Whites IDX PRO
Street Price $500 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 10
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Dave in San Diego -
I picked up a near new IDX pro from a Friend first 10 min I was finding Mercury head dimes 5-7 "deep. Good accuracy. and the weight is half what my old Whites 5900 Di pro .light and simple yet detects well. Im pretty impressed with the IDX pro so far.
Sep 20, 2007
3 people found this review helpful.
Great Machine for the Money
Keith Massimino in Connecticut -I purchased a used IDX Pro of ebay about 4 months ago. I was just moving up from a low end bounty Hunter and wanted a machine that was easy to use, better at disc., and went deeper. I got all those with this machine. I absolutly love it. It has great disc. and I've found coins up to 8-9 inches down. So far I've found three large cents, 6 barber dimes, 1894 barber quarter, and 11 other silvers along with countless clad. great machine
Sep 13, 2007
3 people found this review helpful.
WHITES IDX PRO IS PERFECT IF ONLY
Tony in Oklahoma -If Whites would just add a depth meter, tone ID, low battery indicator, and backlight,...it would be the PERFECT detector in my opinion! I wouldnt trade it for a brand new "Prism". I cant understand why Whites is discontinuing this model. It is a lot easier to use than the DFX and a lot less expensive!
Nov 19, 2005
25 people found this review helpful.
No depth meter, No VDI #'s.. So why did you buy it
Tom in MI, USA -if you feel you need those features? I just don't understand people knocking this Excellent detector because it doesnt have a few convenience features they enjoy using. It is a proven performer that is still one of the best in its class.
Personally my only gripe is the balance/ergonomics, after swinging a while it just feels off somehow. No big deal but not a detector I would want to swing all day. Its only real competition to date is the Fisher ID Excel which I personally rate a bit better in iron handling and Oh yeah, it does have those other features..
Tom
Oct 30, 2005
9 people found this review helpful.
CL IDX.
(Ace) Andres Ventura in El Salvador. -I have the Classic IDX (CL IDX), which is the IDX-Pro only that it doesn't have the circuit that makes it go 2" deeper, not a big deal. The detector itself is very lightweight, comes with the deep 9.5" coil. I like this detector, it's simple but lacks some things.
The Good:
*Discrimination isn't the best, but it's good.
*Quick & Accurate pinpoint (pinpoint skills are up to you, not the detector).
*Lightweight, very lightweight.
*Comes with 9.5" waterproof coil.
*Goes deep (I got a zinc penny @ 9").
*Volume is good, loud, but not too loud.
The Bad:
*Ground Balance is INSIDE the casing (I hate Whites for this), but it can easily be solved with $70 by sending it for Mr.Bills mod @ www.surfscanners.com (the upgrade includes 3"-4" more in depth, a GB & Threshold knobs which are mostly needed). The mod will make it perform even better than the PRO version.
*The Threshold adjustment is INSIDE the casing.
*Jumpy target ID, REALLY jumpy.
*No tone ID! I hate Whites for this!
*No depth reading! Arg! Damn you Whites! This is the most invaluable feature and they left it out.
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It has flaws, but it's an Excellent machine.
Overall 3/5; 4/5 with the MR.Bill mods.
Oct 04, 2005
10 people found this review helpful.
IDX Pro Short comings
Dan in Claremont, NH -
I have had my IDX for a little over a year. It has proven to be a very good machine with a short learning curve. It is should have a depth meter and show the VDI numbers, I am not sure why white's left these off this model. I used it on Hampton beach with no problems- But yesterday I went to daytona and was not able to detect any sand that was wet. I tried adjusting all the available options, but it was too unstable and unusable. I don't know if this was due to the recent hurricanes washing most of the top sand away leaving high concentrations of black sand- or if this area is just out of the IDX capabilities. I am currently saving for a DFX model. If you are in the market for a new detector I would go to a higher quality model than IDX if you can afford it. DFX for 1,000 or Minelab Explorer for 1,300.
Jan 27, 2005
20 people found this review helpful.
Whites IDX Pro
Shane in USA -good machine, but they shorted it. why didn't they put depth, or vdi readout. overall an excellent machine. sometimes it won't lock on a target real well. But i love the coil it comes with.
Sep 18, 2004
8 people found this review helpful.
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