I am sure many of you have seen various emails from various retailers with the Suunto Zoop computer on closeout at a pretty sweet price. I am not in the market for a computer myself but do know a number of newer divers who are looking for inexpensive but decent gear and who ask me for recommendations.
Unfortunately I know nothing about this computer. I suspect that since it's on closeout everywhere that there's something probably wrong with it, but Suunto also has a pretty good reputation.
Yes I am aware that "My SuperduperGreatestThingEver Computer TM is the superestduperest thing ever and wipes my butt for me too and yesterday it got me a pumpkin spice latte without me having to ask!" PSL obtaining abilities rock but I'm fairly sure most newer divers would be task loaded when they had to check if it did in fact come with extra whipped cream. So please, let's not let this thread devolve into that.
Suunto Zoop?
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Suunto Zoop?
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Re: Suunto Zoop?
Pretty sure the Zoop has been discontinued by Suunto, probably because it kept forgetting the whipped cream on the pumpkin spiced lattes.Penopolypants wrote:I suspect that since it's on closeout everywhere that there's something probably wrong with it, but Suunto also has a pretty good reputation.
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Re: Suunto Zoop?
Suunto has a horribly penalizing and restrictive deco bubble model.
Depending on your dive, etc you may find it screaming at you.
Depending on your dive, etc you may find it screaming at you.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Suunto Zoop?
Pack is a rebreather/tech diver with a penchant for going deep and long. With a Suunto he could never surface.
Yes, it IS conservative. How conservative depends on the diver. It's either 'safe' or a 'pain'. Multiple dives exaggerate the issue.
My wife got a Suunto Vyper Air after numerous other brands croaked. Hopefully the reliability is better, we'll see. And it IS conservative. She has to run it on it's max liberal settings AND 24% (diving on air) to approximate my Uwatec Aladin. (FWIW 2 of those croaked just after warranty period.... #^$#@)
Yes, it IS conservative. How conservative depends on the diver. It's either 'safe' or a 'pain'. Multiple dives exaggerate the issue.
My wife got a Suunto Vyper Air after numerous other brands croaked. Hopefully the reliability is better, we'll see. And it IS conservative. She has to run it on it's max liberal settings AND 24% (diving on air) to approximate my Uwatec Aladin. (FWIW 2 of those croaked just after warranty period.... #^$#@)
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Re: Suunto Zoop?
Yea, with a Suunto, my deco would be so long, I'd never be seen again.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Suunto Zoop?
<adds "buy Suunto for JP" to Xmas shopping list>Jeff Pack wrote:Yea, with a Suunto, my deco would be so long, I'd never be seen again.
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Re: Suunto Zoop?
I miss the like button.spatman wrote:<adds "buy Suunto for JP" to Xmas shopping list>Jeff Pack wrote:Yea, with a Suunto, my deco would be so long, I'd never be seen again.
Come to the nerd side, we have pi!
Re: Suunto Zoop?
Me too. Stupid software updates.Penopolypants wrote:I miss the like button.spatman wrote:<adds "buy Suunto for JP" to Xmas shopping list>Jeff Pack wrote:Yea, with a Suunto, my deco would be so long, I'd never be seen again.
Get Rick on that.
Re: Suunto Zoop?
Get me a Cochran, that way it'll be death chirping the whole time as well.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
Re: Suunto Zoop?
Hope springs eternal, that and a bag of chips gets you...?spatman wrote:<adds "buy Suunto for JP" to Xmas shopping list>Jeff Pack wrote:Yea, with a Suunto, my deco would be so long, I'd never be seen again.
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- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.
- I got a good squirt in my mouth
- I would imagine that there would be a large amount of involuntary gagging
- I don't know about you but I'm not into swallowing it
CCR discussion on Caustic Cocktails.