Lowrance 103-001 Elite 5-Inch Color LCD GPS/Chartplotter with Navionics, Gold

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Price: $549.00   

Product Feature

• 5" 480 x 480 pixel color LCD
• Internal GPS
• Built-in Navionics Gold USA Charts
• Chartplotter only, no fish finder
• Two micro-SD memory card slots

Product Description

The Lowrance Elite-5m Gold has a brilliant 5 in., 480x480 pixel SolarMAX 256-color TFT display has unmatched screen brightness, contrast, resolution and viewing detail at wider angles and in bright sunlight. Adjustable screen and keypad backlight improves usability and visibility day or night. The internal 16-channel GPS antenna provides great WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS precision for navigation. And an external antenna option is also available for customized applications. A waterproof micro-SD memory card slot is fully compatible with the pre-loaded Navionics Gold chartcards, as well as Fishing Hot Spots and Lake Master map cards in the micro-SD format for U.S. anglers. Built-in memory allows for up to 3,000 waypoints, 100 routes/100 waypoints per route and 100 retraceable plot trails/up to 10,000 points per trail. All of this, packaged with easy-to-use menus with Advanced Mode to expand features selection. An all-new case/mounting design provides for easy one-hand tilt/swivel view adjustment, removal and re-install - even fits same cut-out for previous 5 in. models for in-dash installations. And the new uniplug 1/4-turn connectors are compatible with earlier Lowrance uniplug installations to simplify upgrades to any new Elite model. Included in the package: Elite-5m Gold, mounting bracket, installation hardware, and owner's manual. Warranty: One year. Unit dimensions: 6.9"W x 5.4"H x 2.5"D

Lowrance 103-001 Elite 5-Inch Color LCD GPS/Chartplotter with Navionics, Gold Review

I just set this up on my boat in Beach Haven, NJ, about 15m n. of Atlantic City. I'm about 5 miles from the inlet to the ocean.

Connecting it to power was a snap. It powered up, with the microSD Navionics card installed. I set it up for the NJ coast.

There are a number of set up screens which allow you to configure what data you want to see on the chart screen. With 5" of screen, there's plenty of room for all the info you want to see. My marina is right on the ICW. The Navionics card doesn't exactly match the charts, and the ICW boundaries are marked in purple, which is hard to see against the blue background. Once I got into open water, the chart's white deep water areas, with depths, were clearly visible and easy to follow.

Zooming in and out for more detail is accomplished with a single key push, good for underway quick checking of areas of concern. The screen is easily visible under all lighting conditions.

The biggest negative is the manual. Lowrance uses this manual for both their chartplotter and fishfinder. Almost all the manual is dedicated to the fishfinder, so working with the chartplotter is mostly self teaching.

It comes with an NMEA output but no cable, so I wasn't able to interface it to my computer.

Overall, I'd say this is a very good, moderately priced chartplotter, typical of Lowrance's dedication to value. I got it for $480 bundled with the Navionics card, but the place I bought it from raised prices by $50 the next day, so typical price, WITH the card seems to be about $525. There are lots of places selling the base unit for this price so make sure you get the 'bundled' package.

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