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Its tough to go wrong with a XTX200. But, if you are just diving warm water, the XTX50 or even 40 will be all you need.
I'd say that if you'll be diving in water not colder than 50*F (10*C), the Apeks XTX20 is sufficient. I have used mine in various dive conditions including strong current and depths over 60m and had never had an issue with it. I never even have to adjust the venturi from the minimum setting. I can't find the link right now but it has been shown to breath as well as the high end Apeks models. According to Apeks its not rated for "technical diving" so take that how you want. I take it as a marketing idea to make you want to buy a more expensive model as Apeks doesn't present quantitative data to show why other regs are good for "technical diving" and this one isn't. Someone will probably challenge my thoughts on this.