Re:Switzerland: Welcome to the Drone Valley
by KirinDave on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @04:20PM
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You can absolutely buy a tinywhoop or something like that. You can even wire them for FPV, which is a cool way to experience life in your house as a fly.
But the prices aren't just affecting the floor models. DJI's had to move into the $300 range (I literally just bought one) because of steep competition in small shops making custom drones and other vendors pushing the cost down as various manufacturing houses spin up.
Re:Switzerland: Welcome to the Drone Valley
by mc32 on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @09:48PM
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The Cheapest one I saw was the Spark at 399 --looks great but looks like best experience would require doubling that for the goggles as well. Still; looks enticing!
But the prices aren't just affecting the floor models. DJI's had to move into the $300 range (I literally just bought one) because of steep competition in small shops making custom drones and other vendors pushing the cost down as various manufacturing houses spin up.