Please give me your thoughts on these 2 data collectors. I know all the specs of each but I want to know what people think of them in the field for construction staking and boundary. I also know they are running the same software. Is the tablet too big to be lugging around on a construction site?
The tablet is definitely worth it for construction being able to really see what??s going on with uploaded DXF files and pull up pdf plans. Definitely worth the extra weight and bulk IMO. For bouandry we cannot see the advantage of a tablet.
We use both, TSC3 is smaller and easier to carry. If graphics are not needed, I prefer the TSC3. Yuma has a lot more capability, runs windows, so other programs can be run as well, like Global Mapper.
If you go with the tablet, don't get the Yuma. Get the newly released T10. It runs Windows 10 and has much better specs:
https://geospatial.trimble.com/products-and-solutions/trimble-t10
I wouldn't buy a Yuma 2 or a TSC3 right now, they're both obsolete. As mentioned above, the T10 was announced this week at Intergeo and it looks great from what you can see on the web site. It appears to be slimmer than the Yuma 2, has hot swappable batteries, and is much more powerful - it sports an Intel Core i7 processor.
A quick glance at the T10 specs says 8GB RAM. Would it be safe to say that it is W10 64-bit and therefore capable of running Civil3D 64-bit which is what we use along with SurvCE on our current DC? We have a "survey laptop" - W10 64-bit HP Z book with Civil3D - but I can see the value of having both the survey DC and the drafting software on one unit, although the T10 screen is probably too small for any serious drafting. That would mean for us changing to SurvPC. In the back of my mind I thought I read somewhere that SurvPC was not as good as SurvCE but presumably I have that wrong as they look identical?
If you're into graphical interfaces, the Yuma. If you like buttons and speed, TSC3. However, as mentioned, both are pretty dated tech.
I hated the Yuma's interface. I can type codes and notes quicker with keys. But, the Yuma makes all the difference when scanning.
Once I mastered the Measure Codes routine, who cares about fixed keys. I'll take the horsepower and the screen real estate and gladly pay the weight penalty. Plus wIth Win7 on the Yuma2 or Win10 on the upcoming T10, cables and thumb drives are a thing of the past for downloading. I use DropBox so that anytime I have a network connection I can sync files back and forth. You could just as easily make it just another machine on the network where files can be accessed from anywhere in the office.
The T10 weighs more than the Yuma 2. Also does the T10 have a 2.4ghz radio integrated into it like the Yuma 2 and kenai does?
I have both the Yuma 2 with the 2.4ghz radio and the Kenai with the 2.4ghz radio which is freaking awesome!
Fu3l3r, post: 449014, member: 11864 wrote: The T10 weighs more than the Yuma 2. Also does the T10 have a 2.4ghz radio integrated into it like the Yuma 2 and kenai does?
I have both the Yuma 2 with the 2.4ghz radio and the Kenai with the 2.4ghz radio which is freaking awesome!
Yes, I??ve seen the spec sheet on trimble??s web site, the T10 is available with the Cirronet radio (same radio as the yuma2 I believe).
Stephen Ward, post: 449015, member: 1206 wrote: Yes, I??ve seen the spec sheet on trimble??s web site, the T10 is available with the Cirronet radio (same radio as the yuma2 I believe).
Ooooooo sweet I just checked out the spec sheet and yeah cirronet radio is an option for the T10. Awesome!
