LX Era 80 vs S80/S100

On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 6:59:44 AM UTC-7, Jonathan Foster wrote:
On Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 12:44:55 AM UTC-6, Senna Van den Bosch wrote:
I'm thinking of upgrading my SDI C4 e-vario this winter in my DG-100. With limited space, I would be going for an 80mm one.

I've seen some different options, like the LX S80/S100 and Era 80, but fail to see many differences.

For what I do know from the cumulus-soaring.com comparison page is that the Era 80 has GPS built in, is IGC approved and has a built in backup battery. Also, the Era seems to support 1 needle at a time, while the S80/S100 can do netto/relative/McCready needles at the same time.

Would you suggest one above the other? Any other features to compare that I'm missing?

Help would be appreciated!

Not familiar with the Era, but have used LXNAV gear for many years now. Very impressed with their responsive factory answers to any questions I've had.

I have the LX9000 with V9 vario, which does have a voice-type stall warning.. On occasion, she's reminded me of my sometimes erratic thermaling technique. According to the user manual (available on LXNAV website), the S80 has similar.