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Big Pistons Forever
I have a fair amount of experience on the 430 and like many was rather dubious about the touchscreen 650. However I did my last Instrument renewal on an airplane with the 650 and quickly became a believer
It is a significant advance on the 430 in terms of ease of use and functionality. I later got to fly a 750 and I was blown away.
Garmin has a free download of both units for a touchscreen tablet. If you are interested in buying one test drive the app. Fair warning though, you may find the experience very expensive
The 750 and 650 draw a lot of their functionality from the 480, no wonder they're so much better than the 430.