As possibly the most outspoken Non Shearwater person here...
My preference is the Eon Steel. I do have a Perdix, I brought it to see what all the fuss was about, and because it was advantageous to plan Buhlmann. I don't' love my Perdix, I've written before about the reasons I prefer the Eon. But basically the interface isn't' as nice as the Eon. I say that after 150 dives on teh Perdix so it's not a knee jerk reaction
I'm not saying it's bad - but equally the fanboyz who claim it's The only computer etc etc are talking nonsense. A lot comes down to personal preferences and experiences. Suunto have been great at resolving my one problem in 700 dives. I know of 5 other Eon users that have near similar usage and they've not had a single issue. My rechargeable Battery is still going strong 4 years later and when it finally has a poor storage (currently 32hrs on a full charge) I'll consider whether to repair or replace - I'm guessing by that time it'll have done 1000 dives so won't owe me anything
Who knows what shearwater have up their sleeve perhaps (and I hope) they'll launch a Perdix size computer with a Teric screen and have similar customisable pages as the Eon - I'd certain give it a look and a try.
And for those that say, buy a Shearwater and it'll be the only computer you'll ever need - I heard that with the Petral, and then watched as users moved from that to the Perdix, then to the Perdix AI and finally jumped onto the Teric *snort*
My preference is the Eon Steel. I do have a Perdix, I brought it to see what all the fuss was about, and because it was advantageous to plan Buhlmann. I don't' love my Perdix, I've written before about the reasons I prefer the Eon. But basically the interface isn't' as nice as the Eon. I say that after 150 dives on teh Perdix so it's not a knee jerk reaction
I'm not saying it's bad - but equally the fanboyz who claim it's The only computer etc etc are talking nonsense. A lot comes down to personal preferences and experiences. Suunto have been great at resolving my one problem in 700 dives. I know of 5 other Eon users that have near similar usage and they've not had a single issue. My rechargeable Battery is still going strong 4 years later and when it finally has a poor storage (currently 32hrs on a full charge) I'll consider whether to repair or replace - I'm guessing by that time it'll have done 1000 dives so won't owe me anything
Who knows what shearwater have up their sleeve perhaps (and I hope) they'll launch a Perdix size computer with a Teric screen and have similar customisable pages as the Eon - I'd certain give it a look and a try.
And for those that say, buy a Shearwater and it'll be the only computer you'll ever need - I heard that with the Petral, and then watched as users moved from that to the Perdix, then to the Perdix AI and finally jumped onto the Teric *snort*