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Has anyone tried the new Helix 5 unit? I am looking to buy 2 new units for my boat and all I want is sonar and GPS. I have had SI and DI for several years and I never used them. The price on the Helix 5 looks good but just trying to get some feedback on them.
Thx!!
I have a Helix 5 DI GPS .....I love it....it has 2D sonar on it also.
Thx "G"...Seems like I read somewhere that you can't link 2 Helix 5 units together. What do you know about that? I am gonna call HB when they open. Just shopping around right now seeing what my options are.
I think your right on that
I love my Helix! I picked up the SI / DI / GPS combo and have been playing around with it for a few weeks now. It is correct you can't network the unit to other HB units. It's a bit smaller requiring me to wear my glasses from time to time, but it more than makes up for it with the great resolution it provides. Great unit with a budget price. Gotta check it out Tim. :)
What size SD card does it take? Some of these newer models only take the Mini SD card.:dono
Takes a micro sd card
That's what I was afraid of!!!!:yikesQuote:
Originally Posted by "G"
I think I would really like the Helix, but I had to pass on it. They can't be networked with other units which I'd like to have but the deal breaker was that it only took the Micro SD Card. I already have 2 regular SD cards to use and didn't want to spend almost $300 to buy the Micro SD cards....So I went with the Humminbird 859 DI for the front of the boat and the smaller 688 DI for the console. I can network these 2 units and still use my SD cards that I already have. Thx for all the input.:highfive
Tim, you can't Ethernet between the 859 and 688 either. You may be able to use the interlink?
Don't make the mistake that I did. I had a HB with the regular SD slot and I never paid any attention to the fact that my Navionics card is actually both. I bought a new one to get the micro, only to discover that the one I had has the micro inserted into the regular card. :banghead
Not sure why you thought the Micro SD cards would cost that much, you can buy 32 gig ones for less than ten bucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by TnT
True dat!Quote:
Originally Posted by RockNemo
I needed a Micro SD that had Navionics Maps loaded on it. Those cards are protected and will not allow you to copy them. I already had 2 regular SD cards.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockNemo
Oh ok now I understand, that would be a deal breaker. Wonder why they used that format on those units.
I think Lowrance and Humminbird's low end units are only using the Micro SD cards. Not sure why. I call the Helix 5 a "low end" unit but I would have bought 2 of them had I not have already had the 2 regular size SD cards. The Lowrance Elite Series also only accept the Micro SD card. At least NOW when you buy a new card, you have the option from Navionics of using the regular or Micro card like SeaRay found out. All of the people I have talked to that have bought a Helix 5 are well pleased with them!!