#garrettvortex

Garrett’s Ongoing Challenges: A Pun Intended Garrett just cannot seem to dig themselves out of a hole these days—and yes, that is an intended pun. It feels like ages since the Vortex was introduced in June 2024 as the first fully upgradeable detecting platform. No need to replace machines—just update the firmware, albeit for a price. The Early Backlash Following its announcement, the Vortex faced…

Although we had expected the Garrett Vortex to be available by the end of September, it will probably not come as much of a surprise to learn that it has now been delayed until the end of November. This is the third delay since the Vortex was launched back in June. The announcement from Garrett reads as follows: In the course of final testing the Vortex, the Garrett team has chosen to improve the…

We have not seen much of the Garrett Vortex recently—certainly not in use, and definitely not with the screen, settings, numbers, or tones being shown. Of course, the machine has still been in testing, and that is Garrett’s reasoning for not allowing testers to show anything. The Vortex is due to appear in stores sometime over the next few weeks, and with that in mind, Garrett has obviously…

As we recently reported there have been what some would say is back peddling by Garrett since the launch of the Vortex back in June. These delays seem to be increasing in length.  Garrett released a statement explaining the delays and why they are necessary. The statement reads as follows: GARRETT Sport Division Update: July 23, 2024 From the beginning, the Vortex detector series was designed to…

Something very strange has been going on at Garrett recently. Just a few days later on June 18th, there was a big launch for the Garrett Vortex. We were told that this was a revolutionary machine that would change the metal-detecting world. And it all looked pretty good, but the Vortex was missing some quite important features that its competitors have at a much lower price point compared to its…