[Ecowitt - HP2551 or GW1001?]

Thanks both for the responses.   Anyone ever tried WeeWx with the GW-1001 to remove the reliance on Ecowitt or WU?

[Ecowitt - HP2551 or GW1001?]

Hi

As a relative newbie to home weather stations, I'm looking to upgrade a rather ancient Oregon scientific console to one of the more recent models by Fine Offset/Ecowitt.  The key thing I'm looking for is data upload to the cloud (WUnderground, others) to be able to look at longer term trends.

I've read a number of the posts on the forum and looked at EcoWitt's website.  At the moment, I can't decide between 

(a) the HP2551;  or

(b) the GW1001, coupled with a cheap Android tablet showing a Wunderground or Ecowitt dashboard

As I understand it, the sensor suites for both are identical, but there's a $130 premium for the console provided with the HP2551.

How does the console functionality compare to that available in either a WU PWS dashboard, or the Ecowitt equivalent?