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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Okay--for anyone who is interested, I spoke with lowrance today and the guy indicated 6-7 years is average time span for servicing units once they go out of production. He also said he knew of an independent repair shop that does repairs longer than that. Lowrance, too, has a flat rate for refurbishing units that is comparable to Garmin.
He said the HDS units had a water leaking issue that has long since been rectified. The software update for Navionics he admitted was a bit late in coming out. He went on to cite that the HDS series won an award at some show and he feels they are absolutely not 'buggy' units. He warns strongly against drawing purchasing conclusions based on a handful of internet postings from unhappy customers.
Regarding the GPS modules he said there is no performance difference between the 2000 and 3000. There is, he said, a difference between the 3000 and the 4000, with the 4000 being better of the two.
Edited by Cowboyhannah 9/4/2009 1:33 PM
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