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Greg Copeland wrote:
Of course they do! They charge more for their product and when its out of
warranty, they charge for more to have the unit serviced. The cost
difference will buy you a brand new Lowrance...assuming Lowrance's service
doesn't allow you to upgrade with trade in.

The Garmins may cost more, but they are better supported and usually
have more features. In 8 years of owning my Garmin 195, I never once
had to send it back to the factory for any type of defect, and Garmin
still publishes Jepp database updates for it. The comparable Lowrance
unit 8 years ago was the AirMap 300, which I also owned, and which
Lowrance abandoned shortly thereafter.

The Garmin 296 has provided features for a couple of years now that the
AirMap 2000c does not yet possess. Lowrance does not have a product to
compete with the Garmin 396. It's up to the individual to decide what's
important. Lowrance does support airport taxi diagrams on its newer
units, which I think is a big deal if you fly into larger airports.



JKG