on 9/19/00 3:18 PM, O'Daniel, David at David_O'Daniel@bs*.bl*.co* wrote:

> I own a Cochran Nemesis IIa Nitrox computer (hoseless) and have logged
> somewhere in the neighborhood of 350 dives on it in the last 3 years,
> without a single failure or problem.  My dive partner used a Nemesis IIa
> Nitrox for several years as well with a several hundred dives with no
> failure as well.  In the last 5 or 6 months I have switched over to a
> Commander Nitrox (non-air integrated) simply to do away with the air
> integration, I have logged another 80-100 dives on this computer with no
> failure.  Neither computer has given me any problems, and I recommend them,
> with one exception.  The data probe used for programming the mixes into the
> Nemesis computers is just about the most annoying piece of sh!t product I
> have ever used (another reason I switched over to the Commander computer).
> Other than the frustration of having to clean the contacts time and time
> again on the data probe for the Nemesis computers, I believe my computers
> have worked quite well, perhaps I just got lucky.  Either way, I felt the
> need to share my experiences with these products.  I do not have any
> experience with Cochran's customer service or representatives since I have
> had no reason to contact them.

Dave,

There are a lot of satisfied Firestone tire owners and Corvair drivers too.
Anecdotes do not add up to quality. Setting the whole "buy a timer" issue
aside, if you ARE going to use an in-water dive computer, as a consumer, a
preponderance of customer complaints over several years is more compelling
to me than a few satisfied customers. There are always satisfied customers
no matter the product - Chernobyl was a success story for several years.

Although I am happy that you have had a positive experience, I don't wish
anyone a $1000 hit.

Later,

JoeL

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