I've said this before,but the deus is the BEST relic machine I've ever used. Light,fast and very deep for it's coil size.
Minelab in my opinion makes the BEST park and yard machines..Very accurate ID,very deep and and the tones stop you dead in your tracks.
The deus in my opinion won't hold a candle to minelabs coin and jewelry machines in parks and yards. Not just my opinion,lots of videos and posts from others following suite on that belief.
And for hardcore relic hunters I don't believe minelab would hold a candle against the deus in those environments where relics are found. Light,easy to swing,Earth shattering seperation in the thickest iron.And that's just the Deus 1 I base my opinions on,the deus 2 they say is better.Although I've never swing or owned a deus 2 I believe it's DNA is geared toward relics more than coin and jewelry settings like parks and yards,,and I'm sure it excells there.
It's funny how things have changed on the forums in the last 3 years or so..