In 2012, ScubaLab tested new and redesigned fins and these four models were this year's top guns.

Of the 11 data crunchers in ScubaLab’s 2012 shootout, these six models showed they had the right stuff.

In this year’s highly competitive field of 3 mm wetsuits, these four stood head-and-shoulders above the rest.

From our recent test of the latest BCs, these four models were the clear performance leaders.

We collected 11 new and redesigned models, and tested them in our ScubaLab shop and at Blue Grotto in Williston, Florida.

Aeris dive computers took two of the top spots in ScubaLab's 2012 dive computer testing. Here we highlight two Aeris models that took away a Best Buy and a Testers' Choice prize.

MARES dive computers took two of the top spots in ScubaLab's 2012 dive computer testing. Here we highlight two MARES models that took away the Testers' Choice prize in their categories.

What's new in the world of dive gear for August 2012.

Sure, there might be other dive gear deemed more important to basic survival (a reg) or your general well-being (a dive computer) than a BC. But when it comes to being able to comfortably acclimate to being underwater — to the point where you feel like a resident rather than a clumsy topside tourist — the BC is the most important component of your kit.