My new but slightly used detector

[relic-hunter]

I just bought a slightly used whites 4900 dl pro from a guy on craigslist. I looked at it, it looks like it was used about 6 times. It looks like new. It's got more knobs and settings than my garrett GTAX 550. I need to read the owners manual which came in the original box. I figure for $75 I couldn't go too wrong. So whats the verdict? Good deal? Or is it a piece of junk? I figure Whites is a better brand than garrett even though it is an older model.

Ken

 

[khouse]

To be fair it's just a different animal than the 550. The main difference is one is a notch machine and the other one not. I would suggest down loading the manual from the White's site. Start out hunting in the presets and see what happens. At $75.00 you can't go wrong.

 

[relic-hunter]

Yeah, it has lots of knobs compared to the knobless garrett. The guy had and gave me the original owners/operators manual and the original box that it came in. I just took it out to the back yard and messed around with it a bit and found a buried cake pan about 10 inches down and a tent stake about the same distance. I was only out there for about 15 minutes. I know it will take a while to get used to the new style, but from what I have read they seem like they are better. Does anyone still make that type of detector or have they all gone digital now?. But like you said for $75 I couldn't go too wrong.

Ken

 

[Canewrap]

No, they haven't all gone digital. The MXT has knobs, has an LCD screen, but it still uses knobs and is one of the deepest detectors (IMHO) of the Whites lineup.

 

[relic-hunter]

Well, the knobs make adjusting it more difficult than the 550, which is pretty much a turn on and go swinging. Well I breezed through the manual and thought I understood it all, I was wrong. I came home today from the beach a little disappointed, but re-read the manual and now seem to understand it a bit more.So next time out should be a better day.

Ken