Suunto EON Core? Where did this come from?

[Father]

I hadn't seen any ads about Suunto EON Core until a few minutes ago.

Interesting looking. I like this a lot better than then Steel in that they made it all screen and put the buttons on the side.

I dive a Perdix and love it, but I can't help but like the display on the Suunto. The picture looks like a rendering, not a real product.

The price is always a deal breaker though. $1,440 is a heck of a lot more than the Perdix AI with the AI pod.

 

[tbone1004]

price aside, the algorithm is a deal breaker...

 

[JohnnyC]

And once again Suunto is out of touch with the market they're trying to break into......

 

[elbig]

And once again Suunto is out of touch with the market they're trying to break into......

In what way?

 

[tbone1004]

In what way?

they want into the technical market. The Core is basically the Eon Steel in a smaller form factor, similar comparison of say a Shearwater Predator and the Shearwater Perdix. Basically identical computers functionally, even aesthetically, one is just much smaller than the other.
The Steel is not a computer you ever really see in serious technical divers because it just doesn't work, and the Core is going to be no different.

Very sad, because I think Shearwater needs a serious competitor, but this just isn't it

 

[Kromar]

Very sad, because I think Shearwater needs a serious competitor, but this just isn't it

How about Heinrichs Weikamp OSTC computers?

 

[tbone1004]

How about Heinrichs Weikamp OSTC computers?

not available in North America and I have an email from their mgmt team that says that they have no intention of coming to North America any time soon

 

[Father]

price aside, the algorithm is a deal breaker...

Or lack of algorithm choices? For 1 and 2 tank recreational dives, how bad could it be? But, again, why pay almost $1,500 for a computer that isn't as good as a Perdix?
If this thing was more like $900 with the pod it would at least be my backup computer.

Very sad, because I think Shearwater needs a serious competitor, but this just isn't it

Why does the Shearwater need a competitor? Great computer. Good price. Looks cool. Everything else will be a knockoff.
Shearwater is creating its own competition by working into the recreational (or the get the computer that does "both" so you don't have to buy another one later") market.

That being said... what about the Ratio? Makes a lot of claims.

 

[runsongas]

where would you even buy a ratio if you wanted to?

 

[elbig]

where would you even buy a ratio if you wanted to?

Amazon for one sells it. https://www.amazon.com/Ratio-ix3M-GPS-Dive-Computer/dp/B01MR1CQM1?th=1