Nikole
Contributor
Short Bio about me first..
Open water diver
Nitrox certified
Live in Florida (which means I dive alot)
I plan on taking the advanced open water course. No cave, or tec diving, ever.
However computer shopping has never been so difficult.!
I was going to get something cheap at first, like the old Suunto Zoops that my dive buddies, who are advanced divers haave, and it fpretty much does the job, how's your depth water temp, has the safety stop countdown, and how long you've been down.
Then I saw the cressi giotto.. Discontinued, but large screen, easy to read, also very basic and does the job, read all the reviews, everyone likes it. It's discontinued...
Then I see the Oceanic 2.0/3.0 it can match other computer profiles and you can add a second tank and is also one of the more affordable ones.
Then then I see the Suunto D4i novo.. Which is air integrated (yes I do understand that the extra part that you have to buy, the transmitter, used to get the tank and the computer to "talk" to each other is another few hundred dollars.)
Then I see the d6i (and other pricier models) that is air integrated AND has a built-in digital compass.
And I see aloft of people using shearwater petrel.
And then while researching the petrel I learned about the Mares Icon HD (looks like the petrel.. LED screen, air integrated, compass..) Love the LED screen and the colors.
Then at the dive shop me and some students entered a debate about how you do (or don't) need a wrist computer when you can just buy the console (One and Done.) and not have to read both a console and your wrist. I don't even have my own regulator yet, so a console is Off the list.
So my question is:
Exactly what type of *wrist* computer is appropriate for an advanced diver?
I want to buy something nice and suitable so that I don't feel the need to have to UPGRADE later on.
The extra features (digital compass, air integration, etc...) they sound very convenient but is it really worth the extra money?
Open water diver
Nitrox certified
Live in Florida (which means I dive alot)
I plan on taking the advanced open water course. No cave, or tec diving, ever.
However computer shopping has never been so difficult.!
I was going to get something cheap at first, like the old Suunto Zoops that my dive buddies, who are advanced divers haave, and it fpretty much does the job, how's your depth water temp, has the safety stop countdown, and how long you've been down.
Then I saw the cressi giotto.. Discontinued, but large screen, easy to read, also very basic and does the job, read all the reviews, everyone likes it. It's discontinued...
Then I see the Oceanic 2.0/3.0 it can match other computer profiles and you can add a second tank and is also one of the more affordable ones.
Then then I see the Suunto D4i novo.. Which is air integrated (yes I do understand that the extra part that you have to buy, the transmitter, used to get the tank and the computer to "talk" to each other is another few hundred dollars.)
Then I see the d6i (and other pricier models) that is air integrated AND has a built-in digital compass.
And I see aloft of people using shearwater petrel.
And then while researching the petrel I learned about the Mares Icon HD (looks like the petrel.. LED screen, air integrated, compass..) Love the LED screen and the colors.
Then at the dive shop me and some students entered a debate about how you do (or don't) need a wrist computer when you can just buy the console (One and Done.) and not have to read both a console and your wrist. I don't even have my own regulator yet, so a console is Off the list.
So my question is:
Exactly what type of *wrist* computer is appropriate for an advanced diver?
I want to buy something nice and suitable so that I don't feel the need to have to UPGRADE later on.
The extra features (digital compass, air integration, etc...) they sound very convenient but is it really worth the extra money?