Right now I am looking at a Omega. People say they compare to an F70.
People say a lot of things all the time.
Many have gone from one to another and declared it better.
Others have gone the exact opposite way and declared that one better.
Many use detectors but never learn them to the extent of other owners and have totally different opinions.
Some try different tools and really, really work hard to connect with them but never do...others click with certain detectors at levels that some that attempted to never could.
All kinds of people in this world, nobody is the same and all perceive life in this hobby differently with different expectations of features and abilities and for many they are always on a quest for that perfect detector...the one that will be better than a the others in their hands.
I believe there is no perfect detector or perfect detectorist, either.
They are all great in their own way, most of them anyway, learn whatever tool you have in your hands well and you can usually find some pretty good stuff.
The Fishers...great.
The Tecknetics and most other FTP units...great.
Mine labs...great.
Whites units...great.
Tesoros...also great despite lacking a screen on most models and usually only having one single tone.
Foreign jobbies...guess what, also great.
A million hunters will give you 742,543 different opinions, some will agree with each other and some will not.
I have used 4 different ones in my career for most of the hours spent doing this hobby and I consider myself lucky that out of everything on the market I have found 4 that I astonishingly really got along with and learned pretty darn well and was successful with all of them.
Or was I successful and got along with and understood all of them to such a deep level because I took the time to learn them so well?
Look at the features of a unit you think you want, compare the prices you are comfortable with and pick one...then go outside and swing it.
Get it in your head you will commit to learning it and you will be successful and have great fun in this hobby.
As you learn and gain experience and wonder what other brands or models might work better for you eventually you will have the knowledge to make a much more informed opinion about that.
That is natural in this hobby but like with most things in life...ya gotta start somewhere.