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BillF said:It looks to be little used but comes with nothing extra. The person claims they spent around $1200 for it. I don't know the newer Whites which is why I asked for an opinion on it. Maybe I'd be better off putting the money toward a V3 series. Hmm....
Thanks for the info.
The MSRP for a brand new XLT was $899.95, so if he paid more it would have bbeen adding on search coils, headphones, etc.BillF said:It looked to me like they may have cast $1000 or more in their time.
Yes, the XLT is slightly dated technology, when compared with modern 'digital' detector designs, however ..... I wouldn't classify the XLT as "old technology" overall because it still works well and can find target just like before. It might have been 'upstaged' a bit, yes, but they can still work quite w ell for the right applications, as any good detector, and if you can nab one that is really clean at a great price [size=small](which is what I just did)[/size] then go for it! We're warming up and supposed to have a mostly clean and sunny Sunday and I plan to put my new-to-me XLT through the paces in search of anything good I can find.BillF said:I'mnot going to spend money on older technology, not when the newer stuff is so much better.
Yes, I think they all balance very nicely. The XLT will hit the parks and find coins, old and new. The VX3 and V3i share quite a few of the same features and in-the-field performance. For ME, I lean a little more towards 'simplicity' and I prefer my XLT and VX3 to the V3i. I will admit that the VX3 can provide a bit more depth of detection than the XLT, but 'depth' isn't always all it is cracked up to be.BillF said:I figured they must be pretty well balanced as there are so many using them. I am really curious about how the V3i will do in our older parks.