Got to play with a new MX5

[Landlord Jim]

Was at my dealer yesterday and got to play with the new White's MX5. It is an MXT in a Coinmaster GT body. It is gray in color and has an Eclipse coil NOT a Coinmaster coil. It is lighter than an MXT and may be geared towards the women and older who don't want a heavy machine. 14 Khz not the 8.59 Khz of the Coinmaster.

 

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[fella]

Looks like it has cam locks so it should get rid of some of the cheap feel the GT has!

 

[Landlord Jim]

Forgot the price- $ 599.95 and it should be at dealers approx. Sept 30. The new pinpointer should be out by Halloween.

 

[thebiggerdigger]

MX5 vs V3i is the extra money worth it for the V3i?

I was at my local dealer to ask him about a good second machine that I should buy to use on the beach but also in the fields. I have an older Beach Hunter ID with the 950 coil. I use it at the beach and so far...ok. I do end up digging alot of pull tabs but who doesn't if you are looking for gold. What peaked my curiosity was watching vids on youtube about machines with VDI numbers that could signal the small differences between targets. Anyway I went in inquiring about the Coinmaster GT (since my wife would also be using this somedays along side me and for the price) and my dealer quickly showed me the MX5 instead. He spoke of the benefits of how I could change coils in the future and it is a better machine etc. Well this peaked my curiosity of the top machine in the store...V3i. This was so technologically ahead of the MX5 I am wondering if it is worth the extra $. I still work full time as a teacher but I do get my summers off so our family hits the local beaches alot. But with that being said I still only steal away maybe 60 minutes of hunting each time out at the beach. I do want to join a local club and try and get out more. What is your opinion of the MX5 vs the V3i?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[hammer0419]

Huge difference between a MX5 and a V3i. Price wise, feature wise, and learning curve is worlds apart. I just paid $465 for my new MX5. Whole lot of detector for that price!!! I know the the V3i is top of the line but I can't imagine it being much deeper than my MX5?? I have an SEF coil on mine and have pulled 5 coins at 9"+. Its really a turn on and go detector. You will have 100 coins in your pouch with the MX5 before you figure out the V3I out.

 

[Johnnoh]

If you hunt in the wet (salt) sand, you will need a multi frequency machine. I like the MXT/M6 in the dry sand. I would think the MX5 would be a good choice too. The V3i has stock programs that are pretty good to start with.

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

Huge difference between a MX5 and a V3i. Price wise, feature wise, and learning curve is worlds apart. Whole lot of detector for that price!!! I know the the V3i is top of the line but I can't imagine it being much deeper than my MX5?? I have an SEF coil on mine and have pulled 5 coins at 9"+. Its really a turn on and go detector. You will have 100 coins in your pouch with the MX5 before you figure out the V3I out.

Yes the MX5 is a very easy machine to use!