Minelab E-Trac or Whites V3i

[DirtyTrinkitDigger]

Minelab E-Trac or White's V3i

I am getting ready to purchase another detector and have been looking at the E-Trac and the V3i.
I am curious to find out from those that own or have owned both units, which they prefer and why. I know that 80% is knowledge of your machine, 10% is technique and 10% is the machine.

As a detectorist, I do not hunt any specific items such as coins, jewelry, relics etc. but I would like a machine that I can input specified programs tailored to my detecting needs and these two seem to fit the bill.

This is not to bash one machine or the other. I would just like some opinions.

 

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[swund1703]

Same machine at the end of the day. Coil settings your ears.

Etrac simple
V3i more capable but more options than necessary

My opinion. .

 

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[christo000]

I wondered how you did so much MDing AND lurking on this site!

Keep me posted on the comparison, I am very interested in that. Probably deserves it's own thread, instead of us hijacking this one!

Lol

 

[christo000]

Same machine at the end of the day. Coil settings your ears.

Etrac simple
V3i more capable but more options than necessary

My opinion. .

No far from the same machine both excell in different áreas its good to have options I mean isnt that what makes an upgrade the next model has more options then the next whites just put in just about everything they could think of at once

 

[swund1703]

Agreed

 

[scotty544]

I also have the V3i, but not the etrac, so I can only attest to the V, Its definitely on the advanced learning side. You do have programs for turn on and go performance that are top notch. I have had mine for 4 months now and still don't feel like I have mastered it, but I am making my own programs now and having good success with them. It can search in many different modes also, depending on what you like. I have found coins down to 10 inches and small trash as deep as 15 inches in moist soil. I have air tested quarters and half dollars put to around 14-15 inches, for whatever that's worth.

Also like someone else stated, instead of an etrac go for the ctx 3030! Tell me how you like that! If I can ever find enuf $ I will try and snag one of the 3030's