Is the Aeris EPIC right for my daughter and me

[fiji4118]

Hi All,

New to the forum and i have not had a chance to dive since the year I was certified (2003). My a lot has changed! My daughter is going through open water certification and I was looking into getting computers for both of us. We will be vacation divers for the most part and she will hold a junior certification for a few years that will limit our depth. I thought it would be nice to have hoseless AI on these so that I could monitor her air (I realize there is a very limited distance for the transmitters and I could probably just as easily look while I was next to her!). I came across the Aeris Epic new online for less that $400 with a transmitter. Seems like a pretty good deal for a computer with AI. The reviews I have been able to find are favorable but it is an older model. Pro/cons for this computer? Better plan than the one I have?

Thanks!
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[Fish in a Barrel]

That seems like a pretty epic deal to me.

Seriously though, the transmitters alone retail for $400. I believe all of the Aeris and Oceanic computers use the same transmitter, so if you need a more capable computer in the future, you should be able to upgrade without buying a new transmitter.

I got an Aeris Elite T3 recently. I only have about 10 dives on it, but I like it a lot. Looking at the manual for the Epic, they seem quite similar.