I believe the C series units also rely on NMEA 0183 networking language where A, E series and newer will be NMEA 2000 and can network more readily with peripherals such as wind, speed, depth, and autopilot. I’d check to see what’s on your boat with regards to the peripherals and that may make a difference in your decision making process. Don’t try to mix and match instrument brands or operating language otherwise you will spend all your sailing time trying to make the instruments talk to each other and at best, functionality will be limited.
Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1975 25 Mk 1 S/V Orion 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 1:03 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus List - Raymarine Combo on sale again Sure! The eS Series is the newest MFD from Raymarine, and is basically an updated, more powerful version of the e Series, with both touchscreen and hard controls. I would definitely recommend the eS over the e if you’re looking to buy today, particularly at the 7” size where there’s not much difference at all in price. The Raymarine c Series has NO touchscreen capability whatsoever; just buttons. I’d put it at the bottom of the heap in terms of power and functionality. How’s that? :^) Happy New Year, all! — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Dec 29, 2015, at 11:22 AM, Tim Goodyear <timg...@gmail.com <mailto:timg...@gmail.com> > wrote: Fred, thank you for that summary - I've been trying to work out what the differences between the Raymarine models amount to in the real world. Would you care to expand your descriptions to include the "c" and "es" ranges too? Thanks! Tim
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