its all down to money , weight , performance . and what type of detecting you will be doing , ie , land ,beach, etc . i use 3 type , beach , sov GT , land sorex pro , alrounder nokta fors relic , take a look at the nokta range , good value , performance , and can do most types of detecting , iam lucky to have a choice , horses for courses , only my opinion . thanks and good luck , vinny