Jonathan,


The Garmins may cost more, but they are better supported and usually
have more features.

Sorry, but that's just not true. Feature-wise, it for sure isn't, and I'd like
your unbiased statistical measure of support proving your point.

The comparable Lowrance
unit 8 years ago was the AirMap 300, which I also owned, and which
Lowrance abandoned shortly thereafter.

Lowrance dropped the support at the same time Garmin dropped support for units
with comparable memory.


The Garmin 296 has provided features for a couple of years now that the
AirMap 2000c does not yet possess.

And they sell it for a lower price. And the features will be offered soon as
an upgrade. What's your point? Having features is not a value in itself.

Take me, for example. Flying mostly in Europe, I couldn't care less about XM
weather.

Lowrance does not have a product to
compete with the Garmin 396.

They don't have a product that will set you back by an absurd amount of money
plus a steep monthly subscription fee, either. Again, having features is not a
value...



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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)