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It appears the ACE-350 release was a non-event.

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Mike Hillis

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Here we were waiting for information about it and now folks got them in their hands and a big fat nada being posted about it. So far I've seen a quick buy and try, and a tot lot excursion.

Come on 350 owners.....give up the goose. Inquiring minds want to know!

HH
MIke
 
Yeah there wasn't much of an uproar was there. I've still got to get out and field test that puppy. Only snuck out a couple of times so far for a short time. I think folks were expecting too much out of it when in fact it's just a souped up and tweaked 250.

Bill
 
Probably because the 350 is not all that different from the 250. The real change is the 8inch DD
coil operating at 8.75 khz and the coils are interchangeable, It's supposed to be just a bit better for relic hunting. Big Deal.
But I like the idea of a DD coil and larger.

You will probably hear more about the AT Pro when it finally comes out. Just my opinion.

Katz
 
I'm not at all unhappy with mine, and it's produced for me last two outings. I basically bought mine as a 2nd detector, really didn't have any expectations other than those benefits that went-along with the larger coil (which I had considered buying for my 250 anyway). To me, they could have left the 250 model number on it, and I'd have still bought one. I'm just not at a point in the hobby right now that I want to spend twice the money (of the 350) for a detector.

I've seen a lot of great finds come from all sorts (brands and model) of detectors.....it doesn't matter how much they cost, or how loaded they are with bells and whistles, if you don't get the coil over the goodies. Have I "missed" targets by going over the top of them? Probably. But I doubt anyone's 100%. I count more on researching sites to increase my odds, as opposed to spending more on a detector.....but then again, I'm a cheapskate :tongue:

Smitty
 
That's the impression I got when I saw it Bill, but didn't won't to rain on anybodies parade. Seeing the video footage of how targets responded at different speeds (on here) was the confirmation, that it wasn't for me.
Had a lady ring up out of the blue yesterday (got my number off a shop assistant in a local disposal store) and wanted to buy a detector off me. (I'm thinning them down at the moment.) I gave her a couple of choices and she wants the Ace, so I'm sending it off tomorrow. The other one was the Omega, which I'll offload in the next few weeks if I can. that'll almost leave space for the AT If I got smitten enough. (But I'd probably have to offload 1 more, as I don't want any more than 3 detectors at one time anymore. You just don't get familiar enough with them if you have too many.
I'll miss the Ace. Had a lot of fun and great hunts with it even though I often hated it's belltone.
Mick Evans.
 
I just went back and gave a quick look at how many posts there have been regarding the 350 . I counted about 3 dozen, and that was just the ones that had 350 in the title, I'm sure there's several more where the 350 was the subject (though not in the title).

Looks like the AT is getting equal or more "buzz".......and will likely continue to grow since there's a longer release waiting period.

Honestly, I don't see why Garrett even bothered with the 350 when the AT was coming-out. Don't misunderstand, I like mine, but didn't expect more from it than what it was. They'd have been better-off to offer discounted coils for the 250, or even a coil "package". Seems like some displeased (for lack of a better word), because the 350 was little different than the 250.

I just wonder if all the hype about the AT will lead to the same results?

Smitty
 
It's going to be fairly natural that the AT Pro gets more airtime
with the ones that already have machines.
It does have a lot of features that the ace machines don't.
So I think most of the ace owners would be more likely to eyeball
the AT vs the 350.
Sure, it's almost double the money vs the 350, but it's a much
greater step up from what I can see.
I think the 350 is a good machine, but I think it will appeal more
to first time buyers, unless one with a 250 really wants that different
lower ID range and DD coil.
It has more low end resolution, but it's at the expense of the coin end.
So ones that do a lot of coin hunting might be a tad put off by that,
even if it's only an ID issue rather than whether it's detected or not.
The 350 will still find the coins, it's just that the coin ID range will
be a bit more scrunched up. So less coin ID resolution.
They aimed it at the lower cost relic hunter crowd..
As far as coin ID, I'm betting that the digital readout on the AT could
come in handy in that regard, plus you still have the usual tabs on
the ID scale.
The AT should be better at both jobs.. Coins and relics. And it can
swim.. :rofl:
 
I would be supprised if Garrett is done with the new entries. This may be all for this year, but I think you will see a new higher end machine next year.

Jeff
 
I had just purchased the Ace 350 and couldn't be anymore happy with it. Spent the day with a friend that has a Ace 250 after a day of hunting I think hes wanting the 350 now. The depths that I was able to discover things was on an average of 6" to 8" and finding things from bobby pins to coins and an anchor pendant off of a necklace. The pendant was as small as a dime and about 6" down it had a clear tone as soon as I first went over the pendant with the DD coil. I couldn't be anymore happy with mine.
 
I'm going to pass on the 350 but by next spring I expect to have one of those doubleD coils for my 250 and re cover some of the areas that I did this year just to check.

MrGee
 
I've been reconsidering it. The depth is nice but I have the 9x12 that gets me added debth.
Its heavy but its fine. I don't think I'll do the 350. Besides, I don't think it has a back light does it?
Katz
 
don't let lack of postings fool you about the 350. It's selling like hotcakes and our distributor here sells everything he gets from the plant the same day. so it's a hot selling machine.
 
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