I would still buy one for my area. But it isn't any different than the other detectors for finding small gold. And I doubt XP would cover some damage salt water hunters incur because XP didn't really market this for salt water hunting if you try and read the warranty. Too much to go wrong. I do know all the guys/gals in my area in the detecting clubs all bought Deus ll's. Now they are all swinging Manticores. From what I'm seeing at the beach so far the Manticore isn't performing any better than anything else. I will say people talk about the Deus ll being light. Well mine is not light. With the controls mounted, headphone wire connected, antenna, it's heavier than my Equinox. I've always had coil charging issues. I charge it at night to watch the light blinking off the ceiling. You can't charge the coil without the coil cover being on. I think some of the issue is the coil cover changes temps and make the charging clip pins disengage. In other words the battery warms up the cold coil cover over time. I have 4 charging clips so I know the clip isn't the problem. And also it isn't just my D2 coil. Someone else has the same issue. FWIW the settings I run, the coil dies three times faster than the controls do. I keep a spare coil in the car.
