This past spring i bought two eagle 642 gps/finder combos, They were on sale at Cabelas, i think like 250-280$. One for the bow and other for the console.

About 2-3 weeks ago my console units display crapped the bed, so i pulled out my old fishelite 480 to limp throught. Made an account online for the warrenty repair... sent it out I pay for shipping.

I got the unit back monday, that blew my mind! I thought for sure i would be out at least another 2-4 weeks. I did not have to pay for shipping! Here is the wildest part of this whole story, they sent me a brand new Lowrance 2010 Elite-5 gps/sonar combo. Apparently it was not worth fixing my old unit, so they sent me a new one!

Side note: I tried it out yesterday, the unit is faster in the GPS than my older units. I am use to the old menue layout i like those alot, the new one i am getting frustrated with. I am sure once i get the hang of it things will be good. So far it seems like droping icons is a little more labor intensive, i still need time with it.

Also i have a RAM mount for my bow unit (i put the lowrance in the bow) and the new base does not fit the standard ram mount plate, that sucks.

Overall, i am very pleased with the whole outcome. I would have liked to get a phone call to discuse options, and what they were planning to do. SO FAR things are good. This post was an FYI for anyone who is looking at finders and wonders about CS, thats my review of Eagle/Lowrance