There are two types of possible affiliation here, one is a person who is an actual employee of a company and one who is a dealer or reseller of the product. I do not believe either one would be dishonest in reviewing a new product but I think they will certainly keep a positive spin on it which they should. I am sure anything they have found that might be undesirable about the machine is being reported back to Garrett and I am sure that is the intent of these testers. There will be plenty of “honest” reviews and highlights of any shortcomings or pluses once it goes up for sale and is in the public’s hands. This is certainly a jump in technology and I think it only is going to bring good things to the hobby for all of us.
I agree 100%.