NM_Quad
Second Officer
United States
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I've had the P3S almost since released and still love it. Does everything I want it to do. That's the answer to your question ... what do you want to use it for? If you want fairly decent photos and video and flying in areas where collision avoidance and the few other bells and whistles don't matter, or not flying in high wi-fi concentration areas, it should be fine. Remember your cost will also include the iPod or similar device and before long you will want an extra battery or 2 or 3. That is an additional cost regardless of which model you get. I've never flown a P3P or P4, and most P3P or P4 owners haven't flown a P3S, so such true comparisons are hard to really get. They're superior models only because they paid more money and assume much better. They are better models, but are they FAR better than the P3S? Likely not. Only draw back I see is the P3S may be approaching the end of its life in DJI production and availability, though props, batteries, etc. should be available for some time to come. Let us know what you decide, but the P3S is not the piece of junk some would like you to believe. My main advice is take it out of the box, read the manual, watch a few good videos, and learn to fly it before you attempt any upgrades to avoid the problems that sometimes causes. After all, it was put in that box ready to fly with the software and firmware loaded.
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