I wrote :

If battery life is truly important to you, I'd check that opinion
out with Garmin.
I have never seen a color screen that used less power than a
similar grayscale
screen. Particularly with Garmin products.

Never mind.

I took a look at Garmin's specs and it appears to be true. They
list 25 hrs battery life for the 96 and 40 hrs. for the 96C. The 96C
has a slightly smaller screen (2.6" vs. 3"). It also has almost 5
times the memory on board.

Looks pretty good, but the price for the color version is
considerably steeper. $375 USD vs $600 USD. For a basic aviation GPS
with a Jepp database, the grayscale 96 is actually a very good deal.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)


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