Bought a 7 and 10 in ’09
1) both had to be swapped out because they had issues reading the map chips.
2) the 10 had to be swapped out again because it still had issues reading the map chip
3). Both units again had to be swapped out because the screens pushed in and water got in the units and caused them to fry out(lowrance acknowledged this was an issue with many early units)
4). My 10 still goes dark when I adjust the backlight.
5). Both units still “lock up” on me.
If I have to go through this again I would rather switch over to Birds. The new touch screens are pretty darn slick though. I just don’t want to deal with ruined fishing trips due to electronics issues.
Thanks