Minelab X-Terra 70
Sreet Price $800
Number of Reviews: 13
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Minelab did well as usual!
nugget71 in Australia, QLD. -I have used this detector in many enviroments and it has worked well in every area. Its nice and light so I can swing it all day! Its very powerful and Im finding fairly deep coins on the beach from 5" to 12" depending on what setting and coil you are using, this detector will go deep. The prospecting mode is nice and sensitive and it picks up my 0.4 gram test nugget loud and clear. The power consumption is outstanding and the 4AA batteries will keep the detector huming for a very long time. There isnt anything I dislike about this detector, I think its a very good all round detector and would suit all kinds of detectorists be they novices or experts. Depending on what country you live in and what you might hunt on a regular basis do your research and Im sure you wont look past an X-terra 70. If you do manage to get one under the regular price your getting a bloody bargain. The stock 7.5khz is a good coil but look into a DD coil for sure. The 9.5" eliptical coil is very light and easy to move around difficult objects. Its my favourite coil by far. All in all there will always be someone who isnt happy with something but I know how good this machine really is and want to share my thoughts with anyone who is interested in a new detector. I think you will be very happy with your purchase. My main piece of advice is LEARN your detector well!
Feb 13, 2007
62 people found this review helpful.
X-70 review
Tom in NW Lower MI -Don't let the negative posts about the X-70's poor response to small stuff in Europe stop you from trying it out. Admittedly around iron it does not see small stuff all that well. No detector is perfect! What you do get is a light weight well thought out detector with well above average depth in most situations.
The control interface is nearly perfect for making quick and easy adjustments and the large ID numbers really help out us older guys. ML also gave a lot of attention to the ergonomics. From the perfect angle of the pistol grip to the easy to remove coil cover, it is well thought out. The only real shortcoming is the stock lower rod which is too long for some but, there is an available shorter lower rod to solve that.
For most users the stock 9" coil is a good choice, giving great depth on US coins. Sensitivity to small stuff in low to moderate trash is very good with the sensitivity in the mid to upper 20's. No complaints there! When conditions allow smooth operation at higher sensitivity settings of 28-30, the X-70's depth on coins is on par with the best out there. ML did not short change the Exterras in the depth department.
Tips: in iron run in 2 tone mode and with the tracking turned on. Yes, tracking on! The tracking circuit on the 70 is one of the best I have seen and is designed to give good performance in iron when looking for those "iffy" signals. 2 tone mode gives better (smoother) responses in heavy trash/iron as the circuit only needs to determine if a target is ferrous or non-ferrous. I have seen the 3 tone mode give indistinct broken responses on irregularly shaped non-ferrous targets. That is fine for coins only, but for relic hunting it may cause you to pass up a good one.
Until ML suppplies the much needed smaller coil, just be patient when hunting in trash. Go slow and overlap you sweeps so that you are "painting" the ground with the open center area of the coil. You will be surprised what it can actually see in trash.
HH
Tom
Nov 25, 2006
30 people found this review helpful.
the best ??? think again
fed up in london in london uk -I have had this minelab for a few months but i was very dissapointed with its performance on farm land it failed to find small hammerd ( i put one in the ground 1 inch down it missed it !!
i checked the settings and tried again in all metal nothing !! it may be good on a beach but thats no good if you live 100miles away its light yes but the quality is not there the side headphone socket is a pain it should be on the handle the stem is very light but i wonder if will stand up to hard work if you are just starting i would not pick this machine save your $800 or £600 in england and by a tesoro or whites any of them is better than this one i wish i had
Oct 04, 2006
16 people found this review helpful.
not so good in europe
dennis in netherlands -
It's great what they did at minelab , they build a lightweight detector ! And it's realy a great detector when you are looking for big coins ! But here in the netherlands we have tried to find little coins , like hammered coins , but no signal at all ! That's to bad for such a good machine ! It won't detect fibula's in anyway but the prospectmodus , and we can't use that here , to bad , but further it's a great machine , weight, display and the simple use .
So it's not so great for finding roman and celtic artefacts, but maybe someone has some good info about the sttings???? hope to hear them !
thanks
dennis
sb128161@home.nl
Jul 30, 2006
13 people found this review helpful.
Best single frequency detector i have ever used.......
Andy,NM in New Mexico -I haven't been a minelab fan in the past because i didn't like the weight and balance of minelab detectors but the X-Terra 70 changed that.
I like power, lightweight and features and that is what the X-Terra 70 all has.
I don't know any other single frequency detector that has all these features:
- Great depth
- Notch system
- Large easy to read display
- Runs on just 4 AA Batteries (Buy a charger for just 10$ !!!!)
- Easy to travel with because you can disconnect the control box from the upper rod.
- manual and full automatic ground balance with ground tracking
- Noise cancel
- Beach mode for saltwater beaches
- Prospecting mode
- Able to change the frequency by changing the coil. (3 KHz, 7.5 KHz, 18.75 KHz)
- Very lightweight design
This detector has more power than you may ever need. I ran sensitivity at 15 (30 is max.) at a beach and was still getting coins at 8"+ depth.
That means there is still power left for better ground conditions.
You don't necessarily need the other frequency coils because the standard coil (7.5 KHz) works already great for most targets.
Only thing that i don't like is the 800 $ price for the detector. But in this case you really get what you paying for.....the best single frequency detector.
One more thing: Minelab please make a SMALL COIL for it !!!!
HH,
Andy
May 29, 2006
30 people found this review helpful.
Great detector, but a bit over priced
Mike in Anytown USA -One thing you will notice with the Xterra series of detectors is the light weight, which is welcomed, but I think they may have lost a bit of quality in order to make the unit lighter. Also the plain brown box that the unit comes in dosn't help with that feeling either. Now, once you put the unit together and do some airtests, you quickly realize that it's a very capable machine.
Now, it's not in the same league as the Explorer and not even the Quattro as far as depth goes. You would expect it to be close at a $799.00 retail price though. I would rate the depth of the 70 around the same as the CZ5, GTi series and Tesoro Cortes, which is about 8". Now, you might realize a little more depth in all metal, but from what tests I did, I didn't see it.
For a coin shooter, which can handle the beach, I would say it will hold it's own.
Pro's = Light weight at 2.9LBS, ability to change frequencies by changing coils, Good target ID, has a Beach ground balance mode plus prospecting mode, which I never used.
Con's = Quality seems to be lacking a little for what you pay for this unit. The tones seem to be a little weak sounding, not as strong as the Fishers. Depth isn't as good as I would have expected for the amount of money this unit costs. This unit should retail more along the lines of $500.00-$600.00 maybe. I don't care for the headphone setup on the side of the control box at all. I think this detector should probably be called the money pit because in order to change frequencies, you have to buy additional coils, that doesn't include if you want a DD coil, or small coil or larger coil. You might wind up with 10 or more coils for this machine when it's all said and done and wind up having as much invested in coils as you do the machine itself.
Overall, this machine is a great detector for coin hunting in parks, schools and private yards and the occassional beach trip as long as you mainly use the 7.5kz coil, but I'm not sure the depth would be there for any real prospecting.
But this is only an assumption on my part. The main drawback to this detector is price and having to invest in a bunch of additional coil.
May 23, 2006
53 people found this review helpful.
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