I bought a 695 on Ebay at a good price and don't regret it.
One big advantage is the screen brightness. In full sun under a bubble-top canopy it is still easily readable. The touch screens especially are noticably less bright. I use the knee pad mount as there isn't a great deal of room in a tandem cockpit, but experimenting with the ball mount.
This picture was taken in the cockpit at 11000' under clear skies:
