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bigjudge
02-10-2013, 04:22 PM
Fellas looking at up grading to a garmin 4012,radar/chartplotter,has anyone got one and if so are they any good.
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lethal098
02-10-2013, 04:39 PM
Great unit, but personally the 5012 Touch screen is easier to use,
Muddy Toes
02-10-2013, 04:52 PM
Had the 4010 and it was a good unit but the 4000 series is old technology now.

I upgraded to the 7012 and there is a marked difference between the two units and not just because of the screen size or the touch screen.The 7000 series has a lightning fast processor which makes it a dream to use.
bigjudge
03-10-2013, 07:24 AM
Muddy Toes, is your unit a radar/chartplotter combo,and where did you find thebest price.
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Muddy Toes
03-10-2013, 07:56 AM
Hey mate.....I originally bought the 4010 and a Garmin 18HD radar from epal, an online Yankee site and they were great to deal with but when I upgraded the 4010 to a 7012 recently I got it from Trymax Marine in Brisbane.
LoungeLizard
03-10-2013, 10:20 AM
Sort of related .... I see BCF has the superseded 750s on sale for $900, down from $1250. I know everybody raved about them when they came out but are they still OK now? Seems like a good price for the features you get
Muddy Toes
03-10-2013, 10:40 AM
I like my 750s too.......really responsive and good charts.
honda900
03-10-2013, 11:56 AM
what he ^ said, they are a very good unit.

Regards
Honda.
Stansy
03-10-2013, 12:21 PM
Hey BigJudge, I recently upgraded to a Garmin 5012 touch screen, great unit and I love it. It cost me $2750 incl g2 vis card, from Trymax marine at capalaba, they are great to deal with and now their stuff. I will be adding radar to it in near future, give em a call, you won't be disappointed.
Cheers Mark
Dan5
03-10-2013, 08:18 PM
Sort of related .... I see BCF has the superseded 750s on sale for $900, down from $1250. I know everybody raved about them when they came out but are they still OK now? Seems like a good price for the features you get

I have the 750s next to a 4008 unit........the 750 is miles faster at chart re-draw.........the 4008 is a good unit though and more than happy with both.

Dan
bigjudge
05-10-2013, 08:03 PM
Fellas I have been mucking around with measurements,the 7012/5012 is realy a bit to big for the room I have,so what is the 750 range like and what is the biggest screen size you can get,I think 7' is the max.
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