You can safely presume it's just using the standard GPS satellites available to all consumer-grade GPS devices, such as the 1000's of windscreen-mounted GPS's sold every day for cars. If you have your own GPS then you could use it rather than hire theirs.
Agree. Avoid buying expensive hardware if there is a risk of losing it. Backup your data and you will be fine.
On a side note - i wonder if you could slip a razor blade inside the cover of the memory dimms? Next time the laptop went through airport security the razorblade might show up in X-Ray and the new owner has some explaining to do... It won't deter theft but it may pay back the new owner.
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You can safely presume it's just using the standard GPS satellites available to all consumer-grade GPS devices, such as the 1000's of windscreen-mounted GPS's sold every day for cars. If you have your own GPS then you could use it rather than hire theirs.
Agree. Avoid buying expensive hardware if there is a risk of losing it. Backup your data and you will be fine. On a side note - i wonder if you could slip a razor blade inside the cover of the memory dimms? Next time the laptop went through airport security the razorblade might show up in X-Ray and the new owner has some explaining to do... It won't deter theft but it may pay back the new owner.