Hi all. When I bought my Mini 3 Pro almost a year ago at Best Buy with the Fly More Combo Plus, I also added the Best Buy TotalTech protection plan and it has been great (my first M3P had a power defect and they literally grabbed a new one from the shelf and exchanged it for the defective one). Now, my M3P is having issues wherein, as I roll to the left or to the right, it sometimes lags before it performs the movement and at times it will suddenly jerk super fast in the direction I want it to move towards after initially lagging/being stuck -- that made for at least one close call. This lag or getting stuck also happened at least once as I was flying back towards my Home point towards the end of one of my missions. Anyone else had something similar happen?
I went to Best Buy yesterday and they told me that I would get a gift card with the full value of what I originally paid for my M3P and RC, which I can use towards anything (the Fly More Combo was charged as a separate item and I plan to keep the original one I bought). I told them that I wanted to go home and copy my flight logs and other info from the RC before returning my M3P and they told me it was not a problem and that I have a couple of days to exchange it for a new M3P with RC as it'll still be under DJI warranty (although TotalTech covers any drone for two years, but there may be an $80 fee after the 1st year). The thing is that they have several Mini 4 Pros in stock, but they don't have M3Ps in stock at the moment and they told me that it would be about 5-7 days if I want a new M3P shipped to the store at no added cost to me.
I've watched several videos comparing both drones and I've read reviews and there are things that would be beneficial regarding the M4P, but also the following drawbacks: the difference between the deal I got when I bought the M3P vs the M4P is about $300; the landing gear and filters I bought for the M3P are not compatible with the M4P; and I'm likely to buy an Air 2S (not an Air 3 as it doesn't come with certain attributes I need for my business) and the new RC2 is not compatible with the Air 2s. I know the M4P has some great new features, such as highly customizable Waypoints, that would be great to have for my business needs as well as improved photo/4K slow mo capabilities and D-LOG M and HLG, which are superior to what my M3P has. The M3P has been wonderful and has performed wonderfully up until this issue and I want your opinions, if you'd be so kind so I can take the next step at Best Buy today or tomorrow. Thanks ahead of time.
I went to Best Buy yesterday and they told me that I would get a gift card with the full value of what I originally paid for my M3P and RC, which I can use towards anything (the Fly More Combo was charged as a separate item and I plan to keep the original one I bought). I told them that I wanted to go home and copy my flight logs and other info from the RC before returning my M3P and they told me it was not a problem and that I have a couple of days to exchange it for a new M3P with RC as it'll still be under DJI warranty (although TotalTech covers any drone for two years, but there may be an $80 fee after the 1st year). The thing is that they have several Mini 4 Pros in stock, but they don't have M3Ps in stock at the moment and they told me that it would be about 5-7 days if I want a new M3P shipped to the store at no added cost to me.
I've watched several videos comparing both drones and I've read reviews and there are things that would be beneficial regarding the M4P, but also the following drawbacks: the difference between the deal I got when I bought the M3P vs the M4P is about $300; the landing gear and filters I bought for the M3P are not compatible with the M4P; and I'm likely to buy an Air 2S (not an Air 3 as it doesn't come with certain attributes I need for my business) and the new RC2 is not compatible with the Air 2s. I know the M4P has some great new features, such as highly customizable Waypoints, that would be great to have for my business needs as well as improved photo/4K slow mo capabilities and D-LOG M and HLG, which are superior to what my M3P has. The M3P has been wonderful and has performed wonderfully up until this issue and I want your opinions, if you'd be so kind so I can take the next step at Best Buy today or tomorrow. Thanks ahead of time.
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