Sky Caddie 4.0 or 5.0? EDITED

I'm going back to the USA this weekend for two weeks holiday back home. I'm planning on buying a Sky Caddie there for at least $200 less than one can be had for here in the UK.

$239 for a model 4.0 and $439 for the 5.0.

Any recommendations on which one is better other than the obvious based purely on cost?

Not true Chris, I bought my SG 5 from the states works perfectly , you wont have a three pin plug mains connector obviously supplied with a U.S. plug.  I charge mine via usb and it charges quite quickly.

David,  forgot about the charging issue.  I have my USA computer with me here and it's been plugged in non stop for one year now via an adaptor.  So far no problems.

So I'm assuming then that I could also charge this thing via my computer correct?

I've also checked the subscription rates, and can get all Europe as well and for a lot less if I subscribe via the USA. 

Just checked on the price i payed ,£208 delivered no duty from a US ebayer dealer arrived in about 5 days. The cheapest i had found here was £269 + £10 p&p

Never thought of ebay!  Doh! I just bought a 5.0 new for $330 US dollars and it will be waiting for me when I get home in two days.

Michael, thats an excellent price for an SG5

It might be even cheaper for me to register in the states for a worldwide package seeing as I go there three times a year to see family and play golf.  I actually end up playing more golf during my vacation in the USA than I do here just because it's so freakin hard to find a golf course along the tube line other than Trent Park.

Not to mention, now that I've played Trent Park at least a dozen times, SkyCaddie is relatively useless there because I know all the yardages at this point.

But there are three people at least, on ebay selling these things for £165 ($335).  I wonder where these ebay powersellers get so many of these devices for so much less than the retailers?  And they are not refurb models either.

I'm not much worried about techincal repair issues as I have my brother back home who can be my point person if needed.  Plus I get back there three times a year anyway. 

But for the UK retailers, I don't see this fact that I am buying one in the USA and bringing it back.  I'm only one person and not a lot of people spend this kind of money for something like this anyway.  Not to mention, I have no business even buying one of these things because I'm lucky if I can hit a shot down the middle much less worrying about whether it needs to go 179 yards or 197 yards, or to this side of the pin or that side.  I may never be that good, but I want one.

And more importantly, I play more golf in the USA than I do in the UK. 

If mine breaks down I don't mind sending it back to the US ,probably have better service and faster turn around. Chris, you probably were feed BS thats what salesmen do. Michael,     don't worry about the yardage info ,the best fun i've had  with mine is getting your mates to guess how far their drives are, then laughing at them when they think it's 260-270 and it's actually 230-240.Not a common mistake eh, we lie about measurements  all the time 8"old boy, 32" waist 6ft whatever and the classic 300 yrds gov.....................

I don't play with anyone who can hit a drive over 230 yards anyway.

Because I'm such a short hitter, my second shots are critical.  Now if I am lucky enough to hit the ball straight and actually hit the yardage I want with that club, I'll be happy.

SO my second shot is always with a fairway wood.

And that's why I need a better yardage readout.  My 3 wood is anywhere from 170-200 yards; 5 wood 160-180; 7 wood 160-170; 13 wood 110 to 150.  Yes nice range of yardages right?  But I have them pretty well figured out just by gripping an inch lower for less yardage and a full swing for the top end of each club.  Most times the ball never goes as far as my preferred yardage, but at least does not go way past the green.