relicmeister

Pure genius. 

Maybe can address it in future update?

Mine is expected to be delivered Saturday. Only for the fact that I ordered a 9” but also an 11”coil with request that I’d switch to an 11” version if first available ( and then switch to 9” accessory coil). Had I not requested this I would not be getting a Deus II on Saturday. Tomorrow my bone phones will be here also. May be waiting a little for the 9” coil but that’s just fine. Hopefully have it by mid- March but wasn’t expecting my detector before late February earliest. 
   OMG 😱 I just remembered we’re in a warm spell - the snow is melting and Saturday is supposed to be 50+ degrees. Hold on- let me pinch myself…… yeah I’m not dreaming! Lol 😂 take heart guys- they’ll be coming in more and more now. 

Chase, I’m sorry having ordered so early you’re still waiting, but shouldn’t be long now. Having ordered early December taking an 11” if available sooner might be the difference between 2nd or 3rd batch, although my dealer said last Sunday that they expect to have most preorders covered by batch 2. Theres 7 weeks between my order and that update so pretty sure I’ll get one from 2nd. 

Ordered one. I like this one it keeps the entire front  visible. My dealer asked if I want my bone phones and extra coil (11”) or wait on 11” coil for possibly taking a Deus/ 11” sooner if first available and then 9” as extra coil. So I’m waiting the ( hopefully) few weeks more. 

XP or aftermarket?

1 hour ago, martygene said:

Have any to sell?

I would be interested also, depending on how much wider it is- It might be too wide for my backpack which is why I planned to make retractable, or hinged additions to each side of the legs. 

That’s awesome. Looks like you got the bigger coil- maybe you can go for it!

How does the pinpoint operate? Is it one button press to engage PP and another press to disengage?  I will only use it if it’s engaged only while button is depressed. I also hate a glaringly loud pinpoint volume. If it’s not fast and easy I won’t use it. 

Chase, thanks for doing this thread. It will no doubt be added to quite a bit as the D2 makes its way into more hands. Hopefully software controlled complaints like the way the T.ID  number reverts back to program mode too quickly will be easily fixed in a software update. The sooner these concerns are related to XP- the sooner that will occur. 

9” with unit, 11” purchased separately- based upon my type of detecting the usage ratio will favor the 9” at 75%\25%. I do hope to have more fields to detect in the near future though. I did tell my dealer if an 11” coil unit is available first I’ll take it and get the 9” coil as accessory. 

Got an update today from my dealer stating that the few in the first shipment are now enroute to the early birds. Also that they expect that most of the present preorders to be satisfied with the larger second shipment ( which XP said would follow the first by a matter of weeks). For the dealer to state that knowing how many are on preorder now they must be expecting enough in the second batch to cover that or close to it. In any case Having put my order in almost 2 months ago, I’m now fairly optimistic I’ll get mine when the 2nd batch gets here. 

3 hours ago, Hombre91 said:

Good deal. Many perceived the actual US release strategy as a marketing scheme if that is true then this will mark the end of an intentional bottlenecking of information.

And possibly the end of the  bottleneck of product?  You  Start with a Tiny then steadily increasing but regular shipments- slow enough to jack up demand but not so slow  that folks get angry enough to cancel orders? 🤔 

A fellow that prepaid for his a week after I did (same dealer) was told by them his should be among 2nd shipment, so if he’s in second batch, I should surely be. Problem is I get a bit obsessed with checking for hints and clues regarding shipments- and I bet I’m not alone. 

Oh where oh where has my Deus II gone,

oh where oh where can it be…?

XP indicated “ several weeks” after first small batch when I inquired last weeks.  Mid March is what I now expect. Late Feb seems too optimistic if it’s to be a hefty one. 

I have a pair on preorder- I don’t plan on using them for diving ( maybe someday) but I’ve always wanted to try bone conduction headphones and although I’d carry the remote on my arm or around my neck ( or hip) it will help in the woods where I need to hear my surroundings for safety. I don’t expect to use them exclusively- will use the WS6 most of the time I expect. 

I assumed a potential 5.5”x9” for the Deus II would have the internal battery and not the external battery of the hf coil. Perhaps there is a problem fitting the internal battery on the smaller coil?  If that’s the case, maybe they could entertain the idea of a different size altogether, like a 7” round? Which would think would still be desirable. 

Very sneaky of you, Chase, but I agree that coil would be highly desired by many of us, at least on this side of the Atlantic ( I hate the pond reference) 

While I’m waiting , I’ve been working on my custom Deus II backpack made from a Prince multi-racket tennis bag. I had the new XP backpack, but prefer this style. 

Welcome, Gary. I see version 0.6 is ready, and hopefully helps get more units out to us impatient Americans. My question to you Gary, the recent shipping status update said the units coming have version 0.6 installed, so it should not need the software update, is that correct?  Only the units shipped prior to the  version 0.6 notice need to be updated?   

Noooo- Blasphemer!!!
 

If they add another coil my guess would be the 5.5”xx 9” elliptical, only as a FMF coil.  I thought that would have been the logical accessory coil instead of the 11” X 13” they plan to offer. 

Gonna study this over the weekend. Appreciate your posting it. I’m very weak in this area and need the step by step help. 

The only thing you might be able to do is count on the stability of the T.ID and if you’re willing to accept possibility of losing similar T.ID good targets - you can employ a small notch.