I was never a big Scubapro BC fan (although I LOVE their regs) until I started dive travel a lot. I go to Japan, Philippines, Thailand, etc. and everywhere you go you see Scubapro. My instructor used a Seaquest but he told me that for a diver that travels a lot, Scubapro has by far the largest network of centers for service etc. I also noticed that the cheapest of the SP models seems to be one of the most common rentals at the many places that I have dived and they seem to last a very long time.
Mario,
When you paint with a broad brush and make absolute statements, people tend to not take your posts seriously. I think that many companies make models that are very good. Some some companies make more good ones than others. I try to comment on BC's that I have actually used IN THE WATER. I also will rely on magazine reviews only if the magazine takes NO advertising or takes advertising from all of the manufacturers that I am interested in.
I bought a Scubapro Knighthawk after reading the following in PADI
PADI Article
and after reading a test that compared Back Inflate BC's for neutral bouyancy characteristics. I like a lot of the bells and whistles on Zeagle but they had the worst rating for bouyancy. Bleed all the air from a Ranger and they still float like a cork. Bleed all the air from a Knighthawk and it is neutral.
Another review placed back inflate BC's on a dummy and dragged them through the water to measure drag...again the Knighthawk had the lowest drag of the group. They did not test a BP/Wings...I am sure it would have been the best for low drag. (This magazine had advertising from Zeagle, SP, and SeaQuest)
Having said this I am still looking for a BP and Wings for doubles. I have tried a Halcyon with a Pioneer and it was very nice but found the straps a bit uncomfortable with no wetsuit or a thin wetsuit. So for the tropics I'll stick with the Knighthawk and for pseudo tech diving I'll probably end up with a BPWings.