Jarac,
You will discover many of us read Rodales scubadiving mag. Some more religiously than others. They have some great reports and done tons of testing on scuba equipment. They have detailed write ups on how to pick equipment. One thing... don't take their proces on equipment seriously... they can EASILY be beat. I have seen some places go as much as half what Rodales lists the item for. Check out the link and good luck. Welcome to scubadiving.
http://www.scubadiving.com
Tom
You will discover many of us read Rodales scubadiving mag. Some more religiously than others. They have some great reports and done tons of testing on scuba equipment. They have detailed write ups on how to pick equipment. One thing... don't take their proces on equipment seriously... they can EASILY be beat. I have seen some places go as much as half what Rodales lists the item for. Check out the link and good luck. Welcome to scubadiving.
http://www.scubadiving.com
Tom