I bought my 96 for about 350 used but frankly I still use my Pro 97 more because it seems to pick up more frequencies. Unless your area is completely digital, it's not worth the extra money, I have found the sound quality between the two is very different and frankly, the only thing it picks up around here that the 97 doesn't is one CSP patrol and a couple of medical channels-NOTHING ELSE! I prefer using the 97 more frequently after setting them up side by side and seeing what each one picked up. Maybe someday, it will be worth it to me, but right now, the other scanner works better! Fortunately I didn't spend the entire $500 dollars for the thing.......I only bought it because it was such a good deal but I don't see myself using it exclusively for a while.