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A little poll - how many are going to give the 350 a shot or wait for the AT PRO?
- Thread starter Uncle Willy
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I've been waiting to buy a Tesoro Tiger Shark, but have grown weary waiting on them to fix the problem they have with it. So, I think I will get an AT because of the water proofing before the weather gets warm again here in South Eastern Tennessee. I had a Garrett Ground Hog 25 years ago, and still like the brand. Skip
Like I said in another post, if I were to upgrade, it would be the AT Pro over the
350. I think it's going to be a bang up machine as long as no design glitches, etc..
But knowing their overall quality and track record, I predict it's going to be a winner,
and a big seller for the mid range market.
I'm sure the 350 is going to be a great machine too, but like I said in another post,
I don't see the likely improvement over the 250 as being worth $300 to upgrade.
I'd be much more likely to just buy the DD coil to slap on the 250, and save the
extra $$$.
But... I'm not planning on upgrading any time in the near future.. Lots of other
irons in the fire, and with the economy being the pits, my income was down this
summer, compared to the last two years.. So less "toy" money..
They say the recession ended last year.. Har... I think it was worse this summer
than any of the time since the recession started.. At least for me anyway.
The last two years previous I actually did fine, even during the supposed peak of
the recession. But I didn't sell near as much new equipment this year. I had a few
that didn't replace toasted units because they flat didn't have the money to spend.
They just went without.
I still need to buy all the rest of the parts to build my home brew Sony Trail camera
fer instance.. I'd like to get it done before the end of October when I plan to go up
to Oklahoma for a while. That's the peak of the color season and my favorite time
to hang out there. Lots of deer and other critters running around, and I'd like to
have that cam going. It's gonna smoke the cheap trail cam I have now as far as
picture and video quality.
I also want to take some good color shots with my hand held camera, which is better
than what I've used in past years. I'll be using a Sony W-290 for both hand held and
the trail cam.. I have two of those identical.. Years past I only had VGA quality stills off
the old SD video cam.. The W290 is 12 MP with a Zeiss lens, and 720p HD video.
But I had to put it off a bit, cuz I had to buy a new set of tires for my car the other
day.. Tires are just going through the roof, even for the fairly small tires my Corolla
uses... But I did get a pretty good deal on those. I'm afraid to guess what the price
will be the next time I have to get new tires for my 3/4 ton truck..
It never ends.. So many toys, so little toy $$$ these days it seems..
One of the hazards of working for yourself, and having a fluctuating income..
I guess the only plus is I can't fire myself, or lay myself off..
My brother lives up in Tulsa and manages pipeline construction jobs. He just got
laid off, due to no current pipeline jobs.. So it's hit him worse this year too.
And he's got a lot more bills to pay than I do.. He'll be in deep doo-doo if he
can't find something else. Oh well.. enough depressing economy talk.
Anyway. someday I'll probably upgrade, and it could well be an AT Pro.
I like what I see so far.
350. I think it's going to be a bang up machine as long as no design glitches, etc..
But knowing their overall quality and track record, I predict it's going to be a winner,
and a big seller for the mid range market.
I'm sure the 350 is going to be a great machine too, but like I said in another post,
I don't see the likely improvement over the 250 as being worth $300 to upgrade.
I'd be much more likely to just buy the DD coil to slap on the 250, and save the
extra $$$.
But... I'm not planning on upgrading any time in the near future.. Lots of other
irons in the fire, and with the economy being the pits, my income was down this
summer, compared to the last two years.. So less "toy" money..
They say the recession ended last year.. Har... I think it was worse this summer
than any of the time since the recession started.. At least for me anyway.
The last two years previous I actually did fine, even during the supposed peak of
the recession. But I didn't sell near as much new equipment this year. I had a few
that didn't replace toasted units because they flat didn't have the money to spend.
They just went without.
I still need to buy all the rest of the parts to build my home brew Sony Trail camera
fer instance.. I'd like to get it done before the end of October when I plan to go up
to Oklahoma for a while. That's the peak of the color season and my favorite time
to hang out there. Lots of deer and other critters running around, and I'd like to
have that cam going. It's gonna smoke the cheap trail cam I have now as far as
picture and video quality.
I also want to take some good color shots with my hand held camera, which is better
than what I've used in past years. I'll be using a Sony W-290 for both hand held and
the trail cam.. I have two of those identical.. Years past I only had VGA quality stills off
the old SD video cam.. The W290 is 12 MP with a Zeiss lens, and 720p HD video.
But I had to put it off a bit, cuz I had to buy a new set of tires for my car the other
day.. Tires are just going through the roof, even for the fairly small tires my Corolla
uses... But I did get a pretty good deal on those. I'm afraid to guess what the price
will be the next time I have to get new tires for my 3/4 ton truck..
It never ends.. So many toys, so little toy $$$ these days it seems..
One of the hazards of working for yourself, and having a fluctuating income..
I guess the only plus is I can't fire myself, or lay myself off..
My brother lives up in Tulsa and manages pipeline construction jobs. He just got
laid off, due to no current pipeline jobs.. So it's hit him worse this year too.
And he's got a lot more bills to pay than I do.. He'll be in deep doo-doo if he
can't find something else. Oh well.. enough depressing economy talk.
Anyway. someday I'll probably upgrade, and it could well be an AT Pro.
I like what I see so far.
MNCoinhunter
Active member
I will probably go with the AT Pro, but will wait for reviews and their availability. If I bought one now it would just be stored in my closet until April.I will most likely get the AT Pro. I've been waiting for Garrett's to come out with a new VLF wader. I'm glad that it takes the same headphones as the LS & MKII. We'll see how it handles the goldfields. I'm also glad that it's got a manual ground balance option. All in all it looks like a really great unit. I almost feel like waiting a little longer to see what else Garrett's will have to offer. 
Happy Hunting
Happy HuntingBob (West of Tampa)
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I was about to place an order for a water machine, now I'll wait and see what the reports on the AT in salt water sound like.
Look how many of us built water machines out of the Ace 150/250's. I even wanted to pull the trigger on that crappy AT3 on ebay that didn't work. I considered a Tesoro but all the controls were not on the outside of the machine. All I ever wanted was an Ace 250 with manual ground balance. I was ready to buy an Ace 350 but then the news of the AT Pro surfaced! This is a dream machine for me! More than I would have ever asked for. Plus it's not $1200. So for me - I'm getting an AT Pro without any reviews. OK - unless Charles brings out a machine that tops the AT Pro? But I don't think that's possible!???? Or is it?
PS: Still the 150/250 and 350's will get the job done at great price points.
PS: Still the 150/250 and 350's will get the job done at great price points.
The feature set of the AT Pro is just too compelling. Yup, it's twice as much.. but how much extra would a water machine cost? Also, it looks like the iron resolution/ID is much better, as well as the 'Pro' features which might give a fair approximation of an all-metal mode. Plus.. ground balance anyone? The 350, to me, seems to be basically an ace 250 warmed over (instead of Wonderbread, let's buy Wonderbread 'thick-sliced') whereas the AT Pro is an entirely different beast (Multigrain goodness!). ..Willy.
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Uncle Willy
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Yeah I'm also wondering if Charles has any more rabbits in his hat.
Bill
Bill
Uncle Willy
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Yeah these politicians, economists, and educated idiots spread these rumors of the recession being over. I suppose there are some out there dumb enough to buy into that pipe dream but it ain't over in my state. In fact it's worse. Wish they would quit lieing to the public and post the real unemployment figures which are double or triple the 9.6% they claim. I have a friend in MIchigan ( really high unemployment ) who has had his house on the market for four long years without a bite, and he has dropped the price $90,000.
People here and in other states are renting instead of buying because it's cheaper and home foreclosures are at an all time high. It will take years to pull out of this if we ever get out of it. This country is so far in hock it will never get out of the hole and 21 countries own a large piece of us. I just hope they don't call in the loans some day. China owns our soul. I doubt we will ever see the "good times" again. I know several folks who are on their second, third, fourth, round of unemployment checks. That will run out before we know it and the stuff will hit the fan then.
Bill
People here and in other states are renting instead of buying because it's cheaper and home foreclosures are at an all time high. It will take years to pull out of this if we ever get out of it. This country is so far in hock it will never get out of the hole and 21 countries own a large piece of us. I just hope they don't call in the loans some day. China owns our soul. I doubt we will ever see the "good times" again. I know several folks who are on their second, third, fourth, round of unemployment checks. That will run out before we know it and the stuff will hit the fan then.
Bill
My remodeling business has dropped every year since 9-1-1 incident. I just lost a 4 month job because my customers house appraised way less than expected. They are both in their late 50's. She is a college professor and he's an electrical engineer. Now if people like this can't get loans then I'll soon be out of business. I see no end in sight. 90% of my contractor friends have no work. One was a framer for over 22 years is now a janitor at the school. Not that there's anything wrong with being a janitor. But just making a point.
BuckeyeBrad
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Honest to God, I'm not trying to be a buzz kill or rain on anyone's parade here but to be a true AT, it needs true all metal in addition to what it has. Add that, even raise the price $100 if necessary and I'm in.