In article ,
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:
The Garmin page lists two prices, the $2995 that I quoted for the Americas
version, and $2395 that you quoted for the Atlantic version. My guess is
that the $600 you save for the Atlantic version gets you half the
database. Comparing apples to apples, the Americas version of the 396 is
$600 cheaper than the Amercias version of the 496.

Call it whatever you want, but $600-$800 is a pretty big delta. The 396
is just slightly over (or at) $2k, while the 496 is close to $3k.

This announcement shouldn't be very surprising, though, given the
evolution of the comparable marine products (378 / 478).


JKG