I got a Mavic Pro Fly More combo back in June of 2017.. It was a big purchase for me and my first drone.. I probably only flew it a few dozen times.. I just had too much anxiety when flying it, thinking it would wreck or similar and I'd be out $1,200.. I ended up selling it for like $900 about 6 months after I got it and I've regretted it ever since..
I'm now wanting to get another one.. I'm kicking myself hard because on a whim I just searched slickdeals for "DJI" and saw that Walmart was selling the Mavic Pro for as low as $250 not that long ago, clearing out old inventory I presume.. I'm just a novice.. Just loved flying it.. How fast it could go, how far it could go, the quality of the video, etc..
I never really got it for making some amazing videos as a profession or anything.. The thing that hurts seeing it go for so cheap is that if I was able to pick one up at that price, I could give a crap if I would lose it or crash it or whatever.. $250 isn't the same as $1,200...
I did see the new Mini and at $400 I was thinking that wouldn't be bad for my anxiety, either.. However, I saw they only go 20mph and they don't have a lot of the safety features that the Pro has, the cool recording modes, etc..
Has anyone else been in the same boat? Had the Mavic, got cold feet because of how much it costed so you didn't fly it, and then just ended up selling it only to regret it later? What is even more crazy to me is that in the Slickdeals thread people were crapping all over it saying it was X years old etc but to me, it would 100% be worth the $500 or so brand new..
What are your guys thoughts? How can I get my fix without spending $1,000 but also not going backwards with less features etc?
Thanks
I'm now wanting to get another one.. I'm kicking myself hard because on a whim I just searched slickdeals for "DJI" and saw that Walmart was selling the Mavic Pro for as low as $250 not that long ago, clearing out old inventory I presume.. I'm just a novice.. Just loved flying it.. How fast it could go, how far it could go, the quality of the video, etc..
I never really got it for making some amazing videos as a profession or anything.. The thing that hurts seeing it go for so cheap is that if I was able to pick one up at that price, I could give a crap if I would lose it or crash it or whatever.. $250 isn't the same as $1,200...
I did see the new Mini and at $400 I was thinking that wouldn't be bad for my anxiety, either.. However, I saw they only go 20mph and they don't have a lot of the safety features that the Pro has, the cool recording modes, etc..
Has anyone else been in the same boat? Had the Mavic, got cold feet because of how much it costed so you didn't fly it, and then just ended up selling it only to regret it later? What is even more crazy to me is that in the Slickdeals thread people were crapping all over it saying it was X years old etc but to me, it would 100% be worth the $500 or so brand new..
What are your guys thoughts? How can I get my fix without spending $1,000 but also not going backwards with less features etc?
Thanks