you can generaly pick up one of these between $275.00 to $350.00 range used and i think your kind of better off because the F/T versions where i've read on different forums at least 2 i know have had to be sent back shorting out or probs of some sort, I really beleive in these machines, just for some reasons unless your like shooter and i people have a hard time with them, the only reason i sold mine is i had a bad day and got mad and stuck it on for sale and everything sold that would never happen again, but they are deep i was searching a field last spring and got a 12k gold locket aout 1" x 1" 3/16" thick maybe at 10" deep and a solid hit almost did'nt dig because the 1270 pinpoint will run wide and making you think its bigger than it really is sometimes so just pick up the coil and go over it and sometimes cutting the sens back also helps as well, once you learn this machine i think you'l like it, and yes it is on the bit heavy side 3.5lbs but to me it fits me like a glove and usually i prefer a S handle style machine than joy stick style.
