Totally, I agree 7 years if excellent. But, discontinued models of cars often are discounted for new models...but not metal detectors...weird. The SE Pro is still selling for $1,200 and no one on the net has any deals, which surprises me.
My wife is giving me grief - "why spend $1,000 for a new machine when the best you find in a full day is $5.00...maybe", got to love it, spouses.
I told her, "hey, it could be $1,000 spent on a girl named something like Candy at the local strip club, instead, right", and that one got her thinking...and my logic seemed to have worked - go me +1