Yes! I bought all my gear this year.
I first bought the basics:
-Aqualung/Tecnisub 'Look' mask: bought it because I first thought it looked awesome, it was a good fit on my face and the price was good...all other masks were ugly.
-Aqualung dive boots (5mm I think) because I wanted open heel fins and this boots looked tough and well made, they are comfortable and the price was also good.
-Mares quattro excel fins, out of recommendation from my older and more scuba experienced sister, she told me those were good and I can say the same. price was a little high though.
-Body Glove 3/2 pro II wetsuit, this was a great purchase as all the 3mm wetsuits were on the same price range, but this one feels thicker, maybe it is. I think it is a 5mm wetsuit wich I got for the price of a 3mm.
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I then bought all the extra gear:
-Oceanic Pro BCD (weight integrated)
-Oceanic gt3 reg and alpha 8 octo
-Oceanic veo 100 dive computer/pressure gage
this was bought online at a very cheap price...all this gear part by part would cost over $1,000 but it got it for about $640