3DR - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Solo Drone - Black

I think the refurbished drone was new out of the box. Set up went fine and it is the best drone to purchase for your money right now. Be careful with your iPhone software upgrades. 3DR is not as fast as they were in upgrading their Solo App to match the latest smart phone upgrades. Learn the rules of drone flying and have fun!

Drone is amazing. Was musing antennas fir remote and a set of props. Local store made it right. 3dr builds epic $hit!

This is NOT a toy drone, this a full pro unit that has open source support. yes the company is no longer selling this model nor does it support it. the support is community based. lots of aftermarket accessories and parts are available. If you like to mod this is for you. if you want to call up tech support and have them hold your hand this is NOT for you. Just a heads up the GoPro models that are fully functional are the Hero 3+ Black edition and both Hero 4 models the older models are manual control only but will work. the 5 will not fit nor will the session version. Run the simulator app for a while, do not get out and try to fly without simulating it first this will be a big help.

I got this because it was cheep and Surprise, it's Great. I own a Phantom 3. I wanted an extra battery for it. I found that this whole drone cost about the same.($180 referb, $200 new before taxes) WTH, I got a new drone instead. The controller is great. It's sturdy, has useful buttons, control sticks and dials and its comfortable to hold. It also has a useful LCD screen. (But a phone or tablet is better) The Drone is Great. It is fast and stable. It does not come with a camera or gimble however. I found the gimbles cheep online and at F##s (Best buy sold out of them quickly). Get them while they hot!! It is only suppose to work with a Gopro hero 3 or 4. With the added gimble, this is true. But the Drone comes with a standard action camera type mount as well. You can use some cheep action cameras for video only. (No gimble action) I used An "Eken 4k action cam" I got from M.C. for $60. I plugged in the HDMI cable and was able to see video from the tablet I had connected to the drone. I just got a used Gopro Hero 4 black today to hook up to it. In all, I spent $200 for the drone after taxes from Best Buy, $180 for the camera on E##y (Get one new from Best Buy tho) and $40 for the gimble. $420 complete for the whole package! Two years ago this would have cost about $1800 easy. If they are still available, pick one up.

From my understanding this drone was over two grand when it first came out, so this price is awesome. The drone itself is pretty awesome too, I added the gimbal to give me better control over the video angle. The "built-in" flight simulator helped a lot in learning how to control it. The only downside is sometimes it takes awhile to find the GPS, and sometimes it'll lose GPS connection if you're near too many trees but that's not enough to knock it down to 4 stars and I believe there are inexpensive upgrades to overcome that.

I bought two geek squad refurbished drones at huge savings and both were in outstanding condition and arrived Days earlier than promised.

Your experience may differ, but judging by the item I received... It is okay if you have low expectations. You get what you pay for. Mine was definitely not like new. One of the propellers had an inch long coating of dirt as if it had been crashed. But there is no visible damage to the Solo body. The controller is paired to the Solo. It takes off and lands correctly. The Solo battery has damage like it was crashed, but both batteries (the Solo and the controller) charge correctly. Nothing visibly wrong with the controller except somehow one of the thumb knobs had been unscrewed and was loose in the box. It is a tiny part, but somehow it was still in the box. I was planning on ordering another Solo anyway, for a spare, so the fact it looks used is no big deal.

Initial shipping was promt. Product functionality was perfect. Battery life however was not up to par. When I called customer support they said they couldn't replace just the battery. They also could not come up with the manufacturer's contact information. Their only remedy was to send me another complete unit overnight shipping. That was last week and I just received an email stating my order will not ship until July 24th. Thank you Geek Squad for your prompt concerns with my satisfaction....