Sold my kidney yesterday to buy the new Suunto Nautic and air integration tank pod.
Obviously I haven’t dived with it yet, first thoughts are the display is amazing, really bright and clear, the buttons are very easy to use and intuitive, and it’s easy to change the screen when diving to activate the digital compass. It’s very easy to personalise, decide what information you want on the screen and so on. It’s also has GPS and a mapping function, and the ability to depict your dive in 3D through the app, but to be honest I would have rather paid less, and lost these functions, as whilst they are ‘nice to have,’ they’re a bit unnecessary.
The reported battery life is long, but to be honest it’s very easy to recharge anyway, the charger is USB-C, and it just attaches to the side of the unit.
The unit came with a bungee cord styled wrist strap, initially I thought I would switch it out for a watch strap, but it’s actually fantastic, and far more secure than a watch strap, so I’ll just stick to the bungee.
Last time I dived an air integrated unit was a UWATEC computer back in 2002. It shit itself during the first week working as an instructor on Grand Cayman, which really screwed me as not only did I lose my computer, but also my pressure gauge. Hopefully 24 years later the new tech is more reliable!