Garrett Ace 250
Street Price $250 - Beginner, coin
Number of Reviews: 93
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Garrett Ace 250
EXCELLENT detector, worth every penny!!!
Chris in Cape Coral, Florida -
I bought this detector last week from a MAJOR seller here in Florida which I have used for all my TH'ing needs. I went from a Bounty Hunter(pioneer 202) to this, and I have to say this detector blows the other away. I tested it out in the back yard of the apartment complex I live in and found 58 cents in coins within 5 minutes, no lie... As far as this guy SC in VT goes, this detector has 3 tones, NOT ONLY 1. You must have a bad unit, I would return it for a new one. This detector tells you exactly what is there, and rarely gave me no false indications. I can't wait to get this to the beach. My Bounty Hunter was not even close to as good as this. GLAD I BOUGHT THIS!!! I even bought a ACE 150 for my wife, I'll review that too once we check it out. BUY AN ACE 250, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED.
May 22, 2005
13 people found this review helpful.
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SC in NE VT -
I recently picked an ACE250 up on recommendations from friends, and must say im not at all happy with this machine. I constantly got false signals, along with the depth readout being incorrect. And to top if all off, the pin pointer function goes off while you have the coil in the air, not very reliable. Also, so people know, there is only one tone for this machine, you must cock your arm to the left and read the screen every time you get a tone, otherwise get ready to dig a whole lot of nothing. Im glad to see this thing go. makes metal detecting frustrating. Nice foundation for a good machine but they should make a few changes to it.
May 18, 2005
13 people found this review helpful.
Garrett Treasure Ace 250
Bill in Savannah, GA -I'm an experienced metal detector with over 10 years of practice. I recently decided to sell my $1000 Troy X5 and go with a cheaper detector because I just don't get out much. I had liked the Garrett GTA 1000 I had years back and saw that the new Treasure Ace 250 had basically the same features, only in a lighter weight. So I bought one. Here's the skinny... THE GOOD: I have no doubt that I will do well with this machine. The visual feedback (which I use basically just for "good to know" purposes) was very accurate and the controls were well thought-out and easy to manipulate. This is a light weight, accurate machine that is very good for the money. THE BAD: It does not have a "quality" feel. The stem is terribly wobbly (could benefit from locking collars) and you really have to crank down on the coil nut in order to stabilize the coil. I have concerns about the durability of the whole set-up. I like the headphone plug on the left - this one is on the right. No biggie there. I wish you could control what tone you wanted. I like one tone with varying pitch - but this has a three tone deal that is gonna take some getting used to. No coil cover/protector available from what I can see. The headphones that came with it are a joke. I'm glad I kept my adjustable volume Troys. SUMMATION: Once I do a little engineering to firm up the stem assembly, this machine is gonna find as many coins as my $1000 machine did, and for $199 delivered to my door. It's no Mercedes, but my dad's old Volkswagon beetle always got us from point A to point B reliably. You get my drift. Thumbs up.... for the money.
May 18, 2005
14 people found this review helpful.
Ace 250
Robert in Houston, Texas -I like this machine alot.. it will detect DEEP.
The id is right on most of the time. The only thing I have a problem with, is Pin Pointing.
It can get pretty frustrating. If you want a Great machine...This is it. budget price with high price performance.
May 14, 2005
6 people found this review helpful.
Great piece of equipment
Tom in Skippack, PA USA -I just purchased the 250 for my son. I purchased the GTI 2500 for myself a few weeks ago and love it so while on a trip to florida last week I stoppey by KellyCo and picked up the Ace 250, what a nice piece of equipment. Compact, light, easy to read display and also easy to setup / use.
Only had a little time to test it out and can say that for the price I can't believe all the features it has on it. My son loves it, that is when I'm not using it.
I would recommend this to anyone. I am thinking about getting rid of my wife's bounth hunter and picking up another 250.
Mar 28, 2005
28 people found this review helpful.
Great detector!
majoraud in Lorton, VA -I was given a Garrett 2500 for Christmas. I have never detected before and have been using the 2500 for about a month now. I purchased the 250 for my spouse, and used it yesterday in the same places I had used the 2500. I found numerous coins I had not found before. Not because the 2500 had not hit in the same areas, but it is very difficult for a newcomer to understand. I found using the 250 easy, and simple to use. When it said it was a dime, or penny, or quarter, that was exactly what it was. I am now buying one for myself to use for coin hunting. When I get more proficient I will go back to using the 2500. The Ace 250 is light weight, easy to use, and seems to be very accurate within its stated specifications.
Jan 27, 2005
45 people found this review helpful.
For just 199 $...this is the best !!!
Andy,NM in Alamogordo,NM, USA -Check all the features of this lightweight detector at garretts homepage.
I can't believe this detector sells for 199$ over the net.It should cost about 400$.
Depth is as good as the detectors in the mid to top pricerange.Target id works great and you can swing it fast and gain depth doing so.You can cover a lot of ground with it in a day without getting tired.It uses just 4 AA batterys...so go to walmart and buy an one hour charger with 4 AAs for 24 $.That will make detecting almost free of costs for batterys.
The detector is well made.It hasn't all the features of the GTAx 1250 and up, but you get all you could want for just 199$.And what could you loose buying it?...it will still sell for at least 150$ after years because all the guys on the forums agree to: This is the best 199$ detector you can buy.
Buy one and start a great hobby.
HH,
Andy
Dec 22, 2004
42 people found this review helpful.