Whether it was the old Garrett Electronics or the more modern named Garrett Metal Detectors, they have usually been at or near the top in the marketing department. These few video sets should be a help to many searching for a detector. Brief but informative.
I wrapped up my initial evaluation of the new AT Pro and posted it on our Society website (http://www.ahrps.org/). Some thought, or think, I am down on Garrett's in general. Well, there are things I am not thrilled with from every manufacturer, to various degrees, because there isn't (and can't be) one single 'perfect' detector. It was cold yesterday but sunny and I had a chance to do a bit more learning with the AT Pro.
It does provide some functions that I like which are not found on the make/model detector I currently use and I wish they did. It's minor, for most people, but an avid detectorist might like some designs. Then, there are those I don't care for, such as the AT Pro upper rod design (too short) and the coil connector (type and location) and the inability to use my high-quality headphones (without making an after-marker purchase to improvise a connector). oh, and a smaller coil for the trashy sites I was in, too.
However, the general performance in the PROportional audio tone function is a very good improvement from GMD. Now they have ONE model that will work about as well as the White's and Teknetics models I enjoy, and I am very eager to see what new and improved (from the AT Pro experience) general land-based detector they will bring out. It can be the same frequency and use the same coils (when they get them all out), but just be packaged in a better handling design (such as an upper-rod like the Scorpion or GTA models with 'normal' coil and headphone connections).
When they do that I just might add something new to my detector arsenal for serious hunting. I also hope they provide similar informative videos that are brief and helpful as those for the AT Pro. Many newcomers to the hobby should find them useful.
Monte