Dive Computer advice please

[34109411]

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.

oh no, no deco dive. but i see your point. thank you all for your answers.

 

[goalieboy29]

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 Shaerwater is a perfectly good choice and is not significantly more expensive than the alternatives.

That's what I'm learning- if at the end of the day it's a couple hundred more for a peregrine then it's an easy choice. A significantly cheaper used computer is the only significant price difference but that comes with its own set of problems... cheers all.

 

[MidOH]

I definately want to deco dive in the future. Cutting a dive short because of NDL, sucks.

So consider that.

 

[davecampbell]

you're Canadian. Shearwater's Canadian. Buy Canadian. How often do you get to buy something designed and built in Canada?

 

[34109411]

you're Canadian. Shearwater's Canadian. Buy Canadian. How often do you get to buy something designed and built in Canada?

i will if i could afford it . i take donation.

 

[Tyler. Henry]

There are several great computers in the $200 range. We like Oceanic products. Great customer service…dad still uses a Prodigy. Mares Pucks are great…often see for less than $200. Good luck.

 

[MidOH]

you're Canadian. Shearwater's Canadian. Buy Canadian. How often do you get to buy something designed and built in Canada?

[Pancakes? You're talking about pancakes right?]

 

[Centrals]

I definately want to deco dive in the future. Cutting a dive short because of NDL, sucks.

So consider that.

All I needed was two bottom timers and a dive plan on a slate. Various soft wares eg. Deco Planner, Pro Planner etc were available well over 20 yrs ago.
I had never ever used a computer for deco plan.

The only time that I have to cut a dive short because of ndl was on a square profile diving a deep wreck. Otherwise, multi-level is the way to dive reefs.

 

[goalieboy29]

you're Canadian. Shearwater's Canadian. Buy Canadian. How often do you get to buy something designed and built in Canada?

Amen brother! Outside of poutine, this is it... I do love me some "made in Canada".

 

[34109411]

[Pancakes? You're talking about pancakes right?]