another option, buy a 296 and save the difference, then download the waypoints, freely available on the net, bringing it up to 496 spec except the weather part, which isn't available in Europe anyway
There is a lot more to it than that from what I can see?
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare....reProduct=6426
Not least, screen refresh rate, safe taxi, smart airspace and custom points of interests...
Steve