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Location: north central wisconsin | First off, it is not really possible to dissagree with someones wish list, desire or even fantasy(as this may be in my case...lol). My friend, what you are not quite understanding, simply, is my point. My point is/was that it sure would be nice if a few keystrokes could be made not neccessarily mandate a unit upgrade, but simply to continue making a mapping chip that works in older units. Heck, chips wear out from going in and out of units. I might want to buy a new one if I drop mine in the lake. That isn't unit support, it is marketing THE only piece of software that can be loaded into these units by the user, a very simple map chip. Further, if I didn't realize new computers were 'better' than 5 year old units, I wouldn't have purchased a crispy new one last year. But, I also kept my old one and installed much of the same software that my new one has, to keep it up to date.
Again, in your infinite Navico defense(not sure why a densive stance taken when no offense intended from other party), please be willing to accept that some people might wish for or hope for certain progress, changes, and certain new boundaries erased/crossed. If nobody asked for it, complained about it, many of these friendly allowances would never be made.
So, and my point continues, it sure would be cool if Lowrance would produce a new lakemaster chip that could be used in some of the older units, even if a premium had to be paid. Some of us with relatively young(3 year old) units, really are not quite ready to lay another $2,300.00 for a new unit just to read a few new maps.
Edited by Reef Hawg 5/6/2010 10:31 PM
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