Who has one and how do you like it so far?
I'm so close to getting one but haven't heard enough yet.

In the same boat

Might just pull the plug and buy one. Tackle warehouse is having a pretty good sale!

The Helix 5 & 7 series have been a huge hit and hot item.



Coming soon in late fall/early winter....



Price points are now available. Send me a PM or give me a call direct

I have been informed that these will become available late fall/early winter.


Humminbird HELIX 9 SI GPS KVD
409950-1KVD

Humminbird HELIX 9 SI GPS
409950-1

Humminbird HELIX 9 DI GPS
409930-1

Humminbird HELIX 9 SONAR GPS
409920-1
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Humminbird HELIX 10 SI GPS KVD
409990-1KVD

Humminbird HELIX 10 SI GPS
409990-1

Humminbird HELIX 10 DI GPS
409970-1

Humminbird HELIX 10 SONAR GPS
409960-1
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Humminbird HELIX 12 CHIRP SI GPS KVD
410030-1KVD

Humminbird HELIX 12 CHIRP SI GPS
410030-1

Humminbird HELIX 12 CHIRP DI GPS
410010-1

Humminbird HELIX 12 CHIRP GPS
410000-1

How will the Helix compare to the Onix and will the price be comparable?

The prices will not be comparable, the Helix will be about $1000> less.

If you look at the 12 in the picture, you can see it has the left side readouts like the 800 and 900 series has, not the bottom readouts like the 1100 series.
BUT they are not in the white boxes.
That has already been changed for the Helix 5 SI model with a software update that came out on 8/3/2015.
You can turn all of them off if you want or you can use the pre-selected temp depth readout.

This is the new software update specs. I doubt the larger models will get the flasher simulator.


HELIX 5 SI GPS (Version 7.730)
Release Date: 08/03/2015
Description:

New Features:

� Data Bar Off - This feature allows all readouts on all views to be turned off in favor of preset non-adjustable overlays. This feature does not apply to the diagnostic views
� Nav Readout Support - Nav Readouts are user definable readouts that appear when the unit is in a navigation mode.
� Color Palette Additions - There are four new 2D color palettes and four name changes
� 2D
� Palette 1 - No Change
� Palette 2 - No Change
� Palette 3 - No Change
� Palette 4 - Previously called Original
� Palette 5 - Previously called Gray
� Palette 6 - Previously called Green
� Palette 7 - Previously called Inverse
� Palette 8 - NEW - Amber 1
� Palette 9 - NEW - Amber 2
� Palette 10 - NEW - Modified Palette 2
� Palette 11 - NEW - Modified Palette 3

� Imaging
� Palette 1 - Previously called Blue
� Palette 2 - Previously called Amber 1
� Palette 3 - Previously called Amber 2
� Palette 4 - Previously called Brown
� Palette 5 - Previously called Green
� Palette 6 - Previously called Inverse
� Palette 7 - Previously called Gray
� Palette 8 - Previously called Green-Red
� Palette 9 - NEW Green-Blue
� Palette 10 - NEW Orange-Red-Purple
� Palette 11 - NEW Red-Yellow-Blue
� Palette 12 - NEW Blue-Yellow

2D A-Scope - this is a new type of Real Time Sonar (RTS) window. It is considered to be a very traditional way of looking at real-time analog signals.
Spanish Language - Added to Domestic models


General Fixes

� Nature of Seabed Off - Nature of Seabed now defaults to off on International Models
� Fixed an issue where Lakemaster PLUS cards would not load correctly on the Chart/Chart View when the stellite overlay was turned on.
� Fixed an issue where units were not successfully encrypting large format SD cards. In this version the following sizes have been tested: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB
� Improved the low voltage shutoff threshold to held control heads remain booted while the boat engine is started.
� Fixed an issue where the units were missing the GPS Output menu option.
� Fixed an issue with SI Readouts when set to off was causing an incorrect row of readouts on the top of the SI view
� Fixed an issue with SI Range which was not working correctly while set to Auto

Got one from TW for bow and it comes with a transom transducer so had to order a adapter ( small piece of plastic and hose clamp ) for 35 bucks. They could have added the plastic in with transducer and I could have bought the hose clamp for 2 bucks. Not too happy about this, gouging in my opinion. Will see how it works.

Got one from TW for bow and it comes with a transom transducer so had to order a adapter ( small piece of plastic and hose clamp ) for 35 bucks. They could have added the plastic in with transducer and I could have bought the hose clamp for 2 bucks. Not too happy about this, gouging in my opinion. Will see how it works.

I bought tm bracket on Amazon for $15 shipped. Still looking for console finder...

Fyi, you can swap the transducer out. Just give HB a call if you can wait.

Just don't open the package.

The point is they could have put the 2 buck piece of plastic in the package. May go to Garmin next time.

Agree 100%