Scubapro VS Zeagle.

[Dockmaster]

Great Reg, does your have the Miflex hose on it?

Yup, so does the Z Octopus I bought with it.

 

[Jimmer]

Zeagle allows dealers to sell parts openly, but that is not the same as saying all dealers will do so. What happens if you do not live near a Zeagle dealer - either the dealer dops Zeagle or you move somewhere with no Zeagle dealer?

In contrast, on just about any given day, and certainly within any 1 to 2 week period of time, you can find new scubapro parts kits on e-bay for any Scubapro reg. I can;t rememebr the last time I saw a Zeagle kit. So if you want to talk about 'real world get them anywhere parts availablity' the conversation starts and ends with Scubapro.

I get what you are saying DA, but like Elan pointed out, you can order kits from Zeagle Express, Dive right in scuba or Scubatoys anytime.

I must agree with you on the whole "buy american" thing though. These days, it may as well be a global village, with parts and services coming from all over the world to manufacture items, regardless of where the final assembly is done.

Jim

 

[Teller]

I have narrowed it down to either a Zeagle ZX DS-V or a Scubapro MK 17. I dive kinda cold, 40 to 50 saltwater. Anybody got any comments?

I have the Zeagle ZX DS-V and I love it. I dive alot of Texas lakes and I have never had a problem with it. The coldest water I have ever had it in was 48 degrees and it worked fine. It is also very adjustable.

 

[Fox-Cousteau]

I dive in th northeast and have dove in water in the mid 40's with no problem.

Burrrrr! too cold for me! I did my intro to cave class in Jan. (while FL experienced a modern ice age) water might have been 72 but we started each morning gearing up in 25-35 degree temps. I was using a pair of mk20 with a g250 and s600 seconds. had as much gas as I wanted and both performed flawlessly.

I understand the comparison involves a mk17, but just wanted to put my 2 cents in.

 

[Belce]

Why not a Mk25 Scubapro 1st stage, you dive in warm enough water?

 

[redacted]

I agree that Scubapro usually makes a pretty good product and they do have the advantage of a very long history BUT, based on attitudes of the brand "professionals", I'd recommend Zeagle.

For example, this is a posting from a Scubapro tech in this thread (http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/re...2518-scubapro-o-ring-sizes-2.html#post5062297 ): "I do not want to pee in anybody's Wheaties, but I'd have to agree with the Bluewater guy. I recently attended the Scubapro Expert Technician Clinic in Miami. The reason given for the minimum two shim requirement was to eliminate resonance from metal to metal contact between the piston and spring and the body in the MK 5, Mk 10 and Mk 15. I believe maybe the MK 8. This can be found in the book supplied by Scubapr, Jules Jewels. Don't ask me to show you the book, because in the technician commumity the book, Jules Jewels is like the secret handshake. If you want a copy, then you must qualify as a Scubapro Xpert Technician, not a shade tree mechanic. No disrespect intended. "

Compare that with this short thread including a post from a Zeagle professional: Parts for Flathead-7 and DS-V: the same? - Scuba Forum - Scuba Diving Forums and Discussion Board

BTW, that Zeagle professional happens to be the owner & founder of Zeagle. Which company do you think will be more willing to help you and answer your questions?

 

[nwdiver2]

Go Zeagle Go.