My 1st Hardware Failure, M4P

YorksPhotos · 2025-09-23T20:58:43-0400

I have purchased 9 DJI drones since 2014 and today was my first hardware failure. I tried hooking up my M4P via USB to my laptop to download pics. Nothing popped up in my computer. It seems to have a connection as it was charging. After diagnosing, swapping devices and cables I found out it is a bad USB cable, the one that shipped with the M4P. Lucky that was all it was.

GadgetGuy · 2025-09-23T22:19:35-0400

DJI doesn't make cables, so it's not really their failure, but good to know. They also obviously need to address this with their cable supplier.

iceman77 · 2025-09-23T23:54:17-0400

My first M4P (ordered from Korea) suffered an OA failure, all the OA cameras were showing blank black picture, downgrading, upgrading FW did not help. I ended up sending the drone back to Korea as a warranty claim (I do not wish anyone those nerves I had to go through) got a brand new replacement, so I know very well how it feels to get a faulty unit. I own multiple DJI drones myself, have an Air 3S also Avata 2, no issues with any of them. Just a bad luck here I guess...