As stated before, my next big back country purchase will be a PLB. I have waited long enough and will most likely read through the reviews on the new models coming out this summer from ACR. I have been set on a MicroFix for a while and while the new models may have less weight by at most a half pound, I don't know if the bells and whistles will overwhelm me past what could possibly be a great price reduction on the original and so far well received model.