Is Lowrance HDS the way to go

[5th Tuition]

Jim; I'm interested in your response to this as well. I know Baldzilla has the hds 10 and loves it. I've seen it and it's great. I don't have room for the 10 (or the money) so I'm interested in the 7. I know the 8 has all the soft buttons, but I don't think I need all those options. I also heard they had some problems with the 8 (condensation in the screen). Is the 7 a good reliable unit for the money. I currently have a black/white lowrance and want to upgrade next spring. Any info will help; I'll be in this winter to talk more. Also; is the standard transducer fine for the bay. Should I just get the 200 instead of the 80/200? Just a quick response will be fine to let me know I'm on the right track. 5th (Marty)