I haven't been detecting for long, couple of months. But, it was suggested to me, by a friend of mine, that I seriously look into a Minelab detector. I started to do a little searching and found a SE with the Pro Coil on Ebay and snatched it as it had only been used for a couple of months. My friend had used Whites and Fishers in the past and now swears by Minelab. Anyhow, to make a long story short, he and I were out the other day searching and we decided to swap detectors for a stint. My personal opinion, I would not want his Explorer II and he would not want my SE. My problem was with the weight of his II compared to my SE, the SE seemed a bit lighter, and for a long day, that makes a big difference. He even commented on how light my SE was compared to his II. I did not care for the pinpointing on his II compared to my SE either. Anyhow, that was my take on a short trial run with his II compared to my SE.
We were out hunting ghost towns that day in NW Nevada.