Dive computer

[sulwh]

Thoughts on AI for a recreational diver?

 

[Joneill]

Thoughts on AI for a recreational diver?

Very useful to have tank pressure continuously updated right on your wrist and only have to look at 1 device for all dive info - I, personally, would not go back to an SPG.

 

[admikar]

Waiting for the first mention of brand S.

Your watch is over.
OP, buy Shearwater.
No, don't buy it, it's great but not the right tool for you.
Mares Puck is sufficient, but working with only 1 button sucks.

 

[Belzelbub]

Thoughts on AI for a recreational diver?

I'm a recreational diver. I dove for many years until I bought my first computer. That computer was AI. I don't see myself going back to non-AI for a primary computer at all.

All info in one place, plus ability to calculate gas time remaining in real-time is quite useful.

 

[Rob9876]

I am a recreational diver, once a twice a year at best though I have about 450 dives under my belt, 99% without a computer believe it or not.
I think I should get one now as I am getting older and need to take less risks. Are those Mares Puck computers ok ? I can't really justify spending over the top for something I use once or twice a year for a couple of weeks.

Yes, my son and I both have Mares Puck Pros and they are great value for the money. 1 button can be a bit annoying sometimes, but still a great computer for the money. I now also have a Shearwater, and dive with both it and the Puck -- and I often find myself glancing at the Puck more -- the Puck display really does a good job of showing everything you need in 1 glance. Puck batteries are easy to change with just a coin -- usually don't have to replace the O-ring, but you do want to check that each time.

 

[Big Dan K]

If the eyes are old too, the Seac Screen is like the “large print” edition of an inexpensive dive computer

 

[Bert van den Berg]

Thank you. There is a Cressi at the same price but I have heard there are issues with them dying on you after battery replacement. Are the Mares Puck easy to do a battery change on without wrecking it ?

Yes, it's easy to replace the battery on the Mares Puck.

 

[stuartv]

Your watch is over.

It was over after post # 4.

 

[scubajunky17]

Yes, it's easy to replace the battery on the Mares Puck.

Thanks for that.

 

[dmaziuk]

Thank you. There is a Cressi at the same price but I have heard there are issues with them dying on you after battery replacement. Are the Mares Puck easy to do a battery change on without wrecking it ?

My feeling is it happens if you let the battery run really dead. Ours have been -- knock on wood -- problem-free for close to a decade now.

The IR eye and the way it deals with deco are the downsides. I suspect Puck will have the latter as well, though. One button could be a pain if you dive nitrox and have to change the mix all the time, but if you don't: you only need it to change the time once per trip (if your destination is in a different time zone) or after a battery change.