Comments on: With a mark-down like this, how can you NOT afford it? http://blog.xcski.com/2004/12/13/with-a-mark-down-like-this-how-can-you-not-afford-it Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:59:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Vicki http://blog.xcski.com/2004/12/13/with-a-mark-down-like-this-how-can-you-not-afford-it#comment-485 Vicki Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://xcski.com/wordpress/?p=391#comment-485 And, my darling one, Light of my Life, at $1695 (yes, those digits are all to the <i>left</i> of the decimal point), I'm afraid it will remain a hint for a while longer. But I love you, a lot. And, my darling one, Light of my Life, at $1695 (yes, those digits are all to the left of the decimal point), I’m afraid it will remain a hint for a while longer.

But I love you, a lot.

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]]> By: Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/2004/12/13/with-a-mark-down-like-this-how-can-you-not-afford-it#comment-487 Paul Tomblin Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://xcski.com/wordpress/?p=391#comment-487 Vicki, you'll note that I said "If I were in the market". I'm not. Rob, I always thought the 295 was a piece of junk - lower res than the 195 that it was supposedly replacing, terrible battery life, processor too slow for what it was trying to do. I thought the 196 was da' bomb until the 296 came out, but that terrain display is just *so* good. Personally, I think somebody should come out with a way of displaying uplink weather and ADS/B information and approach plates on it, and you'd have a really great EFB. Vicki, you’ll note that I said “If I were in the market”. I’m not.

Rob, I always thought the 295 was a piece of junk - lower res than the 195 that it was supposedly replacing, terrible battery life, processor too slow for what it was trying to do. I thought the 196 was da’ bomb until the 296 came out, but that terrain display is just *so* good. Personally, I think somebody should come out with a way of displaying uplink weather and ADS/B information and approach plates on it, and you’d have a really great EFB.

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