I'm interested in SAC, I just don't care that the Garmin isn't great at it since you have to manually add data, but I understand the Garmin Connect is again, a jack of all trades, master of none. Connect was never meant to be an end all be all.
Right, but I wasn't talking to you in my original comments about Garmin Connect and the Garmin Dive app.
I know, you know, anyone that has experienced Garmin Connect knows that it has major short comings, and as you say, is "a jack of all trades, master of none". Those that haven't experienced Garmin Connect, like those that are considering the Descent Mk2, may not know that, so it is useful for them to know.
Further, the discussion shifted (for a page or so) to the Garmin Dive app which appears to have the same shortcomings as Garmin Connect and that was really where I was leading. Just as Garmin Connect is a poor excuse for a dive log app, I don't expect the Garmin Dive app to be any better.
The fact that the Garmin Dive app has the same issue with not allowing accurate entry of metric tank size is one issue. Sure this may not be a big issue for you, but it is for people that use metric and is why all the third party dive apps I have used allow it (and interestingly they are all written in Europe).
The SAC field in Garmin Connect shows that the developers don't understand at all.
The Garmin Dive app also uses the same data store as Garmin Connect so that's also likely to limit the data fields.
The biggest limitation that potential buyers of the Mk2 (or even the Mk1) need to be aware is that Garmin Connect and the Garmin Dive app can't be used without an Internet connection. That means that if you're one a dive trip in a remote location, you can't upload your dives to Connect or the Dive app. You can, of course, use a third party app, like Subsurface, on a laptop, to pull the FIT files directly from the watch and log them that way (and then upload the dives to Connect once you have a connection). People that don't travel with a laptop need to know that.
I'm sure you already knew all that, but this wasn't for you. It is for the potential Mk1/Mk2 users.