Quote Originally Posted by kcbrown View Post
I can tell you that the Elite 5 dsi/gps burns more battery by a long shot than the Elite 4 dsi and they both are battery hogs compared to the Lowrance X4 Pro I running. I've left the X4 on for days when I've forgot to turn it off. Battery was barely under full charge. The Elite 4 ran down that same battery in less than a day. The Elite 5 kills it in less than six hours. Smaller battery used for kayaking.
As well they should ... considering that an X4 has way less processing going on !! An X4 draws between 170-240mA, while an E5DSI draws ~630mA and an Elite 4DSI draws ~250mA !!

... cp