This must be the new technology that Minelab is coming out with.
This would be amazing on beaches.
I need to get a demo on one
October 2025 at the earliest according to the Minelab rep I talked to at a recent national metal detecting hunt where Minelab USA had a demo tent. She doesn't expect to even get one for demo until at least September.
It is primarily a gold prospecting detector.
Whether it will work well on a saltwater beach? Maybe. Whether it will work in saltwater, I wouldn't try it since it's not waterproof.
It will come with the same coils as the Goldmonster 1000, a 5" round and a 10X6" elliptical. No bigger coils available.
It will have some kind of digital target ID which is a big improvement over the original Goldmonster 1000.
The PI part supposedly is part of the return signal processing.
The transmit side will operate with Multi IQ, Minelab's simultaneous multi frequency VLF tech similar to the Minealb Vanquish, X-Terra Elite, Equinox and Manticore
If I was a full time saltwater beach and surf hunter I would look elsewhere. The X-Terra Elite, Equinox 700/900 and Manticore would be way better Minelab beach options since they are waterproof rated and use the same transmit tech as the Goldmonster 2000. The Nokta Legend and Score models and Deus 2 would be better options too.
Nokta should be releasing an actual PI specifically made for beach hunting soon that is waterproof. Knowing them, it will be good.