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Horses for courses I guess, but I've nothing but praise for SkySafari. I like how you can have instances on iPhone, iPad and other pcs. It iseems to be convenient to use at any time.. not just at night when viewing but at any spare moment when considering celestial events or objects, it is very convenient and does not occupy much physical space.
It is also expandable in its application. I have plans to use it either via iPad or iPhone (maybe both) to control the pointing hardware via wifi. SkySafari provides warning of upcoming events, from eclipses to iridium flares. With SkySafari you can preview what you can see from any location on earth and vary your reticle to show what field of view you will get with what equipment.
The hard copy maps are very nice, but starting to get like the Encyclopaedia Britannia. While the EBs were a wonderful resource, they were cumbersome to use and often downright inconvenient. Also out of date from the day of purchase.
While I have several hard copy starmaps, my first choice these days is SkySafari.
Just my 2cents worth!
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