Computer for Advanced Young Diver?

MauiScubaSteve · Dec 21, 2009

Friends of mine are looking for a dive computer for their teenage son. He has his AOW and a couple Specialties.

Dad used the word basic but I will add Nitrox and user replaceable battery. Probably $350 or less-ish. I'm a Suunto but Mosquitos are not on my list.

LEISURE PRO has a clearance on Manta's; interested in any thoughts!

paddler3d · Dec 21, 2009

DR Duo, TUSA Hunter and IST something. They are the same computer made by Seiko.

Two gas, Nitrox up to 99%, user replaceable batteries, so on so forth. You can get a bungee mount from DSS for them as well.

Simple puck style.

NiTek Duo Dive Computer by Dive Rite - Dive Gear Express

It is being phased out because of the Trio.

BodenseeDiver · Dec 21, 2009

Suunto Gekko Nitrox and Air

M_Bipartitus · Dec 21, 2009

I agree with the Dive Rite Duo, but any computer with the features you list and a manual gauge mode would fit the bill as far as I'm concerned.

Edit: On second thought I should add, that I prefer the non-air integrated wrist mount (like the DR Duo), but I suspect the air integrated models are out of the price range.

zaberman1 · Dec 22, 2009

+1 on the DR Duo, great computer.

Guy Alcala · Dec 22, 2009

Lsiesure Pro has had the Uwatec Aladin Tec 2G on sale for $299 for a while now (MSRP is $564 IIRR). In addition to the features of the Nitek Duo et al, in gauge mode it also has a stopwatch and a resettable average depth. Plus the option of setting your backlight for push-on/push-off, which is really handy for night dives. All the the computers mentioned will allow for expansion into tech diving, should the friend's son wish to do so.

Guy

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covediver · Dec 23, 2009

BodenseeDiver:
Suunto Gekko Nitrox and Air

My Gekko has served me very well over the last several years as have all my suunto gages. I have been diving with suunto equipment for 20+ years. Once when I had problems with a gage after a couple hundred dives, it gave up the ghost. I got another, but the gage size no longer fit the console. The dive shop called the sunnto rep and they provided me with a new console. with customer service like that, those folks earned a lifetime customer. when i upgraded about 8 years ago, suunto and gekko was the only way to go.

MXGratefulDiver · Dec 23, 2009

Highly recommend the Tec2G ... it functions well as either a computer or a bottom timer, and has a lot of features that give the young (or new) diver a lot of options as their diving skills, knowledge, and goals evolve.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

psychocabbage · Dec 24, 2009

Tusa IQ700 (hunter)

We have 5 of them. Love them. Very good computer that does the job.

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