Lowrance Elite 5 / Lakemaster Compatibility

  • Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    August 23, 2010 at 2:56 am #1294374

    Howdy,

    I’m looking at upgrading my depth finder/GPS situation (X-65 and an H2OC). I currently have a MN Lakemaster chip and the Lakemaster Rainy Lake-LOTW chips. I believe both of these are SD cards…they’re 7/8″ by 1 1/4″. Since my Lakemaster chips are for Lowrance, that dictates what my next machine would be.

    I looked at the HDS 5 and it looks like a nice unit, except I’m reluctant to shell out a lot of money for functionality I don’t care about; specifically the networking, radar, Sirrus radio, etc. Then I looked at the Elite 5. It’s less expensive, has the same number of pixels as the HDS-5 and is very comparable. However….if I’m reading the specs right, it only takes MICRO SD CARDS?

    Can the new Lowrance unit be INCOMPATIBLE with both of my Lakemaster cards????? Please tell me I read this wrong….

    Rootski

    wimwuen
    LaCrosse, WI
    Posts: 1960
    August 23, 2010 at 3:01 am #894956

    The Elite 5 uses Micro SD cards, so your current cards won’t fit. The new cards are available in micro SD.

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    August 23, 2010 at 3:02 am #894957

    If my memory is correct, all the newer units are going to the smaller Micro cards.

    Ron

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    August 23, 2010 at 3:30 am #894960

    Quote:

    The Elite 5 uses Micro SD cards, so your current cards won’t fit. The new cards are available in micro SD.

    Unbelievable. OK, I guess I stick with the old stuff. Lowrance just lost another sale.

    Rootski

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    August 23, 2010 at 3:36 am #894962

    Just put a HDS 5 on my boat my 2006 and 2007 chips work just fine. My new Lakemasters going back to the store, Navionics are better IMO.

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    August 23, 2010 at 3:45 am #894965

    Quote:

    Just put a HDS 5 on my boat my 2006 and 2007 chips work just fi

    That’s true, it’s the less expensive Elite 5 that I was interested in and the SD cards apparently won’t work there.

    shaley
    Milford IA
    Posts: 2178
    August 23, 2010 at 3:59 am #894966

    The HDS 5 is an amazing unit, not sure why the Elite wouldnt take the SD cards.

    wimwuen
    LaCrosse, WI
    Posts: 1960
    August 23, 2010 at 11:33 am #894979

    Quote:

    The HDS 5 is an amazing unit, not sure why the Elite wouldnt take the SD cards.

    The Elite 5 does take cards, but they take Micro SD cards, which are much smaller than the standard SD cards that Lakemaster/Navionics had put out for the last few years. The cards just won’t fit. The new ones come in Micro format, with an adapter to fit standard SD slots, but you can’t make the old cards smaller.

    bigcrappie
    Blaine
    Posts: 4330
    August 23, 2010 at 12:32 pm #894981

    Just sell the old card for $75 and buy a new one.

    mule170
    Bemidji
    Posts: 299
    August 23, 2010 at 1:51 pm #894989

    I was at Cabelas in Owatonna on Sunday and the had 3 HDS5’s in the bargain cave. I believe they were around $450 and have factory warranty. For that price there is no reason not to buy one.

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