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Well Marv Golden made good on the bad unit and I have the new one, and they issued a UPS pick-up for the bad one (it's on its way back).
So far I'm impressed with the unit and have been able to work my way through the menus and features without much difficulty. It's pretty sweet having the large configurable display and I've gotten used to the buttons and menu selections. All in about 2 hours.
I fail to see the need or desire for the MapCreate 6 software, but I haven't played with it much yet.
The manual is poor, but there is a lot of information to publish so I'll give them a break for now and see how much is intuitive or is buried in the manual (yup, I skimmed).

The test will be in the air, and I haven't resolved mounting the unit yet. The yoke is not an option at this point for me, I have center panel room that could accommodate the mount, or I may strap it to the passenger seat (which is usually empty).

This is my first impression. We'll see after a few flights.

From my reading and punching around on my 600c, the MapCreate will be able to increase the resolution and amount of the ground info, especially if you want to double over as a detailed roadmap guide. You don't get the street level resolution (like on-line maps) by default. MapCreate can also be used to plan out a route and then upload it to the GPS unit; saves batteries.

Now if I could only get the software to fully install. . . does not seem to like Win98/VPC6/MacOS10.4 It hangs on finding a file I know is where the installer looks for it (so it sez), and even when I navigate to the file for it. But as you say, it is not that important to have, unless you fly an amphib/floatplane and need the marine database loaded.

Thanks Conrad. Although I loved Win98, MS doesn't support and drivers will dry up. You may want to consider (dare I say it) XP.
Anyway, I love the route creating capability using the curser. Fast and slick. I might pick up an adapter at LEI for home use. The batteries do drain fast.