Downloading routes from to Garmin

[Ms Noles]

Recently our laptop died. We were just learning to d/l our routes from the Garmin to our laptop to carry with us to download the routes into the garmin while traveling.
So. we are looking at getting a new laptop.
Can anyone recommend one of the newer ones to use that can handle loading routes into it?

 

[RTman10]

Recently our laptop died. We were just learning to d/l our routes from the Garmin to our laptop to carry with us to download the routes into the garmin while traveling.
So. we are looking at getting a new laptop.
Can anyone recommend one of the newer ones to use that can handle loading routes into it?

Any Windows 10 with a USB socket should do. If you intend to install your detailed maps into BaseCamp though it uses quite a lot of memory. I use a Windows Surface as it's easy to pack but don't install the detailed maps. Just plug in the Garmin and they appear. MAC computers don't seem to work as well.

 

[Buckeye Bleau]

The Surface books were designed for this kind of thing, also Lenovo has some very tough units and they are all professional grade.

Joe