Suunto Cobra 2

[Black-Gorrilla]

just asking about it from people that use it...
how do you like it? ease of use etc...

I'm looking into an air int. comp soon instead of analog gauges...
so any help is appreciated in advanced as well as recommendations...
and i also prefer something that is NOT wireless... for one reason or another I'm kind of skeptical.

[Black-Gorrilla]

and also what's the diff between the original and the 2? thanks again

[thesmoothdome]

Originally Posted by Black-Gorrilla

and also what's the diff between the original and the 2? thanks again

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<DIV>I have the original Cobra and really like it. The 2 big differences between it and the Cobra 2 are that the Cobra 2 allows for gas switching and it has an electronic compass built in. </DIV>

[Black-Gorrilla]

ok, thanks

[Willar]

I chose the Cobra for the same reason... AI without wireless. I know some guys who have intermitant problems with wireless. I really like the Cobra. It's easy to use and gives clear data. The new Cobra 2 has a slightly better screen and digital compass (which many report is very poor). I'd go with the Suunto again in a heartbeat.

[cummings66]

As I understand it, all AI computers can lose the pressure data due to many factors. I've never had problems with my VT3 but I know of some that have. The same applies to everybody else. I'm not sure I'd trust it off the bat without an extensive test period to see if it works reliably.

[thesmoothdome]

Please elaborate about these factors. Please be specific to hosed models, so we don't water down the content of this thread.

[robo]

I haven't had any problems with my Cobra yet, 3 seasons so far. A lot of folk dis them saying they're way to conservative, but my profiles haven't pushed it yet.

[BigASG]

I bought 2 Cobras for my wife & myself cause everyone was saying how good they were. After using for a couple of seasons, I bought an Aeris Atmos AI (from ScubaToys of course!) and have loved it ever since. I feel the interface on the Cobra is a lot more difficult to use than the Aeris. And one of the biggest advantages is that the Aeris' large display is extremeley easy to read both topside and underwater.

The buttons are much easier to opereate than the Cobra. I gave my Cobra to my daughter. I did notice that the Suunto is much more conservative than the Aeris, so much so that my wife's computer said she was over-gassed while diving in Cozumel. We were pretty much side by side for the whole dive, but the Cobra said she violated the tables, which cut here diving short for the day.

Other than that, the Cobra is a good unit, but for my aging eyes, I need the larger display. Hope my jabbering helps.

[plot]

My buddy got a normal cobra last year... bad apple I guess, thing said he was at like 300 feet when he was at 15. Not long after that I think it flooded... anyways, he sent it in, got a new one, and promptly sold it. Dives a D9 now I think.

My other buddy that had a cobra didn't like it at all but never gave any real reasons. He got a D6 instead and much prefers it even though it's not air integrated.

Everyone else I know that has had them have loved them... but nobody I know that's had them have ever tried anything but suunto computers, so who can really give us a good comparison?