I've been using the Deus 2 for about 3 months. Before buying it I thought $1600, what about the learning curb, all I heard was its not your average detector you must take lots of time to learn it to operate it correctly. I really was intimidated by price and skill level. I have been detecting for about 7 years now. Being retired now for 2 years has allowed me to go detecting when I want to. I only beach hunt and my area in California has lots of beaches to hunt. I received my Deus 2 and with the help of YouTube videos I have learned and have found that the detector is so easy to operate, with all the preset programs their is very little tweaking needed. Just learn to navigate the menu and you are good to go. For me now the weight of the detector is worth the price, I hunt now daily for 4 to 6 hours and my finds are off the charts. With this machine I have so much more confidence I am not missing anything, I have dug lots of junk too, but that's a big part of the game. I have other detector (see pics, Nox 600, Legend, Simplex, Kruzer, Racer2, Gold Bug), but for now all I use is the Deus 2. Don't get me wrong all those detectors are great detectors, but the Dues 2 gives me the most confidence when detecting, In my opinion.