MineLab E-trac VS XP Deus

[saxonman]

Fully agree with you all boys.Went to a WW Wanderers Rally last week ,and could see the ratio of Deus users has vastly increased to what it was before xmas.It was peole with 4 by 4 ...citreon c1..oh and smart cars.(that was for Bob)..who were useing them the most. .It was lucky you would see a couple  at rallys six months ago,one in six seemed to be useing them.Must have gone mad for xmas for them.Still love my T2 though,found loads up the wenalt with it the other day. .

[saxonman]

Dont no were you got that from TYNA,found the Deus fab on the beach.Bob ,a certain monster lab user might come with us monday if he can shake off his gremlins.(chasing staters).

[rjm]

Okay. He said you're buying............so I'm coming! 

[handyman [Alan}]

typical tory -- always wants something for nothing!!! 

cheers

[rjm]

typical tory -- always wants something for nothing!!! 

cheers

It's on Saxonman's expenses this time...........

[JBM]

We have 45 active club members and now have 14% Deus users.

The  new larger coil is of  course a bit heavier than the 9" but its no problem, if it is then you can use the armband.

Certainly the extra ground coverage is an advantage and any depth incease is a bonus so its swings and roundabouts with balance and weight.

Its nothing like trying to swing the heavy Explorer and e-trac detectors, I used mine for 5+ hours today with a 10 minute break at lunchtime and thats not bad for a guy in his 77th year so most of you guys will have no trouble with one. ;)Jerry.

[rjm]

Hi Jerry

I didn't know you were a member on here too!

You are my inspiration and I just hope I'm still digging holes in my 77th year.........and that I
won't be in one before then ! 

In fairness, there's hardly any Deus bashing on here..........they're very open minded. I think
it realised the Deus's supreme lightness is what they'd like in their particular machine.

[tyna]

57th year would be welcome !
not convinced though..... 

[DEUSBLOKE]

The Deus in my opinion is a good investment for the future !
1.VERY LIGHT AND COMPACT
2.VERY FAST
3.SOFTWARE UPDATES
4.NO WIRE TO WORRY ABOUT
5.BATTERY LIFE IS EXCELLENT
6.PERFORMS GREAT
7.DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES
8.ABILITY TO OPERATE VIA HEADPHONES ALONE

http://xpdeusowners.yuku.com/

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

The Deus in my opinion is a good investment for the future !
1.VERY LIGHT AND COMPACT
2.VERY FAST
3.SOFTWARE UPDATES
4.NO WIRE TO WORRY ABOUT
5.BATTERY LIFE IS EXCELLENT
6.PERFORMS GREAT
7.DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES
8.ABILITY TO OPERATE VIA HEADPHONES ALONE

http://xpdeusowners.yuku.com/

Until the next clever 'must have' machine comes out , then you realise you actually invested in the Sinclair C5. 

[DEUSBLOKE]

I wonder if the same now applies to the e-trac because theyve already started cutting back on advertising it and they are now pushing the GPX 5000 in the front pages of the mags now and the explorer.When they bring out another e-trac type thing will the current one be considered a sinclair c5 i wonder .My second machine i might add is an e-trac and it is a good machine as is the Deus.

[rjm]

The Sinclair C5's are worth more now than they cost to buy new!

 There's nothing wrong in updating. Otherwise we'd all be waiting for the valves to warm up on our
 black & white tv sets!

 There's always going to be a manufacturer that leads from the front and others follow. An example
 is the Dyson and it's bagless, washable filters, cyclone tecnnology. All the other makes now have
 their 'versions'.  The Dyson was expensive when it hit the market, and still is, but it remains the best
 .........and people continue to buy and pay a premium  for this reason.

 Don't knock people for wanting the latest technology.............otherwise we'd all still be living in caves!

[rjm]

Then what I say is go detecting with a bloody Dyson, But please stop banging on about the bloody Deus 
at the end of the day it all boils down to personal choice
Why do you find it necessary to keep slagging off the ( Monsterlab moonlab ect ect ect)  keep your narrow minded opinions to yourselves

I haven't mentioned any other machine in my last post 

Never even mentioned the Deus !!!

Had a bad day have we? 

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

The Sinclair C5's are worth more now than they cost to buy new!

 There's nothing wrong in updating. Otherwise we'd all be waiting for the valves to warm up on our
 black & white tv sets!

 There's always going to be a manufacturer that leads from the front and others follow. An example
 is the Dyson and it's bagless, washable filters, cyclone tecnnology. All the other makes now have
 their 'versions'.  The Dyson was expensive when it hit the market, and still is, but it remains the best
 .........and people continue to buy and pay a premium  for this reason.

 Don't knock people for wanting the latest technology.............otherwise we'd all still be living in caves!

Nope not knocking people who keep up to date at all, when I changed machines I went straight for an etrac as I believed it to be the best minelab out at that time. What I am saying is that no machine - at least no machine out at present is future proof.  What seems like the ultimate  machine out today is swiftly replaced by machines who's technology the manufacturers already but choose not to use.

To claim a machine on the market is future proof is in my opinion is a misplaced faith in manufacturers, as we all know something better will be out next year.

I wonder if the same now applies to the e-trac because theyve already started cutting back on advertising it and they are now pushing the GPX 5000 in the front pages of the mags now and the explorer.When they bring out another e-trac type thing will the current one be considered a sinclair c5 i wonder .My second machine i might add is an e-trac and it is a good machine as is the Deus.

 Is the Etrac going the same way ?  Too right it is, you've only got to look at MLO's video of the GPX  at the Corfe Castle rally to see they're pushing the GPX as the ultimate minelab.

[rjm]

I ain't saying anything as Pipster might bite my ankles.............