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Can someone please tell me what is the difference between these 2 machines,
Thanks in advance,
Thanks in advance,
GPX4500 vs GPX4800
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this has been discussed on here somewhere but a quick search I didnt find it.
MLab canned the 4800 & wrapped it up in the 5000 with a couple of extra tricks
MLab canned the 4800 & wrapped it up in the 5000 with a couple of extra tricks
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Explanation from Detector Prospector.
https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/144-minelab-gpx-4800-vs-gpx-5000/
https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/144-minelab-gpx-4800-vs-gpx-5000/
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Ded Driver said:
Oh didn't know that, the 4800 is still for sale over here,
Thanks DD,
J.
stevewilko
that's right it was me....
Hi RR,
You could download the user guide for the 4800 online.
This user guide is also for the 5000, meaning you can see each component for these two detectors listed alongside as a comparison.
The 4500 became the 5000, the 4800 was released in between and has 2 x less timings choices, allowing approximately 6 less overall settings choices which relate to salt, relic and fine gold and without the saving of prefered settings function.
Hope that helps you,
Cheers stevewilko.
You could download the user guide for the 4800 online.
This user guide is also for the 5000, meaning you can see each component for these two detectors listed alongside as a comparison.
The 4500 became the 5000, the 4800 was released in between and has 2 x less timings choices, allowing approximately 6 less overall settings choices which relate to salt, relic and fine gold and without the saving of prefered settings function.
Hope that helps you,
Cheers stevewilko.
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Not sure, but i can remember reading that the 4800 was not good for aussie mineralisation. More for overseas market. Correct me if i am wrong.
The 4800 will work fine in Australia.
Basically it's just a GPX5000 minus the Fine Gold timing. Same ground balance etc. etc.
No real big difference to a GPX4500 especially the newer 4500's.
The confusion came because it was aimed more towards the overseas relic market as a deep punching relic/hoard finder having the coin/relic timing & being a bit cheaper than the 5000. People just falsely assumed it was no good for gold or in Australia.
RR it's been discontinued so any new ones for sale over there will only last until sold out. Could be worth pushing for a good discount if interested?
Basically it's just a GPX5000 minus the Fine Gold timing. Same ground balance etc. etc.
No real big difference to a GPX4500 especially the newer 4500's.
The confusion came because it was aimed more towards the overseas relic market as a deep punching relic/hoard finder having the coin/relic timing & being a bit cheaper than the 5000. People just falsely assumed it was no good for gold or in Australia.
RR it's been discontinued so any new ones for sale over there will only last until sold out. Could be worth pushing for a good discount if interested?
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mbasko said:
The 4500 has a twin coil pack deal for about $4740.50
https://www.crawfordsmd.com/metal-detectors/gold-detectors/Minelab-GPX4500
The 4800 comes with just a standard DD and costs $5888.10c
https://www.crawfordsmd.com/minelab-gpx4800-metal-detector
The 5000 seems like the better deal because it comes with the 11" DD coil and the 15x12 mono and the Coiltek 18" mono and costs $7028.10c.
https://www.crawfordsmd.com/minelab-gpx-5000-relic-pack
The GPZ costs about $14628.10c
https://www.crawfordsmd.com/minelab-gpz-7000-gold-detector
At those prices you'd be better off getting the GPX4500 (out of the 4500 & 4800). I'd only consider the 4800 if it was cheaper.
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mbasko said:
Yeah thanks for that, The 45 is about the same price I paid for the 35 back around 2005/6 and 3 months later they bought out the 4000, 8.( 8.(
I can get either one of them, it's more of a case of the GPX series has moved on so much since I bought the 35, I'd like t get the GPZ but over here I can't think what I would use it for.
I just edited my other post because I got the links messed up.
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Just a quick comment, the 4800 would need to be a really good price because you will lose out in it's resale price if you want to change later because nobody knows enough about them. As far as performance goes they are as their price suggests in between a 4500 and a 5000.
Teemore
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GPX 4800 ...... Only the ignorant refer to it as a "relic" machine - no further comment necessary.
Cheers T.
Cheers T.
