Just wanted to share my thoughts and get some of your thoughts. I understand that I am in the 3DR Forum.
I'm a 61 year old first time buyer who has been doing much research on what drone to purchase....especially on YouTube, eBay, Google, etc.
The three primary drones I've been looking at are the Solo, Yuneec Q500 4k and the Phantom 3 & 4 standards.
I thought about the Mavic, (technology marvel) but don't want to spend that much money initially.
Would like to stay in the $500 to $600 range initially and have no problem buying a used unit.)
Appears to be to higher percentage of Mavic''s that are buggy based on what I'm hearing from social media. Not to mention DJI less than steller service dept and control of their products firmware and customer data collection.
Why am I convinced about purchasing a solo?
It seems to me that it's the easiest to work on and the least expensive to work on. Because of it being discontinued for so long, there is a plethora of parts for sale and YouTube videos on how to repair things yourself and upgrades , etc. Replacement parts for Phantoms are few and far between and there's almost nothing and how to repair them yourself. To replace a camera on the q500 cost you almost almost as much as the Drone itself.
It just seems to me a first time buyer looking at this as a hobby can buy the solo with MAJOR UPGRADE potential and still have the ability to buy replacement parts and DIY. Example, a GoPro is less expensive than replacing a camera on a phantom or q500 by long shot. For some, the thought of opening up and working on a drone may seem intimidating, but for me it seems like the DIY element would be part of the fun of a true hobby.
I guess before I purchase one I just wanted to get some feedback. And again I know I'm asking the solo forum and most of the feedback may be consistent with my thinking, but I like more insight from some of you that have had Solos for a long time as a hobby. Thank you in advance.
Kevin
I'm a 61 year old first time buyer who has been doing much research on what drone to purchase....especially on YouTube, eBay, Google, etc.
The three primary drones I've been looking at are the Solo, Yuneec Q500 4k and the Phantom 3 & 4 standards.
I thought about the Mavic, (technology marvel) but don't want to spend that much money initially.
Would like to stay in the $500 to $600 range initially and have no problem buying a used unit.)
Appears to be to higher percentage of Mavic''s that are buggy based on what I'm hearing from social media. Not to mention DJI less than steller service dept and control of their products firmware and customer data collection.
Why am I convinced about purchasing a solo?
It seems to me that it's the easiest to work on and the least expensive to work on. Because of it being discontinued for so long, there is a plethora of parts for sale and YouTube videos on how to repair things yourself and upgrades , etc. Replacement parts for Phantoms are few and far between and there's almost nothing and how to repair them yourself. To replace a camera on the q500 cost you almost almost as much as the Drone itself.
It just seems to me a first time buyer looking at this as a hobby can buy the solo with MAJOR UPGRADE potential and still have the ability to buy replacement parts and DIY. Example, a GoPro is less expensive than replacing a camera on a phantom or q500 by long shot. For some, the thought of opening up and working on a drone may seem intimidating, but for me it seems like the DIY element would be part of the fun of a true hobby.
I guess before I purchase one I just wanted to get some feedback. And again I know I'm asking the solo forum and most of the feedback may be consistent with my thinking, but I like more insight from some of you that have had Solos for a long time as a hobby. Thank you in advance.
Kevin