Help me find a new Wrist Mount Computer

[TigerDiver8]

Hey everyone,

I am in the market for a new Dive Computer and would like some input on comparing a few different ones.


Here are the ones I am looking at, I also welcome any new suggestions. I am looking for one with a transmitter, hopefully not sold seperately.

Hollis TK1 - 549.95 (Not sure if it comes with the transmitter or not)

Shearwater Petrel - 759.99. (I believe this has no transmitter at all)

Scubapro UWTEC Smart Tec - All my dive buddies have this one and swear by it. I haven't been able to find any "unused" for sale.

Scubapro Galileo Sol - 1229.00 - I really hated the screen. It was hard to see while I was in the shop.

Aries A300 CS - 1295.99

I really want the Suunto Eon but its a bit out of my price range.

Thanks Everyone

 

[eelnoraa]

Eon is $1400, only $200 more than Galileo sol or A300. If that is what you want, I think you should just go for it. It will cost your more to sell any one of these and upgrade EON later.

 

[diversteve]

Not that it matters but all your buddies are diving a discontinued model. More than a few years also - I think they came out in 2006 originally. Galileo's use the same algorithm but if you don't like the screen...

a Hollis TX1 sells for $549. $899 with transmitter.

Hollis TX-1 Trimix Computer with Transmitter 204-2361/204-2304

Petrel's are not air-integrated by design. But are future upgradeable - one of few computers that is.
It's the current darling on SB also - read any of the other "what computer should I buy threads".

---------- Post added June 6th, 2015 at 11:19 PM ----------

You can also get an EON for $1049 at Leisurepro - currently Out of Stock but maybe they'll get more. The catch is they're not an Authorized Aqualung (U.S. Suunto distributor) dealer so any required service/warranty work would be through then with their equivalent warranty. You can read/decide on that here: Policies and Legal Notices | LeisurePro.com

I just happened to notice there's a June 2015 software update being announced so you might check to see that you get/can get it if you do buy one.

Suunto EON Steel Wrist Computer 203050 Looks like $325 more for the transmitter also.

 

[TigerDiver8]

Thanks guys. and as for buying the EON it is 1880 with the transmitter. which is out of reach.

I knew the smart tec was old but thought I would still be able to find one, but guess not

I have my clipped off SPGs so not completely necessary for integrated i guess

---------- Post added June 6th, 2015 at 11:43 PM ----------

What is the difference between the Aeris A300 and Oceanic VTX

 

[Aotus]

I was told shearwater has no plans to add air integration. It's a matter of choosing not to introduce a potentially life-threatening failure point.

The petrel is fantastic, best computer out there in my opinion. Super robust, great visibility (with option to change colors for your preference), a compass in the newest version, Bluetooth log upload, customizable data layout (including the elegant rec mode), and if anything ever goes wrong, they are famous for excellent service.

 

[cb5150]

I was told shearwater has no plans to add air integration. It's a matter of choosing not to introduce a potentially life-threatening failure point.

The petrel is fantastic, best computer out there in my opinion. Super robust, great visibility (with option to change colors for your preference), a compass in the newest version, Bluetooth log upload, customizable data layout (including the elegant rec mode), and if anything ever goes wrong, they are famous for excellent service.

^^^This.

 

[JohnnyC]

I see no reason to go with anything but a Petrel these days. A case could be made if you got something super cheap and all you ever did was easy NDL dives in warm, shallow water, however realistically there's nothing that a Petrel doesn't do that you would want, and it'll do it better than any other computer on the market, even in those shallow, warm, clear, touristy type dives.

 

[waterpirate]

If you tell us about the diving you plan on doing with it, it would help a lot. Buying a shearwater product for ndl dives using one gas is a HUGE wast of monies IMHO.
YMMV
Eric

 

[kafkaland]

Before you buy the Aeris A300 CS or the Oceanic version of it, you really want to check out the threads on the Aeris forum. Lots of first-hand reports there. I own one as well and have posted my experiences there.

 

[cb5150]

I see no reason to go with anything but a Petrel these days. A case could be made if you got something super cheap and all you ever did was easy NDL dives in warm, shallow water, however realistically there's nothing that a Petrel doesn't do that you would want, and it'll do it better than any other computer on the market, even in those shallow, warm, clear, touristy type dives.

...and this^^^