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Scuba Forum / UK Scuba / February 2004Aladin sport trade in ?
just got off the phone from Scubapro/Uwatec U.K. Vickers Business Centre Priestley Road Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 9NP England t: 44 0 1256 812 636 f: 44 0 1256 812 646 www.scubapro.co.uk they want to charge me 39.99 to change they battery or they offered a ?40.00 trade in, if I buy a new computer. as Im buying 2 that equals an 80 pound discount on a 1000 pound sale. this is not sounding like good marketing to me so what computer should I buy looking for advice other than buying a D timer I dive multi level dives in warm water. Regards David > just got off the phone from > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Regards David Suggest you have a look in the direction of suunto. Or at least let scubapro know that's where you'll be going ;-) > > they want to charge me 39.99 to change they battery or they offered a > ?40.00 > > trade in, if I buy a new computer. > > as Im buying 2 that equals an 80 pound discount on a 1000 pound sale. > this > > is not sounding like good marketing to me > Suggest you have a look in the direction of suunto. Or at least let scubapro > know that's where you'll be going ;-) what I like about the Aladin is the display size meybe its just that I got used to it and dont want to change. which Suunto vytec? where in the world are they cheapest David > what I like about the Aladin is the display size meybe its just that I got > used to it and dont want to change. > > which Suunto vytec? where in the world are they cheapest The Geko or Vyper is probably best. The Vytek is a bit over the top unless you want the ability to do multiple gas switching and have air integration. The Vyper and Vytec have vitrually the same display. Nick >so what computer should I buy looking for advice other than buying a D timer >I dive multi level dives in warm water. Vyper Pete diving 'at' melbourne 'dot' me 'dot' uk David, > they want to charge me 39.99 to change they battery or they offered a £40.00 > trade in, if I buy a new computer. Yeup. I paid about that to have a new battery fitted to my alladin nitrox. I now have a bomb proof computer which does just as good a job as it did when new and will last (I hope) another few hundred dives. The cost is high as they have to transport a high value item to them, then replace with a battery which, although mass produced, probably still costs some pounds. They then have to reseal it in potting compound and pressure test the job. > so what computer should I buy looking for advice other than buying a D timer > I dive multi level dives in warm water. [aside: If you buy the standard uuwatec dive timer you don't even have the option of replacing the battery] If you want a new computer with new functions and a more conservative algorithm, look around - but if you already have a computer which does what you want I would suggest biting the bullet and buying a battery. Ben  SignatureBen Panter, Edinburgh My name (no spaces)@bigfoot which is a com. > just got off the phone from > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Regards David I dive a Suunto Favour S... which has been superceeded by the Gecko... But the Gecjo should suit you fine for standard no-decomp rec dives... rhys |
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