Have been using the AT pro for about 6 weeks now and find it awesome. I have detected along side top of the range detectors ie: E tracs, Ex2's, T2, and various whites detectors and compete no problem with them, at times i am digging deeper and recovering targets faster while they are deciding to dig or not. The depth is great with the AT PRO ! I use it in pro mode and manual GB with min discrimination. I can recover a Charles 1st turners from 8 inch in Heavy mineralised soil, that alone in Scottish soil is no mean feat believe me! The recovery speed is very fast. In my opinion Garrett have got this detector spot on. Not been down to the beach yet to try it out, but from what i have seen so far i think it's going to do the job. I also have a whites DFX and a fisher 1265x But this detector leaves them standing. This is only my experiences with this detector so far but i am sure there will be more happy one's to come along. Good luck all and happy detecting.