What dive computer do you use?
Vytec, and Nitek He.
Is it an air-intergrated model? Transmitter or hose?
Vytec is AI (transmitter-linked), Nitek He is not.
Would you recommend it? Why/why not?
Would recommend the Vytec. Easy to read U/W, the AI feature is nice - not essential, but convenient. Would recommend the He. It is a good, functional, durable computer.
If you could have gotten a different computer which one would it have been? Why?
Don't know of a specific other computer that I would prefer to replace either.
What was the deciding factor for your decision to purchase this one?
Vytec - LDS recommended Vytec, based on what I said I was looking for - reliable manufacturer (Suunto), nitrox capable, and possible future interest in AI. He - at the time it was one of the more readily available, affordable, multi-gas, helium-enabled, computers.
The one biggest drawback of the computer you use?
Suunto Dive Manager software leaves a lot to be desired. He is harder to read U/W, is no longer produced, and the download connection for He is too expensive. (I know, you asked for ONE - consider this to be a 'value added' response). For both, I wish they had an accessible stopwatch function that included seconds, rather than just a time function with minutes.
The best feature of the model you use?
Vytec - multi-gas functionality; He - multi-gas functionality, including trimix. AND, despite the fact that it is no longer manufactured, the He actually exists, and is not in interminable 'beta testing, and will be available by XXX'.