Living close to the beach, I have owned many metal detectors. Most metal detectors in this price range are merely toys, without the advanced features of this one.

The assembly was really easy, taking less than 3 minutes. All the pieces are well made and went together without any tools. The build quality is good, with none of the plastic burrs and tags that you often see on similar products. The pole length is easily adjustable so treasure hunters of various heights are still comfortable using it.
The display is large and easily readable, which is great for a guy like me that wears bifocals. No squinting, just good readable text and numbers. And the display has a backlight for those warm summer evenings where you just want to walk along the beach as the sun goes down.
The search coil is waterproof so you can’t damage it if you ware walking along the shore and a wave hits it.
I like the handgrip as it is well balanced and doesn’t tire out your arm during an afternoon of searching.
I personally tested it with various coins and the display is accurate. This is a great feature when scanning a busy beach.

Comes with a nice carrying bag, a nice set of headphones, and a great collapsible shovel with its own nice case. It comes with batteries, so you don’t need anything else to get started on your personal Treasure Hunt.

Second tripod should have bought this one first. Been using it to photograph thunderstorms and night landscapes. Super adjustable and sturdy. It took me a little bit to get used to the twist on the leg locks because they have a little play in them. All the screws stay in can't back them completely out without forcing them harder to lose. Would buy again

Second tripod should have bought this one first. Been using it to photograph thunderstorms and night landscapes. Super adjustable and sturdy. It took me a little bit to get used to the twist on the leg locks because they have a little play in them. All the screws stay in can't back them completely out without forcing them harder to lose. Would buy again

This is an affordable accompaniment to metal detecting. It is both lightweight and sturdy which is a great combination.

The hand spade is great for digging out finds that are near the surface and the container is nicely made to put them in .

Pleasantly surprised as both the trowel and the sandscoop seem a lot more sturdy than I expected, especially for the price. I have both a metal hand held and long reach sand scoops, but wanted something I could pack that was lightweight when travelling. Although I have not used them yet, both items seem up to the job and very good value. There was even a cheaper set available on Amazon, but chose this one as it had quick delivery and needed them for a trip in early November.

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The first thing you notice is how comfortable I’m this unit is. Second is how light it actually is. It is extremely easy to control with one hand. The carrying case and shovel is and nice bonus as well. The head phone jack is a normal 3.5. Fore me in Pittsburg the colors are perfect! Black a yellow!

I would buy again and I hope this review was helpful.

Easy to assemble and comfortable to use for both kids and tall users. Controls are clear and easily set even without reading the manual. Volume, sensitivity, and a surprisingly good discrimation and lockout functionality all easy to dial in properly.

False triggers: I've used OTHER detectors for searching for lost items in my own yards, and they constantly triggered on nothing at all or responded to my fairly iron-rich soil, without being able to find good settings. This SunPow unit had no trouble identifying garbage and staying quiet if set to ignore trash.

Targetted triggering: i tested with MANY sample metal objects of all kinds ranging from gold to titanium to steel to copper and bronze... this detector only jittered slightly from correct identification (eg. copper might lean into bronze, but NEVER so wrong as steel) - EASY to determine whether to bother digging up a "hit."

Unit comes with a useful carry bag and a mini-shovel great for moderate users. Serious users may want a better shovel but having even a moderate one ALREADY with the unit is great.

Overall i'm very pleased with this unit... excellent for kids to moderate effort adults. ALL detectors will require learning how to use them effectively, but this is able to do all I've asked of it.

I have been metal detecting for at least 15 years and have thousands invested in my detectors. This is a great beginning detector for a small child to see if he/she will like the hobby. I buried a penny, dime, nickel and quarter in different areas about 4" deep and this detector found them all. It comes with 2 AA batteries and set-up is a breeze. Give this to a kid, take him/her to a school playground where there are swing sets and if your lucky and the swings are on sand, this little thing will find coins and the kid will be so excited you won't believe how happy he/she will be.