remote work and could not afford for a receiver to go down on a two-week bush job only accessible by chartered plane...
@350rocketmike try out the grounded stylus for working in wet weather/snow. Not sure if it will work with your DC, but it has been a game changer for our Carlson RT4 tablets in bad weather.
