Trying to select dive computer Mares vs. Suunto

[5615mike]

I have used both. Personally, prefer the more conservative Suunto. Both are fine rigs. It comes down to personal choice.

 

[ChrisA]

I am trying to decide on a dive computer. I currently have a wrist computer and I really like it but it is only for air. I am looking at a Mares Nemo and a Suunto. The Mares is a little cheaper. I have about 80 dives, live in Florida and try to dive as much as I can (but not in the winter - the water is still too cold for me!! ). Anyway I wanted to spend about $500 and definitely want the nitrox calculations. Any reports on the differences on the 2 computers

I have a Mares. I think the Suunto is easyer to use. Ease of use maters. I bought the Mares wrist computer because of one silly feature that matters to me: It has a full-time backlight that does not go off automatically. I do a lot of night dives, maybe 50 per year so I like the backlight. One other nice feature. It takes AAA batteries and they can be changed out with no tools in a couple seconds.

That said ease of use maters. the Mares menu system is horrible and non-intuitive. At least to me it is. Made perfect logic to someone at the Mares factory I'm sure. You can download and read both user manuals. Buy the computer that has a manual you can understand in one reading. Unless you want a good backlight with AAA batts like I did.

What's this about cold water in Florida? No way. What next? complain the the viz is "only in the two digit range"?

 

[Midnight Star]

I also chose the Vyper (the Gekko didng have a few modes I wanted, along with a backlight and PC dive log downloading capability - though i've heard some here say it's possible with the Gekko).

Another good point about the Gekko and Vyper is they can used in either a wrist or console boot - you can by both boots and move the computer back and forth between them. This allows the computer to be moved to a backup in a console very easily, keeping it in active service longer than those that cant.

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Mike.

 

[WarrenZ]

I have and really like the Suunto Mosquito. It is a watch sized/style computer it works well and allows me to keep manual guages in my console for those times when I have to trade regs with a buddy whose comuter died and they have no depth guage.

 

[spankey]

nemo, it has 4 dive modes, good looking, easy to use, has a planner etc etc. I love mine