From making several mistakes in the past, I would advise that first get the most detector you can afford. Everyone who had been in this hobby for any length of time swears by the brand of detector they use. The common thread among all the "experts" is that they have made the purchase and then stuck with it. Each detector has it's high and low points, and the trick is to become so familiar with the machine that you can take advantage of the high points and work around the low points. I wouldn't go with any brand other than Whites and if you ask a long time Fisher user or Garrett user or Tesoro user, you would have a hard time getting them to change. Buy it and use it. And continue to use it.
