uwatec v`s sunnto

["big_john"]

right ppl i haved dived for many a year and have always dived with a uwatec comp. in fact i own 2 smart com`s and find them the mutts nuts.
i have just got my hands on a vyper2 on approval and would like to get some opinions from others on which comp ppl would choose given a choice.

[clockworkdog]

Originally Posted by "big_john"

right ppl i haved dived for many a year and have always dived with a uwatec comp. in fact i own 2 smart com`s and find them the mutts nuts.
i have just got my hands on a vyper2 on approval and would like to get some opinions from others on which comp ppl would choose given a choice.

I uses to use Uwatec / Aladdins but moved over to the Suunto and not looked back. Just find them so spot on to my diving. I use the Vytec and like the gas switching feature as well.

Andy

[Fiona]

Originally Posted by clockworkdog

I use the Vytec and like the gas switching feature as well.

Andy

I have always had Uwatec's and like those, the new Tec 2G also has gas switch feature. I also like the IR port on the Aladins - easy to download profiles.

[Scuttler]

I used to use Uwatec/Scubapro until I sent my Aladdin Air in for a repair (contact loose) they tried to fob me off by saying it's beyond economical repair and that I should upgrade it to one of the new computers for £350.
In the end I sent it somewhere else and the guy repaired the contact for £35.

Since then I refuse to buy anything Scubapro/Uwatec.

The Uwatec series is fine in terms of performance and now the wet contacts have gone (PITA) they're easier to use but most of my friends use Suunto Vytecs and from what I've seen they are great computers.

[Mark Davies]

I had two Aladins, the most recent being an Air Z Nitrox. I loved it and considered it to be one of the most useful bits of kit I'd ever bought, but I had to replace it because I needed a computer capable of gas switching. I then moved onto a Vytec and have to say it is a much better bit of kit - if for no other reason than because it has proper buttons instead of those wet contacts! It is also far more versatile in terms of it's settings - generally more user-friendly all round.

The one big drawback? Suunto's minutes seem to be a lot longer than Uwatec's! A good bit of the deco time I've been able to save by switching gases does seem to have been taken up by longer stop times.

[thehappychappy]

Having had a uwatec aladin prime I did like the computer, loved the display, liked the infra red connection however hated the long press / short press buttons, done my head in.

Did like the count time timer for safety / deco stops because it showed seconds so defiantly felt less time than using a suunto.

However switched to Suunto in April 2006, I wouldnt go back, much easier to operate and navigate through menus.

Just wish the Suunto's showed seconds on stops :-)


Davie.

[DIVE BUDDHA]

suunto every time !! never had many dealings with uwatec scuaba pro

[clockworkdog]

Originally Posted by Mark Davies

The one big drawback? Suunto's minutes seem to be a lot longer than Uwatec's! A good bit of the deco time I've been able to save by switching gases does seem to have been taken up by longer stop times.

I've noticed that on occasions. I have put it down to the fact that the minutes are based on the stop depth (say 3m) but when carried out at 3.5 to 4m due to swell the computer multiplies each minute by a small number. The further you are from a stop depth the longer it takes. Never tried measuring it against my bottom timer at the exact deco depth though. Might be something to try on my next deco dive....

Andy