Eric M
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I'm going to throw this out there for you to devour as you feel necessary. I haven't seen any new posts on the topic since my unrelated last post so here it goes.
I want to get a dive computer as presently I do not own one nor have I ever owned one before. I feel I would be wasting money for an entry lever unit but I don't want to buy something that's both enticing and useless at the same time. I'm recently re-certified and for the next 3-5 years I plan on diving 4 or 5 times a year mostly during vacations and perhaps targeted trips to the sea to keep certification current. I'm also Nitrox certified. I fancy wrist based units with air integration technology, but does it really replaces the time tested console? I'm eyeballing a Oceanic Atom 3.1 unit that has great features. Then there is Aqualung i450t unit, which is AL's version of Atom 3.1. These seem reasonably priced and may be good for a long time and have an option to add the transmitter after I get my own reg.
So the questions I have about these units or perhaps other similar ones are, will I out grow these sooner than later? Conversely I'd hate to buy a unit that doesn't have air integration such the Puck by Mares, or the Cressi Giatto/Leonardo, unless the air integration is ahead of it's time.
Conversely, some of the nicer units are out of price range momentarily and I've looked at Aeris A300, and Oceanic VTX A300 (maybe the same as Aeris), or Scubapro M2.
If I do get one that doesn't have all the features and I decide to sell, do these keel their value or are akin to other electronics and loose value as soon as you "drive it off the lot"?
As you have guessed budgetary constraints are driving all of this so I'm trying to balance other gear needs for the rest of family member as well.
Thanks for you posts!
I want to get a dive computer as presently I do not own one nor have I ever owned one before. I feel I would be wasting money for an entry lever unit but I don't want to buy something that's both enticing and useless at the same time. I'm recently re-certified and for the next 3-5 years I plan on diving 4 or 5 times a year mostly during vacations and perhaps targeted trips to the sea to keep certification current. I'm also Nitrox certified. I fancy wrist based units with air integration technology, but does it really replaces the time tested console? I'm eyeballing a Oceanic Atom 3.1 unit that has great features. Then there is Aqualung i450t unit, which is AL's version of Atom 3.1. These seem reasonably priced and may be good for a long time and have an option to add the transmitter after I get my own reg.
So the questions I have about these units or perhaps other similar ones are, will I out grow these sooner than later? Conversely I'd hate to buy a unit that doesn't have air integration such the Puck by Mares, or the Cressi Giatto/Leonardo, unless the air integration is ahead of it's time.
Conversely, some of the nicer units are out of price range momentarily and I've looked at Aeris A300, and Oceanic VTX A300 (maybe the same as Aeris), or Scubapro M2.
If I do get one that doesn't have all the features and I decide to sell, do these keel their value or are akin to other electronics and loose value as soon as you "drive it off the lot"?
As you have guessed budgetary constraints are driving all of this so I'm trying to balance other gear needs for the rest of family member as well.
Thanks for you posts!