Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)
Zak,
I think it was you who mentioned in the past that the O-bus is similar in size to the CK ?
Well, I received the DVD from a friend who went to Inner-Space 2005. After reviewing it and seen different divers with the O-bus (Kevin Gurr) and CK (Kim ?), it looks to me that the O-bus is a lot bigger.
All right, if you take
one dimension (say thickness at 17cm/6.7in), it
might be close, but overall volume of the O-bus is huge.
Looking from the back of the diver gives the impression of a "spare tire on the back end of a SUV"...
The maximum thickness is the one that matters the most to me when squeezing through holes. At 24cm its thicker than my MK15.5 (Which already is too thick a lot of times)
I wonder how it swims in current?
I must admit Im having a very hard time seeing the advantage of the Boris over the MK15.5/MK16. Its more complicated, has more to go wrong, Its bigger, has a shorter (stated) duration, less proven (new so no track record yet). Ok it has integrated deco - but thats no biggy to me. Some might assume parts are easier to get - but thats maybe not true as there are several sources of MK15.5 parts and all parts are available or can easily be fabricated. Still Im waiting to hear back from the good Doc - I am still hoping (because I like buying new gear
) for a compeling argument as to why I should swap.