Looks like you have sorted everything out. Good choices but so much out there in the marketplace.
Currently use (or have used) all the items you mentioned and find them top notch.
The Garmins aren't too bad but yes, you do have a minor brain fart when you look at it the first time. If you buy the GNS 430 unit it will come with a simulator on CD which is very helpful but until then you can download the sim off the Garmin site and start using it straight away.
