Foolfishin,

I did some reading on the 9 last night and really like the unit. I can get side and down immaging which would be nice and the ability of the 360. From what i have seen that 360 is really really neat and would be awesome. My problem is that it looks like it will be a grand for the 9 and it does NOT come with the 360. In order to get that it is an add on and is 1000-1500! Even with the 360 u still need the standard transducer. Only nice thing is that it has 2 card slots and at least u can add it later. This has not made my decision any easier, now i am afraid i am going to go over budget but at least it wont need an up grade for a long time.