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whites new coinmaster

M

midwest hillbilly

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went to a dealer today and he showed me the new whites coinmaster not the old ones but a new one all digital target id,adj disc,pinpoint,tells how deep etc. heres the good part 179.99 (wow) what a price with 2 year warranty looks like a very good machine for the price, the coil looks like the prism coils maybe it will be as good as the ace 250
 
he gave me a flyer here is a pic sorry if pic is bad new at this, pic does not do it justice this is a nice machine for the price i just wonder what coil will match the new coin master. i might get one so i can let friends use it as my back up is a xlt and its not newbie friendly!!
 
i called the guy up since he gave me his home # the coinmaster is not for sell till they (whites) anounce it he said they told him late oct. so look for it to get anounced in a couple weeks!!
 
that sounds like a good funtion speaking of funtions water resistant control :biggrin: just by the sounds of the funtions it already has more than the ace 250 and cheaper way to go whites
 
- - MORE people out there with decent, low cost detectors! :ranting:
 
Looks like an updated Prizm V??? I do like the sound of some of the new features though, and the price sounds right.

HH,
 
Is the notch like a ace 250 or can you only notch as you go up scale or can you pick any target to eliminate?
 
It does resemble the Ace 250,with the notches up top like that....if you click on documentation on the site...the manual is really close to the 250 also....it really does look like a 250 clone though...interesting no doubt
 
- - they had a good system with the Prizm and Im sure it was no great leap to see this potential. Garrett did it first with the 250, then Fisher's F2 came along. Now Whites has jumped on the wagon.
 
Just a few corrections guys....

It does not have switchable ground filters. - That is a mistake on the website.
It is more along the lines of a Prizm III not a V - It does not have Smart Notch or multi-tone ID.
Discrimination is progressive - not like the 6T.
There is no camlock on the rod and no arm cuff strap.

Andrea
 
If you like to try and notch certain targets in or out rather than progressively reject junk, this is not the unit you want. But if you really want to be successful in most hunting applications, you don't want to reject a lot of "notches" anyway!

Everyone seems to be in a hurry to compare the new Coinmaster, or really most new offerings, with Garrett's Ace 250. Until now, I've felt the Garrett Ace 250 has been a great value for the dollar. No, not perfect, but a good unit for the cost. The Prizm series have some similar features, but many pointed out the Ace 250 cost less and had turn-off memory. Well, that might have been the case, but the Prizm's had two or three things in their favor.

** They have a selectable All Metal, mode of operation.
** They get a little better detection depth.

The new Coinmaster is a Prizm-like unit, certainly, and it provides an All Metal mode and with the 9" spider coil it should have similar detection depth.

The differences? Like andreak77 stated, it lacks a rod-lock, which is no big deal, and it lacks notch discrimination. The five rejection segments allows a user to progressively knock out unwanted trash they might typically encounter. Personally, while a full-range notch segment detector does have some limited function, I feel the design of the new Coinmaster offering is going to appeal to a greater number of people .... especially at this price-point!

The new color choice is a favorite of mine, and most of the time my grand kids or folks I encounter who I loan a detector to (usually property owners so they can join the fun of the search when I gain permission) do not use headphones, or want a lot of complex adjustments. Just a good-working, easy-to-use detector. One that can provide reasonably good depth so they don't feel like I've got them way over-powered with my XLT or MXT.

Another thing I really like is the return of the well-known name "COINMASTER." That really says it all fits what this affordable model offers a novice or even an experienced user. I've trimmed my detectors down so that I have a spot for a new Coinmaster for some quick tot-lot searches and for grand kids to join in the fun.

I just wish I could afford to get my XLT and MXT re-finished in a similar color as I'm getting sort of tired of black. :)

I'm sure we'll all be reading a lot about the Coinmaster's field performance in the near future.

Monte
 
Monte makes a good point on notching. Unless you have a wide range of notches, like on the XLT (190 notchable segments) you can get into trouble with it. Even the Garrets with 24 segments, don't offer enough resolution IMHO.

Comparisons to the ACE 250 are inevitable, I'm certain. It set the stage for this, having been the first "high tech," low cost detector available in recent times. By virtue of that, it has been around the longest. Personally I am not its biggest fan. It's okay, but I inevitably reach for something else when I head out. It'll be cool to see what this Coinmaster offers ( I like the "Coinmaster" name, too. The first Whites I ever had was a Coinmaster Classic III)

The lack of a rod-lock is a nod to manufacturing simplicity, of course. The ACE doesn't have one, either. In fact many of the detectors Ive used over the years lacked that feature. Having progressive discrimination is also a part of the simplicity - anyone who uses Tesoro detectors will be at home with the Coinmaster, immediately.

The color choice is designed to do one thing - appeal to newbies. Black is out if you wanna attract little kids and soccer moms.

As for refinishing your other Whites', Monte, I know a guy who does some good paint work - - ;)
 
It's weird yesterday it was on the Whites Web site today its gone. The main reason I order one was the adjustable filter. Now not sure if that is a misprint might go with a prizm 3
 
I posted this earlier:

Just a few corrections guys....

It does not have switchable ground filters. - That is a mistake on the website.
It is more along the lines of a Prizm III not a V - It does not have Smart Notch or multi-tone ID.
Discrimination is progressive - not like the 6T.
There is no camlock on the rod and no arm cuff strap.

The Prizm III does not have adjustable filters either.

Andrea
 
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