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Posted: 11/23/2018 11:56:38 AM EDT
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The only issue I have with my wrist-mounted computer is that A) I also wear a dive watch, so now I'm two-watch-wristed (which feels a bit odd) and B) my aging eyes have trouble reading the relatively small display.
I can't speak to the i300C, per se, as mine's an Oceanic. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 1:06:15 PM EDT
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Just cough up the $$$ and get a Shearwater - Perdix or Teric.
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Posted: 11/23/2018 1:14:59 PM EDT
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I feel old now. I'm rocking "vintage" Suunto's (Gekko/Vyper and a integrated console I forget the name of)
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Posted: 11/23/2018 3:27:00 PM EDT
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I feel old now. I'm rocking "vintage" Suunto's (Gekko/Vyper and a integrated console I forget the name of)  .. I used a Cochran Nemesis II a as my primary. 
Orca Ean as a back up.. 
I think Atari was king then also.. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 9:05:46 PM EDT
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Just cough up the $$$ and get a Shearwater - Perdix or Teric. Not wanting to spend that much money. |
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Posted: 11/23/2018 11:10:32 PM EDT
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Looking at purchasing a dive computer for recreational diving. So far I like the AuqaLung i300C for a wrist computer. Any one own or have dived with one? Lots of reviews for the i300 but not many on the i300C, https://www.scubaboard.com/community/threads/i300-verses-i300c.566141/ |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 2:03:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have you seen this SB thread? https://www.scubaboard.com/community/threads/i300-verses-i300c.566141/ |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 2:09:14 AM EDT
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I don't think the average recreational diver will ever need a mixed gas computer.
anything that does EAN and Air should cover everything. |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 8:14:06 AM EDT
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I don't think the average recreational diver will ever need a mixed gas computer. anything that does EAN and Air should cover everything. |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 9:07:34 AM EDT
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@markmars
The i300C has bluetooth capability which the i300 did not have. I can tell you bluetooth is very nice to have. I had an Oceanic Geo 2.0 for my first computer. It also required a $100 cable to download my dives. The Perdix I now have has bluetooth. I just bluetooth dives to my iPhone, then sync. I don't know how the DiverLog software they talk about is, but I use MacDive (I run all Apple products), which supports a huge number of dive computers. There are both iPhone and desktop version. I love having my log right on my phone. I still keep a minimal paper log (for notes of thing like weighting with different exposure protection, etc.), but the electronic logs are the way many people are going now. You can input notes right into the software. |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 10:31:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm a recreational diver just starting out. Not wanting to spend that much money. I purchased a Mares Quad for $196 shipped using this feature. I picked it for its large display and other options. Can be upgraded for he if that's your thing. Hard to beat a dc with this many features at that price. They stock quite a few brands. |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 10:40:34 AM EDT
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@markmars The i300C has bluetooth capability which the i300 did not have. I can tell you bluetooth is very nice to have. I had an Oceanic Geo 2.0 for my first computer. It also required a $100 cable to download my dives. The Perdix I now have has bluetooth. I just bluetooth dives to my iPhone, then sync. I don't know how the DiverLog software they talk about is, but I use MacDive (I run all Apple products), which supports a huge number of dive computers. There are both iPhone and desktop version. I love having my log right on my phone. I still keep a minimal paper log (for notes of thing like weighting with different exposure protection, etc.), but the electronic logs are the way many people are going now. You can input notes right into the software. |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 11:38:46 AM EDT
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ok, I can see now buying a mixed gas computer, if you're getting other features that warrant the cost.
but to just spend the extra money because it's got mixed gas capabilities, and you're not going to do tech diving, is wasting money. |
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Posted: 11/24/2018 1:11:17 PM EDT
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I went with the i200. Does everything I want & looks like a regular watch so I usually end up wearing it all day on Dive days
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Posted: 11/24/2018 1:19:14 PM EDT
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ok, I can see now buying a mixed gas computer, if you're getting other features that warrant the cost. but to just spend the extra money because it's got mixed gas capabilities, and you're not going to do tech diving, is wasting money. Plus Shearwaters are so much easier to use than probably just about every other computer out there. Manual is straightforward. Geo was so bad I had to do an online class to figure it out. |
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Posted: 11/25/2018 12:29:09 AM EDT
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ok, I can see now buying a mixed gas computer, if you're getting other features that warrant the cost. but to just spend the extra money because it's got mixed gas capabilities, and you're not going to do tech diving, is wasting money. But the main selling point for me was the Bluetooth, |
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Posted: 11/25/2018 12:49:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The i300C was the least expensive dive computer I found with Bluetooth. I do have my Enriched Air certification so I might use the mixed gas capabilities. But the main selling point for me was the Bluetooth, |
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