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wow! I thought I knew what I wanted but now----
Ok here's the deal. I'm a newly certified diver. Have just bought all new equipment and when I bought I ended up with a Uwatec Aladin Prime computer in a console with the SPG and compass.
I plan on diving about 3 - 4 times a year getting anywhere from 6-8 to 17-25 dives in per trip (best guess). I'm going to Little Cayman in about a month and a half for my first "real" dive trip (not on the family vacation) and have 17 dives planned. That's where I came up with the numbers.
my problem / question:
I thought I wanted a second computer for backup and I definately want a wrist mount. Maybe it's just my eyes but I wanted something with a little larger display (easier to read than the Prime). I THOUGHT I wanted a Suunto Gekko (or at least a Suunto product) due to the display size but I have read about a thousand threads and it seems that:
1. I should look at getting something that has the same algorithm
2. That Suunto may be a little too conservative
Since I have already spent money and now want to buy again I want to make sure I have as much input as I can get and this surely seems to be the place to get it. I am NOT opposed to buying an entirely new unit and a backup wrist unit because I can and probably will, pass this Uwatec on to my son who I hope is going to get certified here in the next year or so before our next family vacation (or I'll sell it on Ebay or somewhere to recover the cost) if needed.
After reading until my eyes are bleeding I definately DO NOT want to be the first to HAVE to come up because from what my instructor has told me and from my previous dives I DO NOT use my air up very fast.
There you go. Want a nice big, easy to read display, easy to use wrist mount computer.
What can you all tell me and what do you think I should do from here?
Thanks.
wow! I thought I knew what I wanted but now----
Ok here's the deal. I'm a newly certified diver. Have just bought all new equipment and when I bought I ended up with a Uwatec Aladin Prime computer in a console with the SPG and compass.
I plan on diving about 3 - 4 times a year getting anywhere from 6-8 to 17-25 dives in per trip (best guess). I'm going to Little Cayman in about a month and a half for my first "real" dive trip (not on the family vacation) and have 17 dives planned. That's where I came up with the numbers.
my problem / question:
I thought I wanted a second computer for backup and I definately want a wrist mount. Maybe it's just my eyes but I wanted something with a little larger display (easier to read than the Prime). I THOUGHT I wanted a Suunto Gekko (or at least a Suunto product) due to the display size but I have read about a thousand threads and it seems that:
1. I should look at getting something that has the same algorithm
2. That Suunto may be a little too conservative
Since I have already spent money and now want to buy again I want to make sure I have as much input as I can get and this surely seems to be the place to get it. I am NOT opposed to buying an entirely new unit and a backup wrist unit because I can and probably will, pass this Uwatec on to my son who I hope is going to get certified here in the next year or so before our next family vacation (or I'll sell it on Ebay or somewhere to recover the cost) if needed.
After reading until my eyes are bleeding I definately DO NOT want to be the first to HAVE to come up because from what my instructor has told me and from my previous dives I DO NOT use my air up very fast.
There you go. Want a nice big, easy to read display, easy to use wrist mount computer.
What can you all tell me and what do you think I should do from here?
Thanks.