telemonster
Contributor
Okay,
The only "official" dive computer I've owned is an Oceanic Versa2. I hate it. I bought the download cable, the software is horrid. The user interface is lame on the actual unit.
I normally also wear my Citizen Hyper-aqualand watch which has an air-only dive computer built in. It's an older model I picked up off ebay. I LOVE IT. Simple numbers, on my wrist, great screen, fairly small. I forget about the oceanic normally, until I try to download the data (I have the cradle for the Citizen, but can't find it. I stored it away somewhere).
So I was eyeballing the Sunnto AI wireless things, because I'd love to get rid of my SPG/console and go to a computer that is on the wrist. Less junk, more streamlined, all that. But I'm not going to pay $900 for the D9. I read the battery can't be replaced by the user, not cool, and read that users seemed mediocre happy with them. Pre-dive comm sync, etc.
Any suggestions of what is a good AI wireless dive computer? I don't want anything Oceanic, software is painful and I don't like the UI. What about Cochran's later products? Any others that people like? I do need Nitrox capability. I'm likely to buy used.
(rant on)
I *LIKE* the Galileo Sol! I'd buy it for $500 (with transducer). Lots of other people would too, I bet. I was like, HEY LOOK, It's a dive computer that doesn't look like it's 10 year old technology! It only looks like it's about 6 years behind. Too bad it's marked up 600%!!! Outside of the $2000 (in price not parts) things like the Sol, the industry is creeking along at snails pace here folks. And overcharging along the way!
(rant off)
The only "official" dive computer I've owned is an Oceanic Versa2. I hate it. I bought the download cable, the software is horrid. The user interface is lame on the actual unit.
I normally also wear my Citizen Hyper-aqualand watch which has an air-only dive computer built in. It's an older model I picked up off ebay. I LOVE IT. Simple numbers, on my wrist, great screen, fairly small. I forget about the oceanic normally, until I try to download the data (I have the cradle for the Citizen, but can't find it. I stored it away somewhere).
So I was eyeballing the Sunnto AI wireless things, because I'd love to get rid of my SPG/console and go to a computer that is on the wrist. Less junk, more streamlined, all that. But I'm not going to pay $900 for the D9. I read the battery can't be replaced by the user, not cool, and read that users seemed mediocre happy with them. Pre-dive comm sync, etc.
Any suggestions of what is a good AI wireless dive computer? I don't want anything Oceanic, software is painful and I don't like the UI. What about Cochran's later products? Any others that people like? I do need Nitrox capability. I'm likely to buy used.
(rant on)
I *LIKE* the Galileo Sol! I'd buy it for $500 (with transducer). Lots of other people would too, I bet. I was like, HEY LOOK, It's a dive computer that doesn't look like it's 10 year old technology! It only looks like it's about 6 years behind. Too bad it's marked up 600%!!! Outside of the $2000 (in price not parts) things like the Sol, the industry is creeking along at snails pace here folks. And overcharging along the way!
(rant off)
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