This is what I expect... Garrett users are going to love it. Some people who have never used a Garrett are going to love it, some are going to be "so so", and some wont like it... some will buy it looking for the good and some will buy it looking for something to be wrong with it.
I think it will be a good relic machine but not the best Garrett coin machine. I imagine it will find coins ok but in my mind... I see a machine that is built around a great coil design. They brought the coil out first, stuck it on an ACE-250 and stuck an ACE-350 sticker on it. The Pro mode looks like it gives modulation and a faster recovery to the machine, maybe more but that is obvious. I agree, it is a good coil design. You can get it up next to things and hunt up to fence posts and trees.
It has a very good tone system that can beadjusted different ways in a wide iron range. It may seem limited to some but I think the choices are plenty. One of the things that will confuse a new user more than anything I have seen is too much audio. It seems to me that they gave it enough audio choices and it will help people to use it, make good finds and that without getting confused.
Yes, it has been hyped too much BUT that is ok. Everyone just needs to forget all the secondhand hype and rumor. If you buy this detector you need to buy make up your mind to find what is good about it. Garrett hasn't put out any junk that I know of. The Infinium LS is a great detector. The ACE series is a huge hit. From what I understand Garrett users have been asking for a Garrett relic machine... this is it. Waterproof, man... that is a good idea, I may buy one just for that. A relic machine that I don't have to worry about in the rain... GOOD! Yeah, I could have bought a Troy but I didn't. I have a Tejon and a cover... not spending money on a Troy but this Garrett might be a fun machine. Maybe it is deep but frankly, I do not want, nor do I need, to dig 14" holes in hard ground. I need good seperation. I need the features I see on this machine.
I'll probably wait a bit before getting one but I fully expect some to rave and others to gripe... that's the way it always goes.
Just think about what your buying before you buy it. Forget the hype. It is a relic machine that will also find other targets. It has a good coil design and you don't have to head for the truck if it starts raining.
It sells for a good price but it is a price that should be remembered when comparing it to machines that cost twice as much... you usually get what you pay for. I do think that technology is giving us better machines for less money but not this much this fast... it isn't going to beat a 1500 dollar machine... IMO, but if you want to be happy with it you will.
J