Well i bought an ET last week, and it has started to pay for itself. I have been out the last 3 days for 2 hrs each day. Friday I got $20 neat, Sat I got $23-60, and to-day $17-85 and a nice Sterling Silver bracelet , So it is consistent if nothing else. Only thing I have to complain about is that the sounds seem to be a bit wishy - washy compared to the SE's more solid sound. Friday's effort was from a park and the finds were down a Max of 6". Saturday and Sunday were from the local beach.and some of the finds were down 12". I got a funny sounding signal, and a reading of 12- 41 which is in the upper reading for our $1 ans $2 coins, but when I dug down 12" I got $1-50c all in silver coins including 40c in 5c pieces, 5 - 10c coins and the rest were 20c pieces. You never know what you will get till you dig it. Hope this gives some of you fellows the enthusiasm to keep digging.