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SCUBALAB 2014: Regulator Review

Our test team put 14 new regulators to the test based on performance, ease of use and more. See how they stacked up in this year's ScubaLab 2014 Regulator Review.

60:Second ScubaLab: SCUBAPRO Aladin Square Dive Computer

SCUBAPRO’S Aladin Square Dive Computer gives divers the latest in decompression technology in a clean, easy-to-navigate format. Its large screen and sharp numeric readout are highly visible and will appeal to divers who want to focus more on their surroundings than their gear.

How To Prep Your Brand-New Dive Watch for Scuba Diving

Before you get in the water with your brand-new dive watch, here are our best tips for prepping it so that it's ready for its first scuba dive.

How To Prep Your Brand-New Dive Computer for Scuba Diving

Before you get in the water with your brand-new dive computer, here are our best tips for prepping it so that it's ready for its first scuba dive.

SCUBALAB 2014: BC Review

Today’s BCs are complex pieces of equipment, with a host of features, capabilities and details. Check out ScubaLab's review of 16 new BCs.

ScubaLab Testers' Choice: Apeks WTX BC

Part of Apeks’ line of tec-oriented wing systems, the model we tested was built around a new ultralight travel plate, 18-pound-lift single tank “donut,” one-piece harness and SureLock weight system. For its performance and flexibility, the WTX is our Testers’ Choice.

ScubaLab Best Buy: Cressi Travelight BC

The restyled Travelight offers enough stability, comfort and amenities that it’s easy to forget it’s not a full-featured jacket BC with a rigid backplate. Ready why the Travelight was voted Best Buy this year by ScubaLab.

ScubaLab Testers' Choice: Mares Prestige 2 MRS+ BC

This latest model from Mares shows how manufacturers continue to distill all the best qualities of jacket-style BCs. Read why the Mares Prestige 2 MRS+ is this year's Testers' Choice for jacket BCs by ScubaLab.

ScubaLab Best Buy: Ikelite Gamma

While other compacts had brighter, tighter hot spots, the Gamma has a wider central beam and a broad outer halo that doesn’t drop off much nearly out to its limits. Check out how the Ikelite Gamma was our ScubaLab Best Buy.