![]() Taking a closer look to the display, we will notice some other differences. The rest seems identical, same shaft, same lower stem, same elbow support, same grip handle, same controlbox. ACE 250 has a 6,5”x9” concentric elliptic stock coil while EuroACE and ACE 350 are equipped with a new DoubleD elliptic 8,5”x11” with a special “Smudged” design on the tip and tail of the coil. If we only take a quick look to the esthetics, the only major difference it’s in the coil. Which are the special features of these new models compared to the ones of ACE 250? Which was the move made by Garrett executives, to fight the fast-growing competitors? Two more entry-level machines: EuroACE and ACE 350! The ACE 250’s 6.5″x9″ concentric stock coil ![]() Here’s the Garrett EuroACE with its headphoneĮverybody knows that digital electronics evolutions, with its unstoppable pace and growing economicity, lead many competitors to reach the Garrett ACE 250 performances, even if nobody can deny that the “good ol’ ACE 250” still has a very intense “charme” on novices that no other detector, in that price sector, has. Here it came Fisher F2, Teknetics Alpha and Delta, White’s Coinmaster & Coinmaster PRO (legacy of the Prizm Series), Minelab X-Terra (30,50 and 70, followed by the new Series 305, 505 and 705), Tesoro Cibola, Bounty Hunter 3300 and many many more. ![]() Since its coming on the market, other brands tried to fight its success by proposing good alternatives. Lightweight, able of good performances, with LCD display, low battery consumption, multitone capability, with NO MOTION pinpoint, notch discrimination, 3 factory settings plus a ALL METAL mode and a freely customizable setting, the Garrett ACE 250 offered features that were available only on superior and more expensive models with a fraction of the price! With its unbeatable price/performance ratio, this model was a real best seller and still today thousands of beginners continue to buy it. The “Garrettino”, Italian word for “Little Garrett”, was (and still is!) a winning model for the Texan constructor. If we could ask to 100 Italian hunters which was their first detector, I firmly believe that at least 80 of them will reply “GARRETT ACE 250!” For many years Garrett was almost the undisputed leader of this market sector, at least in Italy, with its Garrett ACE 250. Now, if you think about the kind of detector that 99% of beginners start using, you will naturally point out entry-level or medium-low level machines. If we stop for a while to meditate on that, it will seem obvious to everyone that people who need more detailed, coherent, solid and possibly unbiased information are beginner metal detectorists. ![]() The Garrett ACE 250, a true worldwide best seller! Since a while I was thinking about a comparison test with entry-level detectors that could be useful to beginner treasure hunters and, why not, even seasoned ones. ![]()
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