atomic vs scubapro

[JackSpearo]

I'm new to diving, but I'm obsessed and in total love... Most of the time I want to do warm water diving, but since the regulator is part of the life support system, I wouldn't mind spending an 'extra' few bucks for a nice one (not the best, but hopefully a little close to that)

I've heard a lot about scubapro and atomic...which is better?

I've heard scubapro is easier to maintain because nearly every person worldwide knows how to service them, unlike the atomics...

can anyone discuss this? and which one is a very good one for what I'm looking for?

I'd like it to also breathe very nicely!

thanks

Jack

 

[bvmjethead]

Of the two I would say get the one you like the features of the best and what your local dealer can service.

 

[Scuba-Jay]

Dean Garraffa and Doug Toth (the founders of Atomic) were both former employees of ScubaPro when they left to start their own company. IMO Atomic is a superior brand. I dive an Atomic B2 and will not go elsewhere for regs.

Jay

 

[RoyN]

Exactly what Scuba-Jay said, Atomic was started from scubapro. Otherwise I went with scubapro because the LDS was having a special on the regulators so yay! I got mine good.

 

[redrover]

I'm new to diving, but I'm obsessed and in total love... Most of the time I want to do warm water diving, but since the regulator is part of the life support system, I wouldn't mind spending an 'extra' few bucks for a nice one (not the best, but hopefully a little close to that)

I've heard a lot about scubapro and atomic...which is better?

I've heard scubapro is easier to maintain because nearly every person worldwide knows how to service them, unlike the atomics...

can anyone discuss this? and which one is a very good one for what I'm looking for?

I'd like it to also breathe very nicely!

thanks

Jack

As I recall it, you are stating my situation when making my purchase. I went Atomic B2. Reasons / 100 some dives later:
Swivel sounded good / much appreciated, big difference
Mouthpiece most comfortable (LDS let my try other choices) and the molded thing unappealing to me / much appreciated, big difference
Expected little international travel opportunities and due to quality, low probability need remote repairs anyway
Repair tech opinion: Atomics are a dream to service, his personal use choice / this one nailed it for me
0-low probability cold, like really cold or Ice diving.
1 regret: did not consider using steel HP tanks. Would have been cheaper in the long run (of 6 months LOL) to purchase DIN w/ yoke adapter vs convert Yoke to Din and purchase adapter.

Regs themselves I consider #1 thing responsible for comfortable and relaxed diving basically forget about the Reg, vs pulling, dragging, fidgeting, and readjusting.
YMMV

 

[JessH]

If you want a top performing reg without spending the money for top of the line then go with atomic. The Z2 performs just as well as atomics top of the line since it is the exact same design, just without the extra bells and whistles.

As far as service goes I wouldn't get the atomic unless you have a local dealer. Actually servicing them takes nothing special and most techs who can do scubapro should be able to do it, but they need to be able to obtain atomic parts and service kits. The other thing to consider is cost of service, the scubapro regs come with lifetime parts if you keep up your yearly service. The atmoic regs have a service interval of 2 years instead of one so you should actually end up spending about the same amount of money on servicing for both. I would say the atomics win here though since you only need to take them in every two years which is also less chance of a tech screwing something up.

~Jess

 

[lowridersvt]

I dive atomics on my back gas on my doubles There very similar to the mk25 scubapro .Just with out the freezing issues and open end to get stuff stuck in there i dive the m1 and z2 i have had the m1 under the ice in 30 deg water with no freezing issue i have also used the mk 25 its freezes at 40 deg range . i recomend get the z2 if your starting out then modify it to what you want afterwards .I have a m1 cave ring and wide exhaust t on mine as for service there dealer network is getting bigger.

 

[JackSpearo]

is it possible to get like a B2 or an M1 atomic and get a cheap octo? like a really cheap one (non atomic)....

or is that dumb?

and if I just want to do warm water diving, with a possibility of doing cold water...should i get the Z2? M1? B2?

 

[redacted]

is it possible to get like a B2 or an M1 atomic and get a cheap octo? like a really cheap one (non atomic)....

or is that dumb?

and if I just want to do warm water diving, with a possibility of doing cold water...should i get the Z2? M1? B2?

I would not suggest getting an octo that you would not be willing to use to conduct a dive as your primary.

 

[lowridersvt]

AS for an octo get a reg that is slightly lower qualaty breathing wise but still a full size reg none of that cheap stuff like the sherwood minamis or ocianic slimline

If you going to go dir in the future you will want somthing comprable to your primary good choice is a scubapro r190 or diverite rg1200 octo or a z2 octo save you money in the long run