Minelab Equinox 800 vs 600

I've tried finding a comparison site , no luck.

Does anyone know what the differences are and which model you prefer if you have both machines. Thanks.

The 800 has gold mode, which is effectively useless for finding gold nuggets and that's all I know

There are a few differences, the main being as mentioned no gold mode on the 600. The 800 has extra recovery speed settings and extra iron bias settings and a few other adjustment settings that make it a bit more programable than the 600. I reckon the 800 is worth the extra couple of hundred bucks.

https://www.minelab.com/anz/go-minelabbing/treasure-talk/equinox-600-vs-equinox-800

Upside said:

I've tried finding a comparison site , no luck.

Does anyone know what the differences are and which model you prefer if you have both machines. Thanks.

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Go the 800 mate if you can afford it ....it's worth the extra 2 or $300...plus you get the extra frequencys 20 khz and 40 khz which the 600 does not have.More advanced settings plus an awesome set of wireless headphones. :Y:

The extra Gold mode, additional setting and wireless headphones are well worth the extra money.

Cheers

Smoky bandit said:

Upside said:

I've tried finding a comparison site , no luck.

Does anyone know what the differences are and which model you prefer if you have both machines. Thanks.

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Go the 800 mate if you can afford it ....it's worth the extra 2 or $300...plus you get the extra frequencys 20 khz and 40 khz which the 600 does not have.More advanced settings plus an awesome set of wireless headphones. :Y:

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The 600 has and uses the same frequencies if you run in multi mode, which most users do/ will most of the time.

Buy the 800 for reasons other than the mistaken belief that the 600 is "missing" frequencies

There's a very interesting discussion on another forum about this subject.

http://www.detectorprospector.com/f...ersus-equinox-800/?tab=comments#comment-48982

Nuggetbuster said:

Smoky bandit said:

Upside said:

I've tried finding a comparison site , no luck.

Does anyone know what the differences are and which model you prefer if you have both machines. Thanks.

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Go the 800 mate if you can afford it ....it's worth the extra 2 or $300...plus you get the extra frequencys 20 khz and 40 khz which the 600 does not have.More advanced settings plus an awesome set of wireless headphones. :Y:

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The 600 has and uses the same frequencies if you run in multi mode, which most users do/ will most of the time.

Buy the 800 for reasons other than the mistaken belief that the 600 is "missing" frequencies

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Well you learn something new every day.

Yes the 800 has extra good stuff for another $300.00 which seems fair,but if you don't know what you are doing swinging over barren ground with no mongrel in you then you may as well swing a wooden broom stick.

But saying that I would own an 800 although I own a 600,I was impatient and couldn't/wouldn't wait.

Hope this helps :Y:

Have a squiz here. The very first thread has a whole host of links that will answer almost every possible question you could think of :Y:

http://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/forum/53-minelab-equinox-fan-club/

Hope that helps.

The Equinox 800 is probably even better value now that it has been reduced down to $1150 at Miners Den. The Safari is piggy in the middle sitting at just over $1000 and the Equinox 600 at $899.

I like the user profile you can save and go back to by pressing one button on the 800. Dunno if you can run the 600 in single frequency 20 and 40 kHz or not but it is very good for detecting around powerlines with the 800.

The ctx3030 is a nice looking machine but how much of that price tag is the gps? I'm guessing a decent chunk of it. Still a neat machine though.

The 600 seems quite settled in wet sand compared to my 705. The price tags are quite similar with them.

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The ctx3030 is a nice looking machine but how much of that price tag is the gps? I'm guessing a decent chunk of it. Still a neat machine though.

The 600 seems quite settled in wet sand compared to my 705. The price tags are quite similar with them.

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They run so quiet on the beach.....well my 800 does..i sometimes have to check it's working....my 705 was nearly unbearable on wet salty beach :Y:

Smoky bandit said:

Upside said:

The ctx3030 is a nice looking machine but how much of that price tag is the gps? I'm guessing a decent chunk of it. Still a neat machine though.

The 600 seems quite settled in wet sand compared to my 705. The price tags are quite similar with them.

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They run so quiet on the beach.....well my 800 does..i sometimes have to check it's working....my 705 was nearly unbearable on wet salty beach :Y:

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Yep mate it's the reason I've started this thread.

I love the 705 , but on the wet sand it's a pig. Useless. I kinda feel like buying it was a waste when the 600 is much better for a very similar price. We live and learn I suppose.

The CTX is very heavy :N:

The Scrounger said:

The CTX is very heavy :N:

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So is its price!

Smoky bandit said:

Upside said:

The ctx3030 is a nice looking machine but how much of that price tag is the gps? I'm guessing a decent chunk of it. Still a neat machine though.

The 600 seems quite settled in wet sand compared to my 705. The price tags are quite similar with them.

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They run so quiet on the beach.....well my 800 does..i sometimes have to check it's working....my 705 was nearly unbearable on wet salty beach :Y:

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600 runs same on beach as 800 does (when in beach multi). I have had both

Nuggetbuster said:

Smoky bandit said:

Upside said:

The ctx3030 is a nice looking machine but how much of that price tag is the gps? I'm guessing a decent chunk of it. Still a neat machine though.

The 600 seems quite settled in wet sand compared to my 705. The price tags are quite similar with them.

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They run so quiet on the beach.....well my 800 does..i sometimes have to check it's working....my 705 was nearly unbearable on wet salty beach :Y:

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600 runs same on beach as 800 does (when in beach multi). I have had both

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So are you saying the 600 is as good as the 800 all round?

So is its capabilities

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The Scrounger said:

The CTX is very heavy :N:

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So is its price!

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