Can We Stir The Pot? Minelab GPZ 7000 Still King Of Detectors In The U.S.

[Norvic]

1 hour ago, flakmagnet said:

Norvic, what do you think an update would be able to incorporate as it relates to a 6000?
 

 

Geosense a la ZVT, or whatever it is that gives the 6000 its superior ground handling capabilities that allows detection of such small scraps so deep.

[flakmagnet]

What I was hoping you'd say. Minelab? Dija hear the man?

[Sourdough Scott]

So we support Minelab by purchasing their so called latest detecting technology. With the capability of doing software updates over your own computer. Then we are told their will be periodically updates to the GPZ 7000. There hasn't been one in 3 years now if I'm correct. So what's the use of even having that option if Minelab is going to hold out that technology for their future new flagship. Until Minelab comes out with. PI machine with discrimination, I'll just stick with my 7000. Why change,  I'm already accustomed to the weight of it.

[Norvic]

All due respect Steve, the  Zs update function has added semi-auto GB an additional brilliant feature that has helped recover more gold, thus ML have shown they can and do add features to the Z, for me I`d be prepared to pay for maxing out or adding features that the hardware in the Z can handle if it keeps the Z at the leading edge and I suspect I`m not alone amongst Z users here. 

[PeterInSa]

I think if we lived in the US I would downsize to the 6000 from the Z and probably sell SWMBO's ML 2300 and our backup ML 4500, for 2 x 6000's, ditto if we only detected in Vic Golden Triangle and South Australia, but with visits to WA in the future as in the past and health holding up will still use the Z with NF and xcoils.

[araratgold]

2 hours ago, Norvic said:

All due respect Steve, the  Zs update function has added semi-auto GB an additional brilliant feature that has helped recover more gold, thus ML have shown they can and do add features to the Z, for me I`d be prepared to pay for maxing out or adding features that the hardware in the Z can handle if it keeps the Z at the leading edge and I suspect I`m not alone amongst Z users here. 

And don't forget Patch mode / Salt Mode that was added via software update, from memory at the same time as Semi Auto, which gave it better ground handling ability over nasty ground.

 

Cheers,

Rick

[geof_junk]

Updating the software on your computer is to fix BUGS. This is to the advantage of ML but more so for the inconvenient of sending your Detector back to ML for the owner. (lost time in transit, repair time and postage costs.) 

[afreakofnature]

Yeah I would say that if Minelab was to do an update it definitely would not be Geosense.  Look at all the processors in the 6k, it probably takes that many to run that software.  Plus you can not even run the GPS at the same time as detecting unless you want button lag in 7, so if they do update software it would only be an emulation to “try” and mimic Geosense if that at all.  If they were going to do anything and waste their time they would try to put together some thing together to make the current settings combined automatically and call them Preset 1,2,3 etc.

[Norvic]

11 hours ago, araratgold said:

And don't forget Patch mode / Salt Mode that was added via software update, from memory at the same time as Semi Auto, which gave it better ground handling ability over nasty ground.

 

Cheers,

Rick

Yeah I think you are right, Patch & Salt were added when Semi-auto, semi-auto was the one I use as both Patch & Salt although I tried didn`t prove of use in most the country I do. I imagine they are both used regularly in your country. Anyhow as I posted I hope ML can and do update the Z of course within its hardware constraints to refine its ability more, but it would have to not exclude the use of the X coils as I and many others know they add to the Zs ability.

To clarify in relation to the 40% I did not knock this claim of MLs in fact in a post on this thread I said I do believe in circumstances the Z exceeds this 40%, my objective in those two posts was to illustrate in % the gain I believe the 6000 added. I apologize if this wasn`t stated clearly, far from knocking MLs claim I believe it is so, not that I don`t like having a bit of fun about it, so again I apologize to the ML Testors and to you Rob as thread Author.