Furuno 620 vs 627 and price check on 627....

[Scott79]

Am pretty well convinced I will head down the well trodden path of replacing my existing sounder with a Furuno, I have had a 620 on a previous boat and rated it highly, so the 627 is the obvious choice. I would probably consider a secondhand 620 at the right price, but for those that have used both, is the 627 a noticeable improvement on the 620?

A couple of places are doing the 627 and P66 transducer for $995, can't imagine it getting much cheaper than that, but if anybody knows of any please let me know. No doubt a new model will be just around the corner though....

Thanks,
Scott.

[scottar]

I have just grabbed one from Trymax for my own rig. No plans as far as I know for a new model just yet. A significant saving off the normal price due to large quantity deal for boat show season.

[Crunchy]

Comparing my 620 with mates new 627 the screen brighness and resolution are chalk and cheese, also the bottom recognition function works really well according to my mate. I don't think I would upgrade for no reason but when the 620 craps itself I would simply go to the 627 without much further thought. Depends on $$ you got available but if the difference is say 3 or 4 hundred the 627 would be the go IMO.

[Scott79]

Cheers guys.
I agree Crunchy, for a few hundred extra I would go new, but have seen (missed) a couple of 620's around the $400 mark. For all the obvious reasons I think I will probably end up getting new, unless a really cheap 620 presents itself in the meantime.