![]() Instead of repairing a computer under warranty, manufacturers are more likely to offer a diver a newer Warranties, most dive computers now have a two-year warranty and may last just a few years after that. ![]() ![]() That seems to be a similar path for dive computers - instead of lifetime Laptops and smart phones have a quick obsolescence rate the next model comes out just as the latest To make it worse, the new battery stopped working a year later. One Undercurrent correspondent took his Aladin computer into hisĭive shop for a battery replacement and was told it had to be shipped back to Scubapro for that - andįor a $250 charge. Uwatec is now under the arm of Scubapro, which itself is owned by Johnson Outdoors.īattery replacements aren't the same. Take the Uwatec Aladin series - a change of batteries cost $15 and it was done the dive shop.Ĭut to today. Included management of the computer's battery systems, which had a life between seven and 10 years. If something went wrong, the company would repair or replace it for free. Remember that term "lifetime warranty?" Back in the 90s, Uwatec computers were covered under a
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