JBM said:Hi Rich you cant make a judgement on a few swings or even a few hours the Deus takes many many hours to begin to make a realistic judgement.
I have used many of the best machines over the years and would place the Deus in the top 3 that I have owned.
The Tesoro Cowboy was just run of the mill machine as far as I was concerned having purchased one of the first in the UK some number of years past.
With the Monsieur Deus we are really looking at a big step forward in the manufacturer of metal detectors.
Just a pity that it took the French to show us the way.
I bet it will not be to long before Mr Minelab plays catch up.
Jerry.
You are right of course Jerry, but honestly, I have a Minelab GPX 4000, two beach PI machines (Whites / Tesoro), and the Vaquero. After spending the morning with the Deus, I really was not ready to run out and buy one. Doesn't mean it isn't a good product - just not for me.