I’m hoping for something truly exciting from Garrett. Unfortunately, my guess based on the teaser trailer is that it’s more likely to be a simple repackaging/update of the Ace line. There isn’t much to go on in the teaser, but the very end only emphasizes “New Features...New Look....Apex”. Nothing really mentioned throughout the teaser about an actual technological or performance game changer. Maybe I’m getting too ticky-tack with semantics, but “new features” doesn’t mean the same thing to me as “new technology”. I’m worried that the “light weight” and “no batteries” specifically mentioned in the trailer will be the extent of the “new” features - if something truly competitive or different was in the works from a technology or performance standpoint, I would think they would tease it. I truly hope I’m wrong.
If it is basically just an “updated” Ace series, I’ll pass. I really enjoyed my Ace 400 while I had it, but at the same time, I don’t have any real interest to go back to one even as a back up. Too many other truly innovative, low priced, technology rich, higher performance options like Simplex and Vanquish to consider first.
