xDeep BLACK - bottom timer / computer features. Sold beginning Friday, July 26th !

[victorzamora]

tridacna, while I agree they've screwed the proverbial pooch to a nearly irreperable point.....they're not competing WITH Samsung/Sony.....they're competing FOR Samsung/Sony equipment. I believe the story is that they had one brand of lithium batteries in their original models, but then found a better battery (same price, same size, higher capacity/performance) provided by Samsung. So they "upgraded" to the Samsung battery. However, the cells were apparently all the rage and they're being bumped behind big/rich customers that can pay an expedite fee. Since xDeep is a lowly computer manufacturer talking about maybe hundreds instead of guaranteed MILLIONS of units.....they can't get their hands on parts.

However, an apology would've gone a LONG way....and a company that already has good products out (Stealth 2.0) should be better than this. This is Kickstarter kinda crap.

 

[Ayisha]

So the issue now is that Samsung can't keep up with demand?

 

[Nuribromanski]

no, there saying chinese component makers keep bumping the dive mfgrs orders for BT compoenets because they rather sell all compoents to big tech cos like samsung. mayeb true, maybe not.

 

[tridacna]

Dog ate my homework

 

[guyharrisonphoto]

The new Shearwater "rec" mode looks really nice! It does not have the compass mode but X-Deep better get moving or they are just not going to find a market as others move in.

 

[tridacna]

I'm going to take a look at the Shearwater at BTS this weekend. Personally I think that the Xdeep ship has sailed. Almost one year of serious lies and broken promises. Unbelievable.

I bet dollars to donuts that the Xdeep guys will be at BTS making new promises!

 

[kr2y5]

The new Shearwater "rec" mode looks really nice! It does not have the compass mode but X-Deep better get moving or they are just not going to find a market as others move in.

One of the features I noticed here is that it seems to be displaying dive time in seconds, which I would consider pretty useful in learning to control proper ascent speed. As far as I could tell from reading the Petrel manual, that used to not be available outside the gauge mode (it only had 15-second granularity), but perhaps I am wrong, I did not have a chance to play with it. I still do not understand why the gauge functionality in Petrel needs to be a separate "mode", and why the tissues need to be "cleared" while switching, that does not seem to make a ton of sense. My understanding is that X-Deep Black does not have this sort of a limitation.

 

[Nuribromanski]

My understanding is that X-Deep Black does not have this sort of a limitation.

it has only the gage mode, so yah, no limitation

 

[victorzamora]

My understanding is that X-Deep Black does not have this sort of a limitation.

So.....one TINY, MINUTE detail makes the Petrel an inferior computer? I know you're not saying it, but you're clearly implying it. This is hilarious, dude.

 

[kr2y5]

So.....one TINY, MINUTE detail makes the Petrel an inferior computer? I know you're not saying it, but you're clearly implying it.

Not at all, I see it as a good sign that a healthy competition stimulates improvements in a competitor's product, to the benefit of the customers.

This is hilarious, dude.

Why the hostility?