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General Metal Detector Discussion
Minelab's next gold machine
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<blockquote data-quote="XLOOX" data-source="post: 669352" data-attributes="member: 16174"><p>Given that the 6000 was only released a few years ago, and so many experienced detectorists have traded (up?) to it & it is still selling well for a detector at that price point , I doubt another new PI release by Codan is less than 3 years away. Fixing 6000 reliability issues is probably their main focus.</p><p></p><p>There is a huge market gap between the $1200 VLFs & the $4000 SDC and an even bigger gap between the SDC & 6000/ GPZ but am not sure that they would make more money trying to fill those gaps since in AU at least it is a one horse race so you buy the ML detector that fits your budget & hunting ground and just grit your teeth at the price.</p><p></p><p>The 64th power law sets firm limits to detector max depth and we are there now. Metal detector improvement opportunities remaining are mineralization handling & the extras that make it nicer to use - gps, wireless audio, waterproof, weight etc.</p><p></p><p> Its a bit like cars - an economy car in 2023 mechanically is like a top range car of the 1980s and even in the top models you would be hard pressed to to improve performance or reliability significantly anymore, so models are differentiated by their extras - traction control, lane guidance, split aircon....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="XLOOX, post: 669352, member: 16174"] Given that the 6000 was only released a few years ago, and so many experienced detectorists have traded (up?) to it & it is still selling well for a detector at that price point , I doubt another new PI release by Codan is less than 3 years away. Fixing 6000 reliability issues is probably their main focus. There is a huge market gap between the $1200 VLFs & the $4000 SDC and an even bigger gap between the SDC & 6000/ GPZ but am not sure that they would make more money trying to fill those gaps since in AU at least it is a one horse race so you buy the ML detector that fits your budget & hunting ground and just grit your teeth at the price. The 64th power law sets firm limits to detector max depth and we are there now. Metal detector improvement opportunities remaining are mineralization handling & the extras that make it nicer to use - gps, wireless audio, waterproof, weight etc. Its a bit like cars - an economy car in 2023 mechanically is like a top range car of the 1980s and even in the top models you would be hard pressed to to improve performance or reliability significantly anymore, so models are differentiated by their extras - traction control, lane guidance, split aircon.... [/QUOTE]
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General Metal Detector Discussion
Minelab's next gold machine
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