Kinda confuses me, too.... everytime I see those price drops I tell
the wife I think the thing just became an orphan... that's been going
on for about a year..... I guess eventually I'll be right.....

I have two Garmin 12XL's. They are about eight years old now. Yes, you can
interface with a computer, and all that jazz, but it's just a plain and
simple one. So sturdy, it's part of the USAF survival pack to this day.
Even though they have come up with probably 100 newer better bigger more
expensive models, this thing has no update or reprogramming requirements.
Kinda like an old transistor AM radio. On/off, channel knob, volume. Very
simple. That's why I like them so much.

Steve