XS verses Explorer II?

[Anonymous]

Please forgive me for this question. I am sure it has been asked 1000 times. Besides the price, what is the real difference between the XS and the Explorer II???? Could someone clearly clarify the difference or direct me to an area with the answer? Thanks for any help.

 

[Anonymous]

Not a problem . . . . .
Follow the link below to Minelab's site which compares the Explorer II and the XS models.
Andy Sabisch

 

[Anonymous]

Comparison of Minelab EXPLORER II v Explorer XS
FEATURE EXPLORER II EXPLORER XS
2nd Generation Software Yes No
Dual Numeric Display
showing Ferrous & Conductive
2-number system Yes No
Faster running programming Yes No
Enhanced threshold Yes No
Carbon fibre lower shaft Yes No
Metal rear stand Yes No
¼" stereo headphone jack Yes No
New black waterproof 10.5"
DD widescan search coil Yes No
New front panel with soft
push buttons Yes No
New 1600 mAH Nimh
rechargeable battery cell Yes
1600 mAH Higher capacity
Yes
1500 mAHLower capacity
New Koss UR 30 stereo headphones Yes No
custom made for Minelab
Deeper searching
via improved stability Yes No
Easy to use
Factory Preset Yes Yes
Faster Use/Fast Recovery Yes No
New lower shaft camlock
with added strength rubber shims Yes No
New main housing camlock Yes No
New main housing material Yes No
New handle plastics Yes No
Improved/louder pinpoint Yes No
Improved depth indicator
faster response to and
more accurate on small
16mm coins in-ground/sand Yes No
Multi Frequency FBS System Yes Yes
Noise Cancel/Frequency Shift
Manual & Automatic Yes Yes
Wet Salt Operation
fully Automatic Yes Yes
Automatic turn-on-and-go
operation & Advanced Use Yes Yes
Discrimination Full Full
Notch Accept - Full Yes Yes
Notch Reject - Full Yes Yes
Sensitivity Control
Semi-Automatic & Manual Yes Yes
Memory - User Settings Yes - 2 Yes - 2
Memory - 6 Saved
Discrimination Patterns Yes - 6 Yes - 6
Battery Life -
fully charged Nimh
- experienced user 14 hours 11 hours
Length extended 55 inches 53 nches
Weight (pounds) 3.7 3.8
Internal speaker Yes Yes
Hope this helps

 

[Anonymous]

Wow, there are some major differences. I didn't relize that. Thanks for the info. Do you think those are really bad differences? Would it be worth investing in an XS? Sounds like they fixed all the flaws with the Explorer ll. What do you think?