Furuno v Raymarine

[Rich 1]

My first boat had a Raymarine Dragonfly which I really liked , I've just sold my SC35 which had a Raymarine e125 which I thought was fantastic and now I'm about to buy my next boat which has a Furono mfd12 which I know absolutely nothing about. Is one system particularly better than the other for any reason?
I used Navionics Gold charts before and I only have experience with these, I thought these were very good.
Going from Raymarine to Furuno seems like a leap into the unknown, is there any reason I should feel like this? Perhaps there's some Furono aficionados out there that can allay my fears

 

[nicho]

I too am just changing - I don't think there's much to choose between the two, but I have always leaned towards Raymarine, so that's the route I'm taking. Perhaps others will have more info, but often it's just down to what suits you best.

 

[rubberduck]

Had both, Raymarine easier to use, Faruno more complicated.

 

[Rich 1]

Yes, that how it seems to me too. I read somewhere that the Furuno is more expensive, if so is there a justification for the increased cost? Does one have greater functionality than the other or a wider range of applications?