I love my atpro! I was in the same boat as you are of looking at the mxt or the at pro. They honestly both seemed to be great machines, but I feel after a lot of reading and research that the atpro is a bit more sensitive and better for land use and freshwater. I did read that the mxt is probably a better choice for beach hunting if you are going to be doing that, but I do not live near a beach. Get ready to dig because this thing goes deep. Get a garrett pp too if you don't already have one. Good luck and let us know what you get. Both would be a great choice!