I have a Veo 100 that I got just to get out of tables and because it will be a little while before I go into Nitrox. I have used it on four dives, and find it helpful...
Easy to read
Easy to control
Not confusing (I mean, this is the base model)
One button = very nearly idiot-proof
Auto-countdown at 10-20 feet for safety stop
I suppose the downsides are that it only holds 12 dives in the log mode and that it's just not nearly as sexy as the others out there. But it was so well-priced, and all I need it for is timing, really, so I am a happy customer.
A good thing is that it's that "hockey-puck" design from Oceanic so you can slip it into a console with an Oceanic SPG and have no worries. You can also get a cheap wrist-boot if you want to streamline or whatever they call it. The module is small, but the information is clear -- I've easily read it in the Gulf at 80 feet when vis was about 20'.