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This is my first post to the techdiver list (so please keep the
blowtorch at idle!)

I need to refit my deep diving gear (including Nitrox and trimix), 
and would be greatly appreciative of any input you guys might have.  
I'm looking to have a setup that will still be current for a couple of 
years to come.

* Reg(s): I'm currently using the US Divers Micra, which, aside
  from the annoyingly short hose, has performed well on deep 
  dives so far (upside down at 300 fsw, etc.).  I'm assuming I'll
  go with Scubapro.  G500, G250, or D400?  I've heard that 
  the D400 has (water) leakage problems in extreme conditions - is
  this rumor true?  MK20 or the new MK20 ultralight?

* Computer: I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I got burned on the
  Beuchat Maestro Pro Enriched Air (aka Cochran), and definitely don't want
  a repeat of *that* fiasco (DOA at 260 fsw, etc. - although it
  made a possibly record-breaking 57 dives before flaking).  My
  backup computer is the non-air-integrated Parkway, which has
  performed flawlessly. Is the Aladdin still the way to go for 
  Nitrox air integrated computers?  I haven't looked in a couple
  of years...are there any computers now available for non-nitrogen
  diluent mixed gasses?

* Full face masks: I'd like to go full face for safety reasons, but
  have there been any recent solutions to the mix-switching problem?

Thanks,

-Will
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