elite 4 hdi or elite 4x hdi?

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by double p

i'm trying to find a good fish finder that's not too expensive. i'm leaning towards the lowrance elite 4 hdi and the elite 4x hdi. looking at these two fish finders the only difference i can find is one has the micro sd card slot. is the sd card slot worth it? and what about the more expensive transducer? i'll be using it in the local bays and lakes, and eventually la jolla. so please let me know what you guys think of these units.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 4x is a sonar only unit without gps. A huge sacrifice in my opinion. I use the gps function on my unit as much if not more for locating fish, depending on what I'm hunting for. That is why the 4x doesn't have the card reader. No need for chart card