DJI Mini 4 Pro Drone (Refurbished) w/ RC 2 Remote $769, w/ Standard Remote Expired

I swear that DJI uses the refurb moniker as a means of getting around their contracts with retail partners. EVERY "refurbished" item I have bought from them has looked, smelled, and acted BNIB. It also comes with a full length warranty. Absolutely no point in buying new. If I needed a new drone I would be all over this. Alas the places where drones are allowed that are actual worth flying a drone are few and far between, so I am sticking with my "refurbished" Air 2S for the foreseeable future.

I can't decide whether it's worth it to get the RC2 controller with the screen because it's only 5.5 in and 700 nits.

My S24 Ultra is 6.8 in and 2000 nits and I also have a 9" tablet I like to use with my mini 2.

Tough one.

Do they charge tax? I went to try and purchase one but it doesn't show. Maybe if I complete the purchase it'll show tax?

That's not how screen brightness works. 2000 nits on your phone is not full screen. It's a 1% window. If your phone ran at 2000 nits all the time you'd go blind.

Mine did not, maybe it does when it ships. Dunno.

Nice Costco deal there. But yeah, it really depends on how you want to fly it. The mini 4 has "waypoints". That is a slick feature to have, yet would [you] need it.. It also has better obstacle avoidance. Those are the two main features of the mini 4 that I can think of.

Oh, their Care refresh - many people find value in having it so I bought it also.

I quite literally just told a story of how I tried to return a drone within that 14-day window and how it was anything but a smooth process. I started the original return process within 1 hour of receiving the drone in the mail from DJI.

I don't want it to be at 2600 nits all the time, just when I'm outside using my drone.

Samsung S24U claimed = 2600 nits
Measured by notebookcheck = 1365 nits / avg

DJI RC2 claimed = 700 nits
Measured by ????

I can't find actual measured nits but I think I can comfortably say my phone is at least twice as bright.

Is my phone smaller than 6.8 inches because I watch something with a different aspect ratio?

Lol.

After researching I see there are def advantages and disadvatages so to each their own.

You can't optionally hook up your phone/tablet to the RC2 but you can do HDMI out like this guy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q...4F7A&t=49s

What do we think of DJI Care Refresh?

Also some reviewers have said the upgrades from Mini 3 Pro are minimal so I'm also looking at the costco deal for that...

https://www.costco.com/dji-mini-3...51247.html

I pickup up a new mp4 fly more for a better price but it's not going to be reproducible.

Abt.com had it $101 off 998 VS 1099 regular price, but I signed up for an account (abt.com) got a $25 coupon, also am a veteran which you can validate during checkout for $50 off $500. Then when it arrived there was damage to the box and the soft case and I could have exchanged it but after talking to customer service I accepted a 10% discount so 998 - 25 - 50 - 100 = $823 bought a hard case on Amazon for $40

The first (and second) time you crash your $800 drone and it explodes into a dozen useless pieces you'll be so glad you got the care refresh.

I'm leaving my comment here as a warning for others about DJI and their refubished drones. Every time I shared this story/opinion on DJI reddit or Facebook group the bandwagoners come out of the woodworks defending DJI.

I ordered a refurbished Mini 3 Pro last year directly from DJI. I had a trip coming up and I wanted to bring a drone. Shipping took almost a week. Drone arrived, turned it on, and long story short, it was missing a vital internal piece and it didn't work. So I went to send it back to DJI. Because it was a refurbished unit, they said they had to open a case number, I had to send it back, they had to repair/inspect the defunct device, and they were going to send me another refurbished unit. The whole process was going to take 2-3 weeks. I said please, just give me a refund, I can't wait on another refurbished unit. My trip was the next week. I immediately ordered a new one from BestBuy, picked it up, and it worked flawlessly.

They REFUSED to give me a refund. They said they had to resend me a drone. I said, per your own return policy, I should be able to get a refund. They said no we have to ship you back the drone since you opened a case number. I said no, YOU opened the case number and return process when I told you that the drone I bought refurbished didn't work.

So they send me another refurbished drone about 3 weeks after I first purchased. I told them I want a refund. They said ok, here's your shipping label, when we get the drone back we will give you your refund.

2 weeks after they received the drone, still no refund in my Paypal account, no updates on my Case # with this drone. They then tried to say they never received the drone, they had no record of ever receiving the drone, even though I had screenshots and tracking numbers, and thankfully I wrote all that down. I spent hours between the phone and online chat. This went on for a few weeks. This went on so long that the tracking number from UPS actually expired, and thank God I had screenshots of the UPS site showing delivery. Finally they said they did have the drone, my refund would be processed within 60 days.

I finally get a refund 2 months later, and then a week later, DJI re-charged my Paypal account for the same amount as my first purchase. I was furious. That took more hours on chat and phone and talking with Paypal as to how this was even possible.

I think it took close to 6 months for me to finally get my refund.

DJI makes the best drones on the market and I absolutely love flying them. But my GOD I had such a horrible experience. I will never buy a refurbished drone again that I couldn't immediately return to a 3rd party reliable seller like Amazon or Bestbuy.

My IG is @clarkefishing if you want to see some of the content I've captured with the Mini 3 Pro and Mavic 3 Classic

I'm leaving my comment here as a warning for others about DJI and their refubished drones. Every time I shared this story/opinion on DJI reddit or Facebook group the bandwagoners come out of the woodworks defending DJI.

I ordered a refurbished Mini 3 Pro last year directly from DJI. I had a trip coming up and I wanted to bring a drone. Shipping took almost a week. Drone arrived, turned it on, and long story short, it was missing a vital internal piece and it didn't work. So I went to send it back to DJI. Because it was a refurbished unit, they said they had to open a case number, I had to send it back, they had to repair/inspect the defunct device, and they were going to send me another refurbished unit. The whole process was going to take 2-3 weeks. I said please, just give me a refund, I can't wait on another refurbished unit. My trip was the next week. I immediately ordered a new one from BestBuy, picked it up, and it worked flawlessly.

They REFUSED to give me a refund. They said they had to resend me a drone. I said, per your own return policy, I should be able to get a refund. They said no we have to ship you back the drone since you opened a case number. I said no, YOU opened the case number and return process when I told you that the drone I bought refurbished didn't work.

So they send me another refurbished drone about 3 weeks after I first purchased. I told them I want a refund. They said ok, here's your shipping label, when we get the drone back we will give you your refund.

2 weeks after they received the drone, still no refund in my Paypal account, no updates on my Case # with this drone. They then tried to say they never received the drone, they had no record of ever receiving the drone, even though I had screenshots and tracking numbers, and thankfully I wrote all that down. I spent hours between the phone and online chat. This went on for a few weeks. This went on so long that the tracking number from UPS actually expired, and thank God I had screenshots of the UPS site showing delivery. Finally they said they did have the drone, my refund would be processed within 60 days.

I finally get a refund 2 months later, and then a week later, DJI re-charged my Paypal account for the same amount as my first purchase. I was furious. That took more hours on chat and phone and talking with Paypal as to how this was even possible.

I think it took close to 6 months for me to finally get my refund.

DJI makes the best drones on the market and I absolutely love flying them. But my GOD I had such a horrible experience. I will never buy a refurbished drone again that I couldn't immediately return to a 3rd party reliable seller like Amazon or Bestbuy.

My IG is @clarkefishing if you want to see some of the content I've captured with the Mini 3 Pro and Mavic 3 Classic

I posted the deal on Abt couple weeks ago. My order was already shipped when I saw your post about the discounts. I could have saved another $75 off of my order