Have had both brands in the past, no troubles with Humminbird but had problems with my current Lowance. However I had an older Eagle that was superb. Comparable features and specs on both. Leaning towards the Eagle but......  Any opinions?

im in the exact same boat, im lookin at either the 320,320c or the humingbird 565

Don't be nut's, buy the eagle, but get a 480 instead. The pixel count is much higher and it's only a couple bucks more. I gave 2 Humminbird 565's away. They were worthless. Very hard to read and would not keep up with boat. The 320 is a great unit, but the 480 has better target seperation. You can also download a demo model from eagle's website and play with the unit on your computer. Everything works just as if it was on the boat.

Rob

The eagles with the same features are about 50 bucks cheaper than there lowrance counterparts,only difference i see is lower watts on some models.

The Hummer. I have a older Lowrance X-52 that I like. I have had this for quite awhile now. I run stick steering in a 70/55 Express jet boat and have two transducers, front on trolling motor and back on transom with a switch to run either one. I have never had a problem with this unit. I have owned Hummingbirds as well and only had one problem with it but, they took care of me. I read up on the new 500 series and they look pretty good to me. I would seriously look into a Lowrance if I were you. Any of these units nowadays are pretty good just make sure it has a dual processor. Good luck.