Makro Racer vs Nokta Impact Prices vs Features

[flbeachhunter]

I know we do not have all the facts regarding the Nokta Impact yet, but I feel comfortable with the fact it will have more features than the Makro Racer (Iron Audio, Auto GB, Notch Discrimination, ability to set how long the back-light will be on when activated, etc). Some of these feature may not be needed by all, but many seem to be very nice enhancements (depending on how they work in the field).

The other issue is the Makro Racer's MSRP is $649 or $849 for the Pro Pack, and it looks like the MSRP for the Nokta Impact may be $699 for the Standard Package. That would mean they are only charging an additional $50 MSRP for the added features of the Nokta Impact. However:

The sale price of the Nokta Impact will be $595 (15% below MSRP), and the Makro Racer Dealers are holding firm at $649 or $849 for the Pro Package.

Who would pay $54 more for a Racer with fewer features that otherwise appears to be the same or very similar.

With the info known to date, I would prefer to wait for the Nokta Impact with additional features and pay less.

I think part of the pricing issue is that the Distributor for the Makro Racer came up with an inflated MSRP and then lists the sale price at the MSRP level, and the Nokta Distributor did not, they listed MSRP at $50 above the real Racer MSRP, and then offer a 15% discount and sell it for $595.

I am excited about the Nokta Impact. I like the color, price, and many of the added features.

This will be interesting to observe.

Mike

 

[Shenandoah Digger]

Exciting times in the metal detecting world.

 

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

You would think on Monday this is going to have to be addressed by the company and explained to us...if not then they are going to end up like a lot of the US companies not being open and honest. This impact may not be released for a few months or longer so it will force a lot of us to try and figure what we are going to do. Does it have the small coil? Is it the racer with some added features? I love to have iron audio I like to hear it but not to the point where it's overpowering. Lets see what they do on Monday and address this or hide from it

 

[togg77]

Lets see now---we are all up in the air about 2 detectors----neither can be purchased. Ok.

 

[CoinHunter2]

I've heard it is going to be more than one Frequecy

 

[amberjack]

make of it what you will http://md-hunter.com/wiki/nokta-impact/

AJ

 

[Flbchbm]

I am curious where you got the msrp of the Impact? Is that just an educated guess or do you have solid information? Last info I saw from Nokta was that they hadn't even settled on what the final features were going to be, and therefore a price point could not be determined.

 

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

I hope they are taking their time so they can go beyond what they wanted to do...I think many companies like fisher put something out and then wish they had made changes. Then years later they update their machine instead of coming out with a flagship and we pay for it and then some of us lose our depth. So I would like to see updates via the internet on flagships. The impact can be just that, impact our way of hunting...and have deus owners running out to get one because the deus doesn't do everything. But we will see if corners are cut or did they create a flagship we all want to own?

 

[Nokta Detectors]

I know we do not have all the facts regarding the Nokta Impact yet, but I feel comfortable with the fact it will have more features than the Makro Racer (Iron Audio, Auto GB, Notch Discrimination, ability to set how long the back-light will be on when activated, etc). Some of these feature may not be needed by all, but many seem to be very nice enhancements (depending on how they work in the field).

The other issue is the Makro Racer's MSRP is $649 or $849 for the Pro Pack, and it looks like the MSRP for the Nokta Impact may be $699 for the Standard Package. That would mean they are only charging an additional $50 MSRP for the added features of the Nokta Impact. However:

The sale price of the Nokta Impact will be $595 (15% below MSRP), and the Makro Racer Dealers are holding firm at $649 or $849 for the Pro Package.

Who would pay $54 more for a Racer with fewer features that otherwise appears to be the same or very similar.

With the info known to date, I would prefer to wait for the Nokta Impact with additional features and pay less.

I think part of the pricing issue is that the Distributor for the Makro Racer came up with an inflated MSRP and then lists the sale price at the MSRP level, and the Nokta Distributor did not, they listed MSRP at $50 above the real Racer MSRP, and then offer a 15% discount and sell it for $595.

I am excited about the Nokta Impact. I like the color, price, and many of the added features.

This will be interesting to observe.

Mike

Hello! Just wanted to step in here and clarify a few things - We do not know where the $699 MSRP is coming from. This is definitely not the MSRP for the Impact. If you are referring to the wrong info that was posted on the Internet a long time ago by a reseller, we had made an announcement regarding that and explained that the product in the picture was not the Impact.

 

[RichW]

Definitely need some small coils. I hope they consider a small concentric as well as a DD.

 

[Davethejunky]

And the rumors start. lol

 

[Spaceport]

The original post was from over a year ago and was referring to when Kellyco goofed and posted pictures of a black machine that looked like the Racer with Nokta Impact badging and a price.

 

[flbeachhunter]

Clarification:
My original post was posted after I read the Kellyco advertisement in February of 2015 that stated the New Nokta Impact Metal Detector was available for pre-order. This advertisement listed all of the features in the new Nokta Impact Detector and included both the MSRP and the Sale Price of the advertised Nokta Impact. Everything I stated in the post was accurate at the time and my post was based on the advertisement and pre-order info listed at Kellyco. I also called Kellyco and discussed this Detector with a representative who informed me how good this detector was. He stated he had been using it in Florida over the past couple of months (pre-release testing) and it was very solid. He ask if I wanted to pre-order this Detector and I informed him I wanted to conduct additional research before ordering.

I was shocked and surprised when two days after Kellyco advertised, listed the specific features, listed MSRP and Sale Price, and made it available for pre-order, the add was pulled, and clarification was provided from Nokta that that detector was in development and that the feature list and price had not been determined yet.

VERY CONFUSING.

Nokta provided detailed explanation as to what happened.

Bottom line, my post was 100% accurate at the time, but obviously, Kellyco significantly jumped the gun and made a Detector available for pre-order that was only in development.

I hope this ends the confusion.
MikeJ