Gauges and Computers

When it comes to dive computers, you have a lot of choices. Here are four features you should know about.

Liquivision’s Xeo Trimix Dive Computer is made for divers who want to explore tec diving. Depth-rated to over 600 feet, the Xeo can be programmed with up to 10 gases and used for both open circuit and rebreather diving. It comes preloaded with the Buhlmann-GF algorithm and an optional RGBM upgrade. Switch gases or set-points under water by simply tapping on the casing. A Xeo Dive Computer Distinctive Specialty Course is now available from PADI. 

DCs that have adopted a simple menu design accessed by intuitive buttons or magnetic push-pads have virtually eliminated the need for an owner’s manual. See this in the Atomic Aquatics Cobalt.

Cressi’s Leonardo dive computer earned both a Testers Choice and a Best Buy in ScubaLab’s 2011 Dive Computer Review. Its long list of features includes Cressi’s special RGBM algorithm with three diver-programmable safety levels, an optional Deep Stop function, and a 70-hour or 60-dive logbook. Pair it with Cressi’s multi-color mini-submersible pressure gauge in a rugged, low-profile case, and you have the Leonardo Console2, a gauge combo that simply can’t be beat.