freewillie
Contributor
I dive the Atomic T3. I purchased it because I had a little extra money at the time from cashing out an investment and wanted something nice. I justified the expense to my wife saying that it was lightest reg and was for travel.
But in all honesty the Z3 breaths the same and is a third of the price. The letter designation for Atomic indicates the type of metals used in the first stage and the second stages are all very similar. If the M1 has a higher nitro rating that would be the only reason to buy that model over any of the others models. If you are diving tech then you would need a regulator like the M1 but if just diving recreationally then the Z3 would do just fine.
I'm not a fan of console dive computers and prefer a wrist mount. I do like the display of the Cobalt which is a beautiful screen. If you like consoles and have the money to spend then it is a great computer. But for the same cost you could have a very nice wrist computer and even have wireless air integration if you wanted that option too.
in any event both the M1 and Cobalt are excellent choices.
But in all honesty the Z3 breaths the same and is a third of the price. The letter designation for Atomic indicates the type of metals used in the first stage and the second stages are all very similar. If the M1 has a higher nitro rating that would be the only reason to buy that model over any of the others models. If you are diving tech then you would need a regulator like the M1 but if just diving recreationally then the Z3 would do just fine.
I'm not a fan of console dive computers and prefer a wrist mount. I do like the display of the Cobalt which is a beautiful screen. If you like consoles and have the money to spend then it is a great computer. But for the same cost you could have a very nice wrist computer and even have wireless air integration if you wanted that option too.
in any event both the M1 and Cobalt are excellent choices.