nox user of 2000+ hours here. and this is completely spot on to my opinion on the deus2.
the only downfall to this machine is its not as good "wading" because of the antenna and the flex in the coil. I still use my nox for that. but the wireless feature for "dry land" detecting has way more PROS than that one CON. I am not sure ill be able to go back to a wired detector.
after swinging the d2 almost exclusively for 6+ months, the nox feels like a turd. i will say however, i do enjoy the full tones of the nox. the d2 full tones arent functioning properly and 5 tones just isnt enough to customize to my liking. that will hopefully be resolved with an update shortly.