Whites Prizm III

What a Joke!

Chip in New York -
Metal detecting was fun before I bought this machine. I used to have an old Coinmaster II which, although not equiped with depth reading and target ID, always found metal, trash or keepers. With the Prizm III I have spent over 90% of my time digging holes with nothing in them, not even trash. The pinpointing is awful, in fact, you will start to believe that the targets magically move around under the ground and then realize that they disappear altogether. The target ID and depth reading is all over the place. Also, youll get a beep and then pass over the target again and get nothing. After another twenty or so swings over the area where you got a beep another might happen. How can you dig like that? I have been ready to just heave the piece of junk into the road several times.Your blood pressure will skyrocket if you buy this machine!

Mar 22, 2009

17 Yes
19 No

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Whites metal detectors are very good

prakash in mauritius -
I have started with a prism 3. At first I was very disappointed, But I continued learning and trusting my prism 3. With good practice prism 3 gave good satisfaction. Only good practice can make perfect.

Feb 17, 2009

15 Yes
8 No

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White's Prizm III - first White's disappointment

Jim M in Green Bay, WI -
I've been doing this since the mid 80's, and I've always used White's products so, while you don't KNOW me, your must trust me on this one. The Prizm III is an overpriced toy, and I'm very disappointed that they'd put the White's name on such a poor detector. If I paid $149 for it, maybe - but I got somewhat hoodwinked by an over eager salesperson and paid full blown MSRP of $299.99. PT Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute and I must qualify. But I DID rely on the White's name because I have always been happy with their products.

First off, the coin ID is terrible. Unreliable, jittery and utterly bad. Pinpointing is another issue. There is no swell on the volume level when you go to pinpoint. The whole surface of the coil causes a loud beep so you invariably must dig holes about the size of the coil to find the target. You're supposed to be able to identify a good target by a 2-way repeating signal. This is not the case. The bad coin ID coupled with the machines unreliability at producing repeatable signals, even on good targets -and- having no tone ID (like most other low-end machines by other manufacturers in the White's Prizm III price range) makes for a very insecure hunt. You'll find yourself digging lots of junk for fear you're passing up something that's a keeper. White's,

I hope you read this. I can't tell you how disappointed I am that you would foist something this bad (my god, the friggin' headphone jack is off to the side, so the headphone cable lands smack dab across the display! I swear they don't want you finding ANYTHING with this unit) I'm not good at writing reviews, but if you trust someone with years of experience and can learn by someone elses mistake, stay clear away from this overpriced piece of junk.

If you're new to the hobby, the Prizm III will assure you'll stay that way. You'll get so frustrated you'll never want to metal detect again.

Jul 20, 2008

110 Yes
17 No

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It works better than I thought

Jack T in Richmond, Va -
Light weight easy for the beginner. I like the depth
finder and this is worth the price. I am happy I got it. A friend that hunts all the time told me not to buy any junk, and to buy a whites and he was right. I intend to have this for the rest of my life. Soon I will go to the beach.

Feb 08, 2008

19 Yes
5 No

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Great detector

Andy in Palm Bay, FL -
I picked up a used prizm III and I'm very satisfied with it's performance so far. I found a total of 10 clad quarters, 11 clad dimes, 4 nickels, and about 50 pennies today at 4 different playgrounds in just a few hours. I also dug up a few buttons and a spoon. It surprised me on how small of a target it can find and how deep it goes. I dug several coins from around 6 inches and I had signals deeper I just didn't feel like breaking out the big shovel. All in all I'd say get one if you have the chance. A bargain at twice the price!

Jan 17, 2008

19 Yes
2 No

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Prizm 3

Ken Nohrden in Santa Cruz, CA -
Don't overlook this great detector. It cannot be beaten for the price. Since March, 2007 I have located five rings, one gold and four silver as well as over $103 in clad change and a 1917 penny. I have also located two cell phones and one digital camera.
This detector works well in wet or dry sand with an upgraded 9.5 loop.

Aug 20, 2007

18 Yes
0 No

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nice machine but........

rich battistoni in barto,pennsylvania -
just bought a whites prizm 3 this summer,great machine for the money,but don't know if it's me but having a heck of time pin pointing,other than that not to bad of a machine

Jul 29, 2007

6 Yes
3 No

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i love my whites

Jason Plunkett in Russellton,Pa. -
im a total beginner but it was a snap!got my prizm3 for christmas & didnt get to use it much untill new years weekend.on that weekend i went to dewey beach delaware.no sooner did i step onto the beach i started to find bullets.thankfully my grandfather was there to clear up why.around the time of the second world war the deleware area was used for training.dummy planes were towed along the shore & shot at.so presto ...we have bullets.i was also told if your really lucky you will find the casings as well. 30 & 50 caliber.huge! good luck to all,& head to dewey!it was awesome for my
first weekend of detecting.found 15 in all & a sterling silver ring also $6.00 in change!so i would have to say the prizm 3 is a good buy!

Feb 15, 2006

21 Yes
4 No

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prizm III GREAT MACHINE

CHRIS in NORTH CAROLINA -
I WENT TO MYRTLE BEACH S.C.LAST WEEK,I DIDN'T HAVE BUT 1 DAY TO HUNT SO I HAD AT IT.THE PRIZM III FOUND LOTS OF COINS & TABS & A OLD BULLET.BUT WHILE HUNTING I MET ANOTHER HUNTER.HE HAD A FISHER 1270.FUNNY THING,I WENT BEHIND HIM HUNTING AFTER HE LEFT,I FOUND QUITE A FEW COINS,I WASN'T SURE IF HIS DETECTOR WAS WORKING PROPERLY,BUT IT SURE MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT MY DETECTOR.I THINK I HAVE A WINNER!!!

Mar 14, 2005

35 Yes
4 No

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Whites Prizm III

Howard Connet in USA -
I bought the Prism III because I do want to know the depth but I didn't feel it was worth $100.00 more for the Prism IV for the notch out and different tones. Notch out the pull tabs and you may miss a ring.

Oct 28, 2004

55 Yes
4 No

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