Hello. I am pretty new to all of this stuff. I started drooling over quad copter a couple of years ago. I had the solo on my Amazon wish for a long time, read a bunch of bad press and started looking at alternatives. The point of having it on my wish list was for my wife to know what to get as a gift. Last December she got me a Syma x5c. Not what I had in mind but I have gotten lots of enjoyment from it. The other day she said she couldn't believe I haven't bought a better quad yet. So what's a guy to do! I shopped around and found the solo with gimbal on bhphotovideo for $299 shipped expedited at no additional cost. It will arrive here Friday. Unfortunately I will be out of town and won't get to open the box until several days later. In the meantime I am enjoying this forum. No camera ordered yet.