Well I'm collecting a brand new one today, and at the weekend we are flying to Iceland. This is my first ever drone, apart from a Syma toy that couldn't fly because of wifi interference where I live.
Thing is, Iceland is about the size of England and Wales, but only one big city, with a few scattered villages. It's perhaps the most remote country in Europe and one of the least populated countries ever.
I'll report back on how my standard performs, with pretty much zero interference.
I don't even have it yet but I'm already thinking of using it for this trip, and then seeing if I can sell it.
Maybe I'll love it to bits - but on DJI's own forum I read about them literally falling to bits, with cracks in the plastic of both the drone and even the controller. The battery too.
When I first heard/realized that DJI is a Chinese company I thought "Well that's nice, a great example of how the Chinese CAN make great products, see?"
Or perhaps they are indeed a classic example of cheap Chinese s&^$, albeit with an Apple level pricetag?
Heck, I don't even have the thing yet, perhaps I'm being too harsh... All I can say if for those with serious problems, please do try hard to get it resolved with the company, don't just sell to some other poor sucker and give them the same problem. That's not fair.
Talking of fairness the guy in the shop was telling me I really should spend more for the higher levels, that after awhile I would want more range. But as someone said above, I don't want to spend a lot on my first flying camera. It's a new hobby and I don't even know if I like it yet.
The price gap in Malaysian ringgit - 2200 for Standard, 3400 for Advanced, ie half as much again. For many in Malaysia 1200 ringgit is a month's salary. I could buy a new laptop for that money.
But certainly my impression of DJI has changed; i no longer think of them as the best available and high quality. It seems the quality assurance is every bit as hit and miss as the cheapest Chinese companies.
The simple fact they advertise the Standard as having 1000m range, when they know that only applies to FCC in America and pretty much everywhere else it's 'CE' (even here in Malaysia) and restricted to 500m is enough to go off the company. I cannot trust them or their product.
Sucks.
