Mike,
Matt kind of beat me too it but I was going to say that a friend of mine got the 696 for his Cessna 182 that he has asked me to put some hours on for him. We went for a FAM flight and that was the first time I'd seen a 696 in person. The thing that struck me and surprised me right from the start was - It's really not that big! From only seeing photos or pictures on line I had pictured something the size of a tablet PC or even a lap top. But it really isn't very big or very heavy and would fit just fine on a Yoke if that is where you wanted to put it. In the 182 he had put it on a Ram floor mount in front of and between the seats. In practice I think his arrangement puts it in the way of the Throttle Quadrant, but heck... It's not my plane it's his and he can do whatever he wants (I just wont have it there when I'm flying it.).
From what my friend was telling me there are a few unadvertised hidden fees with the 696. For example - He was not pleased to find out after purchasing a GPS for nearly $3,000 that he had to then pay several hundred dollars more to Activate it!
