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Can you please tell me how close is the EON Core in it's most conservative mode to that of computers using the DSAT ( Oceanic ) ? thank you
Pretty easy to get a rough estimate.
Compare PADI RDP tables, to DM5 software
Using the RDP 25m gives you 29 minutes (on air)
Using DM5 at +2 (The most conservative) The Eon calls Deco at 23:30
With the Settings at -2 (Most aggressive) the Eon calls Deco at 32mins
At 18m - RDP give 72 mins - Eon gives 61 @-2 or 44 @ +2
Going deeper to 40m RDP says 9 mins. Eon gives you 9 mins at +2 and 12 mins@-2
DSAT gives you more time when your shallow
when you go deeper then The Eon switches from plain old RGBM to Fused RGBM
@scubadada has way more experience than I with DSAT
Edit: This are just my comparisons between tables and DM5. It's not a definitive example and shoudl be only taken as a rough guide.
PPS I've had the Eon for 4 years and treat it hard. I've never found it lacking on dives down to 50m or when it's in baby mode when I'm guiding
thank you all, and yes I was looking for data on week long repetitive diving too. So happens I am considering the Shearwater too.
Unlike some of the contributors here, I've dived both.
If you put the hyperbole to one side, you'll find the Eon and It's main competitor are very competent machines.
If you are involved in Serious technical diving, then I would obviously suggest the competitor, because having like for like machines with your team is a distinct advantage.
However for "lite" tech dives, I can adequately plan across computers. By Lite I mean to 50m, with less than 20 mins mixed gas deco.
For repetitive diving. The Eon is fine. I've used it for 3 week trips, doing 3 - 4 dives a day with most dives heading towards the 30-40m depths whilst having a 1 hr dive time. It has't limited me and I've never been running out of NDL before other people.
Then you come down to form factor. Without a doubt the Eon has the best screen and best display full stop. You can choose Classic (just numerical display) or graphical. And there are a couple of different types of graphical to choose from depending on your tastes.
It can run more than 2 transmitters, however it can only display one at a time
You decide whether you like the 2 button interface or the 3 of the Eon
Some people prefer usable changeable batteries, others prefer rechargeable
And of course the price in your region.
Having dived both, a number of times, for me the Shearwater still doesn't offer me enough advantages to make me want to change. It's a great computer for sure, but there are too many things I prefer with the Eon that I'd be reluctant to give up.
Fortunately for me the price of a computer isn't an issue, but I know that if I invested in a Perdix for instance it would stay in its case 90% of the time.
But everyone is different. I don't push people one way or the other, just suggest people weigh up all the options and make a decision based upon what they feel is important, and their preferences.