FWIW, I got a 2610 from the edgegps.com link listed here early (they are waterproof), and received it quickly. As for the update to Version 7, at first it did not look good, when I registered, Garmin listed the update to Version 8 as a $75 dollar option. I sent an Email to them, same answer. After someone else told me they called Garmin and were sent the upgrade (different GPS and seller) I called them and waited the 30 minutes on hold. I was then promptly and courteously told I would be receiving Version 8 for free, in the mail. It came today. They also had a good price on the motorcycle mount, so I ordered that too. Since I already had a RAM mount for my old Magellan GPS on my tankbag, upgrading the whole affair was simple. It took longer to load the software and maps than it did to mount the GPS.