I plan on getting one this afternoon, does anyone know if these are good units? I'm going from the cheapest humminbird made so it will be a world of difference to me.
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I plan on getting one this afternoon, does anyone know if these are good units? I'm going from the cheapest humminbird made so it will be a world of difference to me.
Really good info on these on the electronics thread. Crappiepappy is the man.
They are good units
Cool I'll look it up thanks.
Just so happens Academy is running a sale on them...this is a about $50 cheaper than normal. Dont pay attention to the "was" price
Academy - Lowrance Elite 5x DSI Fishfinder
Not knocking lowrance but the Humminbird will have Di and 2d.
I like the Lowrance 7s just a dollar or two more
That is a good deal. I paid almost 600.00 4 months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by largemouth8
I've enjoyed owning the unit for the last couple of years, and that is a heck of a price. I may buy one for another boat with that price.
I ordered mine from gander mountain last night, they have it for 378.00 after mail in rebate.(color, down image and GPS)
Pretty good price, Joe !!Quote:
Originally Posted by joe004
Now ... before you go hooking it up and all ... take a look thru this thread : http://www.crappie.com/crappie/fishi...rtplotter.html ... you will find a lot of us E5DSI owners talking about the unit. It might help you decide where you want to mount the unit, or the transducer, a little about how it works & what it can/can't do, etc.
The thread is a long read ... but, the manual that comes with the unit is practically useless, and I've listed links to a better Operation Manual, where to get updates (though yours will probably already be the 3.6 version), and a cheap place to get a blank micro sd card/reader for future updates or to use for screen shots.
Come on over to the Electronics Forum & join in the information exchange !!
... cp :kewl
Does both the "Elite 5 DSI and the Elite 5X DSI have GPS" I only see it mentioned for the Elite 5 DSI. What does the "X" stand for? The 5X is 50bucks cheaper.
The x does not have GPS. But I think is the same other than that.
Thanks joe004 that's what what I was thinking but something with an extra letter or number usually means its a better unit. But maybe not this time.