Garmin has terrible customer service, especially compared to Shearwater. It is a good practice to buy something based on capability and track record, not on looks. If you really like an old Casio, then dive with an old Casio.
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You haven't offended me, I just hate to waste my time. You do not seem to take input, so why bother. Never the less, here are some examples of potential issues:
Many are replacing their Miflex with rubber, due to issues with Miflex insides, crimping, and braided covering coming apart/
So you left it that way? Your 2nd stage needs rebuilding.
This can seriously harm the seat unless you were pushing the purge button at the saem time.
You seem to expect it to run perfectly forever, so long as no one but you or your wife touches it. I'm afraid you can't count on that.
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I did not leave my second stage unremedied. I allowed someone more skilled than myself to complete the maintenance. I'm also sarcastic and only selectively disregard some opinions, such as your view on miflex hoses. I will certainly replace them if I see any sign of wear and they are in excellent condition.
On that note, yes I said I don't let people touch my gear but I ask people to help me with it if I trust them. So if I seemed to "not take input well" all I can say is, you seem to expect your opinion to be accepted as if I knew you. All I know about you is a small amount of info under a picture of a seahorse.
As you'll notice, I have respected and valued every bit of information given to me regarding the subject of the thread and the questions I have asked. You don't have to waste your time getting to know my reg or disparaging miflex hoses.
LOL. That is not a seahorse, it is a longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus.
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Thanks for that bit of info especially about customer service.
As for track record, Garmin has an extremely good track record overall with regard to performance of their devices, does this not hold true with their dive computers? On that note, Shearwater hasn't been making dive computers much longer, only a few years, and I have read about a battery drain issue along with slow and expensive servicing.
It is definitely time to replace the old Casio but I wish Casio made a DC.
Garmin since 2018; SW since 2007.
Actually Bruce started in 2004 making boards for Megs in his garage (wiki)...
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Fair enough, 11 years is a very long time with regard to the development of technology and I'll side with you that they're very new to the DC market compared to Shearwater.
Stilll, I have used a lot of very good Garmin stuff, including marine navigation and military grade navigation devices (I had one but still preferred paper maps) and they make outstanding equipment that easily lasts decades.
I'm looking actively for some more negative opinions of Garmin Dive computers (won't disregard).
I actually like the Garmin MkIIi; two of my friends have them. The GPS is great! But the downside of their transmitters for AI is that they use RF on land and acoustics u/w, so there is no way to check that it is working until you are already in the water. Bad design, methinks.
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Any reason to think it won't last a long time?
Wrist sonar sounds stupid, but maybe I made that sound stupid. The fact that they also made a solar version of a watch just irks me too, again likely my personality interfering with my reasoning. But it's clearly a gimmick or even a joke, either way my faith in their designs is slightly reduced.
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