Choosing dive computers & instruments comes down to a practical tension: do you want technical gas and algorithm controls, a console that integrates tank pressure, a compass, or the lowest listed price? These four choices separate those priorities clearly. Start with the intended diving profile and condition, then use price as a tie-breaker rather than a substitute for knowing what each computer is described to do.
Quick take
- Deep 6 Excursion: The feature-focused choice for recreational and technical diving, with multi-gas, Helitrox, and several operating modes.
- Suunto Cobra Air Integrated with Compass: The lowest-priced route to an air-integrated compass console, but it is used and untested.
- Suunto Cobra Air-Integrated New in Box: A new, console-mounted choice with tank-pressure tracking, Nitrox compatibility, alarms, and a replaceable battery.
- Oceanic Pro Plus 3: The most expensive entry, with compass wording, full-function Air/Nitrox operation, a large display, and selectable algorithms.
Listed-price comparison
The listed prices span $119.95 to $397.50, creating an absolute spread of $277.55.
| Dive computer | Listed price | Price bar |
|---|---|---|
| Deep 6 Excursion | USD 199.00 | |
| Suunto Cobra Air Integrated with Compass | USD 119.95 | |
| Suunto Cobra Air-Integrated New in Box | USD 195.49 | |
| Oceanic Pro Plus 3 with Compass | USD 397.50 |
Decision matrix
Use these questions to narrow the field:
- Does the title need to cover recreational and technical diving? Deep 6 Excursion is the direct match, with a description centered on gas planning, gradient factors, and multiple modes.
- Is packaged condition the priority? Suunto Cobra Air-Integrated New in Box is the clearest fit, while the other Suunto console is explicitly used and untested.
- Is a compass part of the required setup? The Suunto Cobra Air Integrated with Compass and Oceanic Pro Plus 3 both name that function directly.
- Do display and algorithm choices matter most? Oceanic Pro Plus 3 highlights a large, legible display and selectable Pelagic DSAT or Pelagic Z+ algorithms.
- Is price the first filter? The used Suunto Cobra starts the comparison, but its untested condition is the key trade-off.
Product notes
Deep 6 Excursion
Deep 6 Excursion fits a diver whose brief spans recreational and technical diving. The description names multi-gas Nitrox from 20% to 99% across four gases, Helitrox up to 22% helium, Bühlmann ZHL-16C, user-settable gradient factors, and scuba, planning, apnea/free-diving, and gauge modes. Bluetooth logging and updates, variable-brightness backlighting, and fast charging add practical touches, while its condition is New. The limitation is its emphasis on gas and algorithm controls; a shopper specifically seeking an air-integrated console or compass should compare the Suunto or Oceanic entries as the closer match. Its listed price is $199.00.
Suunto Cobra Air Integrated with Compass - Used, Untested
Suunto Cobra Air Integrated with Compass makes a direct match for a shopper prioritizing air integration and compass navigation in one console. The title also includes a case, giving the package a clearly identified storage accessory. At $119.95, it is the lowest listed price in the group. The important limitation is explicit: the unit is listed as used and untested. That condition does not establish working status, so it suits a buyer prepared to weigh the lower entry price against uncertainty rather than someone seeking a new, packaged unit. The compass-console wording is the main reason to consider it; the condition is the main reason for caution.
Suunto Cobra Air-Integrated - New in Box
Suunto Cobra Air-Integrated is the straightforward choice for a new, console-mounted computer with tank-pressure information. The description names air integration, depth, time, no-decompression limits, Nitrox compatibility, audible and visual alarms, a user-replaceable battery, RGBM, and a large display. Original packaging, manuals, and accessories are also identified. Its listed price is $195.49. The trade-off is that the emphasis is on the Cobra's air-integrated console experience, not the Deep 6 Excursion's explicitly stated four-gas and Helitrox controls. Choose it when packaged condition and console use matter more than those additional technical-diving controls.
Oceanic Pro Plus 3 with Compass
Oceanic Pro Plus 3 suits shoppers who want a compass-equipped, full-function Air/Nitrox computer with a large, legible display. The description also calls out selectable Pelagic DSAT or Pelagic Z+ algorithms, a download cable, a spare battery, and an O-ring. At $397.50, it has the highest listed price in this comparison, making the $277.55 spread over the used Suunto Cobra a central part of the decision. One limitation is the stated condition: New other (see details), rather than simply New. The named display, algorithm, and accessory details explain its distinct position, but the price remains a substantial consideration.
Final recommendation by use case
- Recreational and technical diving: Choose Deep 6 Excursion, whose title and multi-gas, Helitrox, and mode details align directly with that brief.
- New console-mounted diving computer: Choose Suunto Cobra Air-Integrated New in Box for the packaged-condition wording and tank-pressure focus.
- Compass-console priority with the lowest listed price: Consider Suunto Cobra Air Integrated with Compass, accepting the used and untested condition.
- Air/Nitrox operation with display and algorithm emphasis: Choose Oceanic Pro Plus 3 if those named details take priority over the group's price spread.
The most balanced decision is therefore profile-led: Deep 6 Excursion for technical feature breadth, the new Suunto Cobra for a packaged console, the used Suunto for a price-first compass console, and Oceanic Pro Plus 3 for its display and algorithm emphasis.
