What is your reason for "YES buying" a Mini4 ?
(and what are you doing with your "old" drone?)
What is your reason for "NOT buying" a Mini4?
(and what are you doing with your "old" drone?)
What is your reason for "NOT buying" a Mini4?
It comes down to whether you want it now or later lol.Out of principle, I won't buy new DJI drones in the first six months after launch. Been buying the last half dozen at launch and after thinking about it, can't see a real benefit for continuing to do so.
Your mini 3 pro is FPV compatible.Still using my mini 3 pro as well as a Mavic Air 2 so I'm good for now, but if FPV comes along all bets are off!
The newer Minis (even the 2) are quite a bit better build quality wise than the original Mini. I guess that's par for the course though. The first year of any DJI drone model really wasn't the greatest.Mini left my vocabulary when the Mini1 props kept hitting the body
Wouldn't expect anything less....return M3P for M4P is a no-brainer at this point.I have a Mavic 2 Pro, which has been rock solid and has been dazzling with its camera quality for about 3 years. I recently bought the Costco Mini 3 Pro fly more package. Two reasons to buy it: (1) the FAA’s remote ID requirement was scheduled to go into effect in mid-Sept and it looks like DJI won’t be upgrading the software for that function until December; and (2) I was intrigued at the having a lightweight drone to have more readily at hand to pop quickly into the air for opportunistic shots and videos. (And maybe, just maybe, after 3 years with my M2Pro I was ready for the shot-in-the-arm that comes from purchasing a new drone). The FAA remote ID rule has been postponed, but reason #2 is still operative.
Just as I was ready to jump on the Costco deal (last days of August), I learned that the Mini 4 Pro was likely to come out soon. It was all rumor mill info then, but it seemed solid enough to predict it would be out while I was still in my 90-day Costco return window. So I took the plunge on the Mini 3 Pro and found it to be a lightweight, but solid and satisfying drone on all levels, and a nice complement to my stout more heavyweight M2P. And since then, I’ve been waiting to see how things would shake out on the Mini 4 Pro in terms of release date and upgraded functions.
And the Mini 4 Pro is now out and the upgraded features have been vetted in early reviews and releases.
Bottom line for me is that I am going to return the Mini 3 Pro to Costco. I’ve had it slightly less than 30 days, so it will be an easy return. The Costco package price was attractive, but the DJI price on the new package strikes me as a better deal (it comes with the plus batteries and the RC2 controller, where the Costco package was the N1 controller and the regular batteries). More important, the enhanced features of the Mini 4 Pro are valuable to me — 360 obstacle avoidance in particular, waypoints are a plus, and the others that have been discussed via the rumor mill are nice. One thing I didn’t catch in the rumors was the 360 degree tracking. That is something I would really like. So all in all, the Mini 4 Pro is a great move up for me from the Mini 3 Pro since I can return it for a full refund. I just need to be prepared for the shake down issues that come with a brand new on the market drone, which likely will require some frequent firmware upgrades. I’m very willing to weather those for the improvements that the Mini 4 Pro incorporates!
Yes! Purchased the Mini 4 Pro w/RC-N2 earlier tonight at Amazon.com (delivery est. Thursday, 9/28). Was planning to purchase a Mini 3 Pro and saw the -4 Pro was launched today... had to go for it! LOTS of nice safety features and flight modes.What is your reason for "YES buying" a Mini4 ?
(and what are you doing with your "old" drone?)
What is your reason for "NOT buying" a Mini4?
I'm in a very similar position: I bought my M3P from an online retailer named after a South American river two weeks ago, and I will be returning it next week and buying a M4P. I would have done that even if the M4P upgrades had been less appealing. I really can't find any rational reason not to. (Also I will be getting the RC2 instead on the NC1 I have currently, because I hope to be able to use it with other new drones in the future). I deliberately did not buy directly from DJI as I knew the M4P was coming out, even though I didn't know exactly when, and I wanted to take advantage of the longer return window (4 weeks vs 2 weeks here in the UK)I have a Mavic 2 Pro, which has been rock solid and has been dazzling with its camera quality for about 3 years. I recently bought the Costco Mini 3 Pro fly more package. Two reasons to buy it: (1) the FAA’s remote ID requirement was scheduled to go into effect in mid-Sept and it looks like DJI won’t be upgrading the software for that function until December; and (2) I was intrigued at the having a lightweight drone to have more readily at hand to pop quickly into the air for opportunistic shots and videos. (And maybe, just maybe, after 3 years with my M2Pro I was ready for the shot-in-the-arm that comes from purchasing a new drone). The FAA remote ID rule has been postponed, but reason #2 is still operative.
Just as I was ready to jump on the Costco deal (last days of August), I learned that the Mini 4 Pro was likely to come out soon. It was all rumor mill info then, but it seemed solid enough to predict it would be out while I was still in my 90-day Costco return window. So I took the plunge on the Mini 3 Pro and found it to be a lightweight, but solid and satisfying drone on all levels, and a nice complement to my stout more heavyweight M2P. And since then, I’ve been waiting to see how things would shake out on the Mini 4 Pro in terms of release date and upgraded functions.
And the Mini 4 Pro is now out and the upgraded features have been vetted in early reviews and releases.
Bottom line for me is that I am going to return the Mini 3 Pro to Costco. I’ve had it slightly less than 30 days, so it will be an easy return. The Costco package price was attractive, but the DJI price on the new package strikes me as a better deal (it comes with the plus batteries and the RC2 controller, where the Costco package was the N1 controller and the regular batteries). More important, the enhanced features of the Mini 4 Pro are valuable to me — 360 obstacle avoidance in particular, waypoints are a plus, and the others that have been discussed via the rumor mill are nice. One thing I didn’t catch in the rumors was the 360 degree tracking. That is something I would really like. So all in all, the Mini 4 Pro is a great move up for me from the Mini 3 Pro since I can return it for a full refund. I just need to be prepared for the shake down issues that come with a brand new on the market drone, which likely will require some frequent firmware upgrades. I’m very willing to weather those for the improvements that the Mini 4 Pro incorporates!