Neither. The ace machines are dinosaurs, I would get one over a bounty hunter... maybe.... And the fisher is a great machine, but there are better at the high end of your price range. I would definitely be looking at the new F machines, WEATHERPROOF!!! and a huge selection of coils. The 44 has caught my attention for a rainy day park hunter. I have a Eurotek pro w/ 11DD and would recommend it to anyone! its stupidly simple, set the volume, sensitivity, and discrimination where you want, save, and BAM! turn on and go machine that is no slouch. First coin I ever found with the pro was a 1809 Half Cent at 7". The second, a flying eagle penny! later that week, 2 silver dimes from between 8 and 9" with a good VID, also have found a large cent at over 10. Its a beast for 299, and again great coil selection. Actually the same coil selection, Teknetics Greek/g2 coils fit the eurotek AND the F44! so if the 44 performs as well as my eurotek pro and is waterproof.... well the ETP might see a little more time in the closet.
Yes, there is a good selection of DD's that will fit it. And yes I would trust the weatherproof for beach hunting if you do some research there have been submersion tests done with it, just shake it off and keep going.
