new to detecting..have a few questions

[mike63]

well pretty much i am going to a whites dealer down here in florida and also found a tesero dealer i will check them both out and i will go there with some written down questions such as ease of use, battery consumption,weight,warranty,depth of reading ..i guess that varies! any other questions i should ask? you guys have been very helpful thanks ...btw i live in s.e florida 15 mins from ft lauderdale! mike63...just remember a wife is like a rose... if you dont give her water every day she'll die....lol

 

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[mike63]

also found a place that has a garrett ace 250 for 219.00 good price ? thanks mike63

 

[mike63]

just curious if that is a good price or average!

 

[cntrydncr1]

I have to disagree with Rob Roy. Here is a post I just made on another topic. Buy a Tesoro and don't look back.

I have an Ace 250. Compared to the Tesoro Silver uMax I just bought, the Ace is a toy while the Silver is a tool. The Silver uMax is 10x the detector either the Ace or the F2 is. I don't have an F2 but it is getting pretty poor reviews from folks on here that I trust.

With the Silver, it 'sings' to you when you should dig. Plus, I don't like having to walk around looking at a screen. With the Silver, you just listen until it tells you to dig.

If you're coin hunting and turn the discrimination up, there is no doubt when you hit a coin. I found 3 pennies about 2" apart the other day, and I knew it was three coins before I started digging. The Ace would have only given one signal. Plus, I hate the 'ding' tone of the Ace. The Silver sounds like a cool drum circle with the choppy signals as you move thru trash but man, when you hit something good, it's like the Silver gets excited - perfectly obvious sound. It sings out, leaving no doubt where to dig.

I'm covering ground probably 10 times faster with the Silver than with the Ace and have much more confidence that I'm not leaving things of interest behind. Plus, it's just more fun.

I dug a dime at over 8" with the Silver this past weekend. The Ace never would have found it.

Oh, and the Ace is piss-poor at pinpointing compared to the Silver. I'm digging smaller holes and often just popping items instead of having to dig a plug.

Anybody want to buy an Ace? I was keeping it around for friends but I think I'll sell it and buy another Silver. Then I can run a couple of different coils when I'm out alone.

I have to disagree with you here. I have had my ACE 250 since March. I never look at the screen any more. If you learn the maching well enough you get to know what the sounds are telling you. As far as pinpointing, yes it was a little difficult to get good at it but again with enough practice you get to know the sweet spots.

Mike, I think you will get many opinions on which is the best. Personally if I lived in Florida I would be saving my money and buying a maching that goes in salt water too!!! You will find lots more treasure in the water. I find very little in the dry sand there.

I think 219. for the ace is about average now. It seems that Garrett tells the dealers the lowest they can advertise as the price. I went online and found that the prices are all pretty much the same, then they throw in some extras to get you to buy from them!!

 

[mike63]

once again all you guys on this site rock thanks for all the advice! 8)

 

[mike63]

i also meant you ladies as well !!! sorry didn't mean guys the way it sounded my apologies

 

[mike63]

this site is very addiciting looking at all the pics and reading your stories cant wait to post my own!!!