Dive Computer advice please
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Belzelbub
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goalieboy29
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$700 for peregrine if you're lucky in Canada!
Scubaboard is heavily biased towards Shearwater. Ask a computer question here, at least 2/3rds of the responders will tell you that you need one.
I do not use SW and have no intention to get one either.
There are plenty of choices.
Just came back from a diving trip to Thailand and did not see one over 9 days of diving in two separated islands.
There were a few divers using split fins and I did not notice any issue from them.
There are plenty of choices.
Just came back from a diving trip to Thailand and did not see one over 9 days of diving in two separated islands.
There were a few divers using split fins and I did not notice any issue from them.
what make people spend 700$ over a Shearwater compare let see to a suunto zoop or mares puck ? Beside having the same basic feature regarding depth, temperature , NDL extra stuff, what push people going toward it that's justify to spend that much money ? Not saying is not a good computer just try to figure out the hype around it.
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Download the instruction manual of the Shearwater computer of your choice.
Even a monkey can safely dive with a Teric on their wrist. Tech mode, gas switches, derp a lerp easy.
But for me, after a week of hard technical field work, the last thing I want to do is dick around with another black and white PLC. The Teric was a big expense, but it's a joy to operate.
So because of work, I could have a cheap computer that I hate to look at, or an uber expensive computer, that's enjoyable to check. Fun won. Cost savings lost.
Even a monkey can safely dive with a Teric on their wrist. Tech mode, gas switches, derp a lerp easy.
But for me, after a week of hard technical field work, the last thing I want to do is dick around with another black and white PLC. The Teric was a big expense, but it's a joy to operate.
So because of work, I could have a cheap computer that I hate to look at, or an uber expensive computer, that's enjoyable to check. Fun won. Cost savings lost.
oh ok i was more talking about the peregrine but i got your point, i assume both a pretty much the same beside air integration and compass navigation. Yeah i heard you for the color. i thought all the garmin computer where on the race too ? i thing one of the model got even a flash light (small beam) integreted
In case you're serious:
- if you're diving in dark muck (caves, wrecks, etc.), you'll want a bright backlit screen.
- If you're doing deco dives you don't want a "recreational" DC: they will compute you a deco schedule, but it will be suboptimal at best (and with multiple deco gases: useless). Arguably you also want a ZH-L DC rather than a Suunto Eon.
- If you want air integration, Vyper Novo is about the only option under $700+ price range.
For any of the above requirements a Shearwater is a perfectly good choice and is not significantly more expensive than the alternatives.
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