Lowrance X71 vs Eagle 160
mark s
fish finders?
What does the Lowrance offer for the additional $60 in cost??? (or are
you basically just paying for the name?)
-Mark
markm...@yahoo.com
John
If you notice, the Lowrance X71 and the Eagle 160 not only have similar
specs, they have IDENTICAL specs. That's because the Lowrance 160 IS
the Eagle 160. In my opinion, you're right, you're paying $60 for the
Lowrance name. They're the same unit with different labels and colors.
The cases are the same dimensions with the buttons in the same exact
locations. Even the copyrighted features (Fishtrack, Skimmer, ASP,
Grayline) are identical.
We sell the Eagle 160 for $236 and the Lowance X-71 for $286.
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del cecchi
has been changed.
del cecchi
"John" <jms...@optonline.net> wrote in message
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John
John
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mark s
that the Lowrance can isolate the sonar view to a specified range,
e.g., 20 ft to 60 ft, while the Eagle must go from the surface to a
specific range, e.g., 0 to 60 ft... also, I think the Lowrance comes
w/ a hard plastic cover...but I can't see these Lowrance features
being worth the extra $.... do you know of any other differences? I
couldn't find either of the units listed on your website... I did a
search for Eagle and Lowrance came up w/ no results...
-Mark
markm...@yahoo.com (mark s) wrote in message news:<b73c0a4.02050...@posting.google.com>...
John
We sell every brand and every model of Marine electronics. The brands
listed are ones our people know and have personally used on their boats.
We constantly add new brands and models as we personally confirm with
local boaters that they are quality items. I'd rather not advertise
items I wouldn't personally want on my own boat. But if people insist,
I'll still sell them those items. Opinions are subjective, and just
because we don't like it doesn't mean you may not like it.
If we can't save you money, I'd rather send you to where you can find
that item for less money. Recently someone here (Jack Rye) pointed out
that he could get Humminbird cheaper elsewhere. Jack, feel free to
correct me here if I'm wrong. We checked,unsuccessfully, with our
distributor for better pricing. We wound up dropping the entire
Humminbird line. In a subsequent post, in the same thread, we encouraged
those looking for Humminbird products to go to KMart where they are
cheaper, probably due to their volume buying power.
We're constantly checking the competition's prices. If you find a low
price on any item, send me the URL. If I can beat it, I'll gladly pass
the savings along to you. We can easily beat BoatUS, WestMarine,
Sailnet.com, and Boatersworld on their prices. The Humminbird product
was the first item we couldn't beat, so we dropped it. The items are
shipped directly to you from a warehouse to save time.
John
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del cecchi
> Sorry, but I don't know about that.
> John
>
bullshit, eh? They look sort of similar from the outside is all you
know.
> www.retail4wholesale.com discount marine electronics why pay more?
To get information from someone who knows their butt from a hole in the
ground.
>
> del cecchi wrote:
>
> > Are all the functions the same? Sometimes the computer software
inside
> > has been changed.
> >
> > del cecchi
> > "John" <jms...@optonline.net> wrote in message
> > news:3CD6FCB2...@optonline.net...
> >
> >>Mark,
> >>
> >>If you notice, the Lowrance X71 and the Eagle 160 not only have
> >>
> > similar
> >
> >>specs, they have IDENTICAL specs. That's because the Lowrance 160
IS
> >>the Eagle 160. In my opinion, you're right, you're paying $60 for
the
> >>Lowrance name. They're the same unit with different labels and
colors.
> >>The cases are the same dimensions with the buttons in the same exact
> >>locations. Even the copyrighted features (Fishtrack, Skimmer, ASP,
> >>Grayline) are identical.
You don't know this, spammer.
John
between them.
Thanks,
John
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del cecchi
The software in the unit is different, enabling different features. For
example, my X75 allows zoom with selected top and bottom depths. My
similar eagle only does zoom that tracks the bottom. Things that are
easy to change for the manufacturer yet have value for the consumer.
The individual interested in purchasing one or the other needs to
understand the differences and what their value is to him.
I was chastising the guy pushing his business in the newsgroup who
claimed they were exactly identical, apparently because the specs for
power and resolution were the same, and they had the same number of
buttons.
del cecchi
"John" <jms...@optonline.net> wrote in message
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John
Thank you for the clarification. It would have been alot more
constructive if this was the post you made before instead of the flame.
The newsgroup learned alot more from this post than the post attacking
my opinion. Again, thank you for enlightening me and everyone else here.
John