Coming in Spring, 2012

[GaryBrun]

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Here it is folks

[jcmaloney]

You jest surely? 2 years after the market is tied up by Garrett?? Sheeesh....thats borderline embarassing.

[GaryBrun]

No jest...
No comment!

[jcmaloney]

So they`ve copied a Garrett probe...........please don`t tell me we can expect a flimsy,telescopic twig next?

[Gra118]

And the price will be :banana:

[Nuke em]

£50 please, anyway i have a couple of Garrett probes to kill off first.

[afaulkner3]

Will this still play the gpx up like the garrett

[Captainpugwash]

Hey Gary what happend to my post.
Its okay for short people, but no good for us tall ones.

[marcinch1979]

Hey Gary what happend to my post.

is here:
Minelabs lightest machine ever...

[Steve_T]

Looks very similar to the Garrett I must admit nice nonetheless...

[stewart73]

So they`ve copied a Garrett probe...........

My first thought too.

[Iron Mask]

Looking like a "copy of the Garrett Pro Pointer".
Well what should a probe look like? Do we say that all detectors look like they are copied each other because they have the same general shape,components and look? What about the new Ford car , looks like they copied Dodge , the darn thing even has 4 wheels and one steering wheel.
Did we expect Minelab or another manufacturer to come out with a target probe shaped like a saucer or a shaped like a elephant for that matter. At the end of the day it is better for us as it keeps manufacturer trying to stay ahead of the game, and the only way to do that is to have a durable, safe ,easy to use, good quality product that is slight better than the competitor and or cheaper.
Now let's hope the price is right.
No disrespect to anyone whom might feel targeted in the post. Stewart73 :-), Jcmaloney :-),Steve_T:-)

[geoff]

I completely agree with you Iron mask,good on minelab for bringing it out,I bet it will be a cracking probe.

[Jake-festina]

I completely agree with you Iron mask,good on minelab for bringing it out,I bet it will be a cracking probe.

It could also be the mother ship CODAN cashing in on minelab's good name It will be interesting to read the reviews but I really don't see this probe will give you a vast improvement over a garrett

[Steve_T]

No reason it shouldn’t be brilliant we shall see im waiting to see myself .And no offence taken Scott me old mate.

[jcmaloney]

Blimey Scott take the blinkers off fella. CODAN/Minelab have sat & watched Garrett produce a quality unit and absolutely nail the market for 2+ years and then they think "We`ve missed a trick here" we`ll copy it and rely on the brand name? Unless they pitch it at £30-£40 they`ll have a warehouse full of them.

[Iron Mask]

Blimey Scott take the blinkers off fella. CODAN/Minelab have sat & watched Garrett produce a quality unit and absolutely nail the market for 2+ years and then they think "We`ve missed a trick here" we`ll copy it and rely on the brand name? Unless they pitch it at £30-£40 they`ll have a warehouse full of them.

Sure you hit it right on. They will rely on brand name and it will sell. They obviously know they can not expect current Garrett pro pointer users to switch. So they are depending on new users and future sales. We are talking about a pin pointer , something that many people make out of scrap material at home. Not a lot of risk as they would not have spent millions of dollars to develop and test it to be as good or better as the Garrett. Just another item they will offer and make profit on but it is not going to make or break the company. On such a product they have no chance of recovering lost market so there only chance is to take away from new. If I could have 25 p for everyone they will sell I would be more than happy. But I doubt they will be £30-£40 .
Codan/Minelab have been counting their money that they have made from gold machines and military machines. It is even a surprise that they came out with a probe. Maybe some junior employees that made it a project.

[defenderben]

From looking at the picture it does not look very ergonomic??? a big square holding end will be like holding a big lego brick or Am I looking at it wrong (do have bad eyes).
Other than that not very exciting but then what pin pointer is, as long as it functions properly and is comfy to hold.

Ben

[goodmore]

It will be an improvement if you can turn that blasted beeping off.

[Turbo-beal]

Adjustable sensitivity, I like that!

[DavidS]

Adjustable sensitivity why

Auto is better thats why everyone has a garrett

[Captainpugwash]

Although I no longer own a Minelab detector, I do beleive that Minelab were and could be again leaders in the market of hobby detectors.
I cannot comprehend why such a skilled high end company should lower there sights and bring out this product, it cannot compete with the garrett one in my opinion, even if the price were lower.
When more detectorists are selling or trying to sell there Etracs for whatever reason and then waiting for a new model to come out, Minelab hit the market with a probe. Dissapointed Dave.

[mal]

Seeing what they have produced I think I will stay with my Sherlock probe for now.

Both the Garrett and this new offering are far too expensive for what they are. If they halve the price proposed I may consider buying one but I will wait and see.

[dave9]

Garrett are expensive but having used one for a while i would not be without it.Minelab may have produced a probe very much like the Garrett but if they sell it cheaper they could be on a winner.

[raymo]

i bet it whigh's more than the garrett...