I have a friend I work with that is wanting to try getting into detecting. He asked me what would be some brands and models to look at...then I told him what they cost and he about freaked. I told him that I thought it would be best for him to get a better machine that was used, vs getting a real cheap new one. He wants to stay under $200 for one. I was thinking something like a Tesoro Silver uMax would be perfect for him. He mostly just wants to see what is in his yard and a few other places he has in mind. Let me know what you have...I'm just the middle man. He gave me some $ for my PayPal account in case I found something.