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ScubaLab: Dive Computers - Expanding Data Charts

By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On September 3, 2010
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ScubaLab: Dive Computers - Expanding Data Charts

PC Kit Performance Chart

(5=Excellent, 4=Very Good, 3=Good, 2=Fair, 1=Poor)

Ease of installing software & drivers Ease of transferring data Ease of sorting through logs Detail of dives Detail of air consumption Graphic display of profile Editing and importing features Printing features
Genesis React Pro 4 4 3 5 N/A 3 4 4
Mares Icon HD 3 4 5 4 N/A 5 2 1
Oceanic Geo 2.0 4 4 3 5 N/A 4 4 4
Oceanic ProPlus 2.1 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 4
Subgear XP10 3 4 4 5 N/A 5 4 4
Sherwood Insight 4 4 3 5 N/A 3 4 4
Suunto D4 5 4 5 4 N/A 4 4 5
Suunto Zoop 5 3 5 4 N/A 4 4 5

ERGONOMIC PERFORMANCE

(5=Excellent, 4=Very Good, 3=Good, 2=Fair, 1=Poor)

Ease of Reading / Understanding Primary Screen Ease of Accessing Alternate Screen Data Ease of Discerning Critical Data (Depth/NDLs/BT) Ease of Discerning Non-Critical Data (Temp, Time, etc) Effectiveness of Backlight / Illumination Ease of Accessing Surface Interval Data Ease of Navigating the System / Setting Parameters Ease of Using / Understanding Owners Manual
Atomic Aquatics Cobalt 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 N/A
Genesis React Pro 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Mares Icon HD 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Oceanic Geo 2.0 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Oceanic ProPlus 2.1 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
Sherwood Insight 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Sherwood Profile 4 4 4 4 N/A 3 3 4
Subgear XP10 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Suunto D4 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4
Suunto Zoop 4 4 4 4 1 4 3 4

PC Kit Performance Chart

(5=Excellent, 4=Very Good, 3=Good, 2=Fair, 1=Poor)

| | Ease of installing software & drivers| Ease of transferring data| Ease of sorting through logs| Detail of dives| Detail of air consumption| Graphic display of profile | Editing and importing features| Printing features| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Genesis React Pro| 4| 4| 3| 5| N/A| 3| 4| 4| |Mares Icon HD| 3| 4| 5| 4| N/A| 5| 2| 1| |Oceanic Geo 2.0| 4| 4| 3| 5| N/A| 4| 4| 4| |Oceanic ProPlus 2.1| 4| 4| 3| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| |Subgear XP10| 3| 4| 4| 5| N/A| 5| 4| 4| |Sherwood Insight| 4| 4| 3| 5| N/A| 3| 4| 4| |Suunto D4| 5| 4| 5| 4| N/A| 4| 4| 5| |Suunto Zoop| 5| 3| 5| 4| N/A| 4| 4| 5|

ERGONOMIC PERFORMANCE

(5=Excellent, 4=Very Good, 3=Good, 2=Fair, 1=Poor)

| | Ease of Reading / Understanding Primary Screen| Ease of Accessing Alternate Screen Data| Ease of Discerning Critical Data (Depth/NDLs/BT)| Ease of Discerning Non-Critical Data (Temp, Time, etc)| Effectiveness of Backlight / Illumination| Ease of Accessing Surface Interval Data| Ease of Navigating the System / Setting Parameters| Ease of Using / Understanding Owners Manual| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Atomic Aquatics Cobalt| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| N/A| |Genesis React Pro| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 4| |Mares Icon HD| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 4| |Oceanic Geo 2.0| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 4| |Oceanic ProPlus 2.1| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 4| |Sherwood Insight| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 4| |Sherwood Profile| 4| 4| 4| 4| N/A| 3| 3| 4| |Subgear XP10| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 3| 3| 4| |Suunto D4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3| 4| 3| 4| |Suunto Zoop| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 4| 3| 4|