01-12-2015, 05:45 PM
So I have today off, doesn't happen often, and pondered driving down to BPS to see what they had for Lakemaster chips. I decided to call ahead. They have 4 in stock (600011-1) for the western states (all the same) but not the one I wanted, I think. So took what they had for part numbers and compared that to what Humminbird/Lakemaster lists then called them to better understand the differences. The one our BPS has is actually what is currently available (2014 version). What is on the Humminbird/Lakemaster site is what is coming out. They don't even have copies yet. They are expected to be in/shipping sometime later this month. So will hold off until the "newest" version is available (2015). Besides just being the "2015" version they added some features in the Plus version (600011-2) like satellite pictures on the HD lakes that one can also overlay/look at. So might as well hold out for the "newest" latest and greatest. The price is the same. Also I learned something I hadn't looked into yet. Lakemaster chips/charts are a one time dealio. There is no "updates" to them like Navionics does so if one is going to get a Lakemaster chip better off waiting until the latest and greatest version is available.
600011-1 is the part number our BPS has right now.
600011-2 or -3 is what is coming out and the one to wait for if anyone wants to try/buy a Lakemaster chip. (One of them is a normal SD card and the other a micro SD that is aimed at the new Humminbird Helix models.)
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600011-1 is the part number our BPS has right now.
600011-2 or -3 is what is coming out and the one to wait for if anyone wants to try/buy a Lakemaster chip. (One of them is a normal SD card and the other a micro SD that is aimed at the new Humminbird Helix models.)
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