I reluctantly invested in the XP Deus after sustaining an arm and back injury that would not allow me to carry and use my older, heavier Garrett detector. I had heard a lot of great things about the Deus, but it was hard for me to stomach the price.I have owned this detector for almost a year now and it is already paid for. The finds I have made so far, both relics, coins and gold, were on areas I had already been over with my other detector. Even in new, highly contaminated areas, I was able to fine tune the easy to use control panel to totally filter out the crap iron and soda cans, which I was not able to do before.One of the things I was concerned about when I first purchased the Deus was that it was going to become obsolete in a couple years. but since I have owned it, XP has already come out with three firmware updates that were extremely easy to install from my PC via USB cable. Each update brought my machine above and beyond the previous update.I love that the Deus is wireless, and connects easily between the coil, control panel and lightweight headset effortlessly, even in a dense urban area with beaucoup electronics and high-voltage overhead lines, and I never lose the connection.I could probably ramble on more about the joys of using the XP Deus, but other reviewers have done a great job in their details. I am just another satisfied Deus owner. This is the best detector I have ever owned and I strongly feel it is worth every penny. Probably not suited for a beginner detectorist, but for someone like me with years in the field, it is a godsend.