Costco Wholesale has DJI Mini 2 Aerial Camera Bundle on sale for $439.99 + $100 Costco Shop Card (automatically qualifies as a promotion when added to cart) when using your Costco Anywhere VISA Card by Citi valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.
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Costco Wholesale has DJI Mini 2 Aerial Camera Bundle on sale for $439.99 + $100 Costco Shop Card (automatically qualifies as a promotion when added to cart) when using your Costco Anywhere VISA Card by Citi valid for Costco Members only. Shipping is free.
Thanks community member Ab_Loh for sharing this deal
Depends on your use case. All the minis before the mini 3 pro are basically high-end toys. Essentially flying cell phone cameras. You'll get fine images but nothing special.
Of course, if you never intend to get your commercial drone license (which you'll need for ANY flying that would or could be done for compensation, even if you're not being compensated - yes, this includes filming for your YouTube channel) then there's no reason to splurge on a drone with a better camera. You'll have plenty of fun with one of these, but I'd just get a mini se for $300.
Btw the 47 min flight time is not the standard flight time with the Mini 3 pro, that's with the more expensive extended batteries that push the weight of the drone into registration-required weight.
And, of course, you can't actually buy the mini 3 pro and have it right now.. they aren't shipping until closer to July which is half the summer in some parts of the country!
Conversely, save $450 and learn to fly the right way instead of relying on obstacle avoidance.
You have to maintain line-of-sight with your drone while flying, no reason you should hit things unless you're not paying attention. Beginners should be learning in a large, open field, with nothing to hit for hundreds of yards.
I never use obstacle avoidance and I fly a 4 lb drone.
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Conversely, save $450 and learn to fly the right way instead of relying on obstacle avoidance.
You have to maintain line-of-sight with your drone while flying, no reason you should hit things unless you're not paying attention. Beginners should be learning in a large, open field, with nothing to hit for hundreds of yards.
I never use obstacle avoidance and I fly a 4 lb drone.
Did someone say obstacle avoidance? What's that? How different is that from common sense?
Got the mini 2 last year from Costco around this time. It's a phenomenal drone and great for beginners. It only has obstacle avoidance on the underside. For me that's a good thing, because it made me extra nervous and extra cautious when flying near obstacles. After a year, I'm still nervous because I don't fly it consistently. Probably once every couple months. For the price, I'd recommend Mini 2 over Mini 3 pro. The shop card deal is sweet.
Did someone say obstacle avoidance? What's that? How different is that from common sense?
The person I quoted stated the 3 is worth it for the sensors, then mentioned dji refresh - so he means the obstacle avoidance sensors because dji refresh is for when you crash your drone.
Obstacle avoidance sensors are intended to help your drone stop itself before it hits something. The mini 2 basically doesn't have it. The mini 3 has some obstacle avoidance sensors.
Common sense is what some people have, obstacle avoidance is what some drones have
The person I quoted stated the 3 is worth it for the sensors, then mentioned dji refresh - so he means the obstacle avoidance sensors because dji refresh is for when you crash your drone.
Obstacle avoidance sensors are intended to help your drone stop itself before it hits something. The mini 2 basically doesn't have it. The mini 3 has some obstacle avoidance sensors.
Common sense is what some people have, obstacle avoidance is what some drones have
I know. People are just to dependent on the sensors and now lacks common sense. I saw a video where he saw a tree and never stopped and crashed. He was hoping the obstacle avoidance will work. Then blame the drone.
This is a good deal. You get $100 back if you are a Costco customer and would otherwise use it. And you get 90 days to return/exchange if the price otherwise goes down as well. If not, well, at least you had a drone for this summer.
And I wouldn't think of the Mini 3 Pro as the update/upgrade to the Mini 2, as much as the Mini 3 is in the 1K+ class of drone with a similar namesake. You don't confuse the Mini 2 for the Mavic Air or whatever. If that is where you are looking, compare up there. If you want something around $450-$500, look at the Mini 2. $300ish, look at the Mini SE.
I knew the gamestop deal for 359 dollars or whatever I paid wasn't going to last. I bought it 40 days ago. I am sure they'll bottom out at $299. The two refurbished batteries on eBay for 60 bucks are well worth it since they only have 30 minutes of flight time per battery.
I will say that this thing is amazing to fly and record with but a caveat I didn't realize was/is the restricted flight zones lol. I live inside the beltway in Washington DC and I need to drive about 15 minutes to be able to fly it to get out of 15 mile white house no fly zone radius. Huge PITA. Wish there was a way around it since I'd just like to fly it in my neighborhood park.
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yeah, that's a royal PiTA. I missed that.
I'm not a fan of these fake $100 off sales where they give you a gift card instead of real money, anyway, Either cut the price or shut up.
How is this different from MIR? Costco GC is as close to cash as you can get.
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with costco membership.
Also, some one probably pondering this same thing: Should I get mini 3 instead?
min 3 Pro (with RC-N1 controller, the one without screen) + SD card - bag = $789
that's $449.01 difference, enough to buy one more mini 2
Lose: better sensor, better avoidance, can use larger battery (47 vs 34), etc
I am going to buy this one and use the remote for future upgrade to mini 3.
Of course, if you never intend to get your commercial drone license (which you'll need for ANY flying that would or could be done for compensation, even if you're not being compensated - yes, this includes filming for your YouTube channel) then there's no reason to splurge on a drone with a better camera. You'll have plenty of fun with one of these, but I'd just get a mini se for $300.
Btw the 47 min flight time is not the standard flight time with the Mini 3 pro, that's with the more expensive extended batteries that push the weight of the drone into registration-required weight.
And, of course, you can't actually buy the mini 3 pro and have it right now.. they aren't shipping until closer to July which is half the summer in some parts of the country!
You have to maintain line-of-sight with your drone while flying, no reason you should hit things unless you're not paying attention. Beginners should be learning in a large, open field, with nothing to hit for hundreds of yards.
I never use obstacle avoidance and I fly a 4 lb drone.
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You have to maintain line-of-sight with your drone while flying, no reason you should hit things unless you're not paying attention. Beginners should be learning in a large, open field, with nothing to hit for hundreds of yards.
I never use obstacle avoidance and I fly a 4 lb drone.
Obstacle avoidance sensors are intended to help your drone stop itself before it hits something. The mini 2 basically doesn't have it. The mini 3 has some obstacle avoidance sensors.
Common sense is what some people have, obstacle avoidance is what some drones have
Obstacle avoidance sensors are intended to help your drone stop itself before it hits something. The mini 2 basically doesn't have it. The mini 3 has some obstacle avoidance sensors.
Common sense is what some people have, obstacle avoidance is what some drones have
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And I wouldn't think of the Mini 3 Pro as the update/upgrade to the Mini 2, as much as the Mini 3 is in the 1K+ class of drone with a similar namesake. You don't confuse the Mini 2 for the Mavic Air or whatever. If that is where you are looking, compare up there. If you want something around $450-$500, look at the Mini 2. $300ish, look at the Mini SE.
I will say that this thing is amazing to fly and record with but a caveat I didn't realize was/is the restricted flight zones lol. I live inside the beltway in Washington DC and I need to drive about 15 minutes to be able to fly it to get out of 15 mile white house no fly zone radius. Huge PITA. Wish there was a way around it since I'd just like to fly it in my neighborhood park.
I'm not a fan of these fake $100 off sales where they give you a gift card instead of real money, anyway, Either cut the price or shut up.
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