New marketing?
This might be just big box stuff as Craig mentioned...lower price points for the masses based on on some very capable and proven technology...especially if that Patriot is a rebranded F70.
If so an F70 for a similar price to the way less featured F4 is...startling!
If independent dealers are cut out on these maybe they will come out with some new products with hopefully some added value features to take the place of these three that they can make money on.
As far as actual ability the F70 might be missing some programs the flagship has but the core engine is there and I believe it is every bit as capable as its more well endowed brother.
Major depth, supreme target separation and recovery speed, control over thresh in disc which might not matter to some but to me it does, dual programs with complete control over each side by side.
Oh yea...it also always had boost although for some reason many have thought over the years it didn't...some still don't.
Dave J., (woof), has stated his opinions on the real differences many times and why the F70 has always been the very definition of the word "sleeper" but we F70 owners always knew what we had in our hands.
Post #8 in this thread...
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/fisher-research-labs/404516-no-love-f70.html
No DST which might be a deal breaker for some but lacking that never held me back once in any site over any soil under any conditions...including insane amounts of EMI.
You just have to know how to set it and take the time to understand it.
IMO this dog can definitely hunt!
From Dankowski's forum....this seems to be, to me, the best opinions on what's happening here but only FTP knows their entire plan.
For the average hunter 3 feature packed new named detectors plus lowering the price on the fully loaded flagship models makes this an exciting time.
I bet they're not done...there might be more and newer units released to fill in some slots yet to come.
lytle78
Re: The Re-branded are coming The Re-branded are coming
I guess you mean AmeriTek.
As far as I can tell, they are making no secret of the fact that these three detectors are the Eurotek Pro, Bounty Hunter Land Ranger Pro and Fisher F70 .
They have chosen 3 detectors out of their three brands which they feel represent already represent the best "bang for the buck" - and are marketing them as a seperate brand. Re-branding - yes, but also re-pricing and apparently marketing in a new way.
We haven't seen any details yet of exactly how this marketing will work, but I believe it represents a fresh approach to the broad market of value-conscious enthusiasts. We will see what they are really up to soon enough.
Mike Hillis
Re: Teknetics new machine!!
The new gold F75 DST model has rendered the F70 obsolete. The big thing about the F70 was getting F75 performance with a method to also get stability by having a Threshold control in Disc mode. But now why buy the little brother when you can own the new stabilized big brother for less money. Why buy the little brother when every year you can have the big brother updated to the LTD model. So how do you keep it in the line up? Rebadge it with a new price and a 'America First' patriotic screen print and name. Problem solved.
HH
MIke
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