The 2014 Holiday Drone Buying Guide

Consumer drones are one of 2014’s hottest gifts and finding the right one at the best price can be a challenge. To make your drone buying experience as easy as possible, we have compiled a list of the prices of Amazon’s most popular drones, manufacturer specific deals and our very own buying guides right here for your convenience.

If you think you have an idea of what you are looking for in a drone, we encourage you to utilize the Dronelife drone configurator where you can search for drones by price, experience level, and capability.

Happy flying and if you have any additional questions, post them in the comments section!

Dronelife’s Buying Guides:

•  5 Tips for Buying a Drone

• 5 More Tips for Buying a Drone

•  5 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Drone

• 5 Things Parents Should Know BEFORE Buying Drones for Kids

• Drone Definitions: Learning the Lingo of UAS

• Drones for Kids

• Drones for Tech Enthusiasts

• Drones for the Technologically Challenged

• 5 UAVs for Under $200

• Best Drones for Social Media Sharing

• Drone Duel: DJI Phantom vs. Parrot AR

• Drone Duel Part II: DJI Inspire 1 vs. Parrot Bebop vs. 3D Robotics X8+

And if you really want to do your homework, check these out:

• 6 Must-Have Drone Accessories for New Buyers

• 5 Lessons Learned from Public Drone Fails

•  Is GPS Connectivity Important for Your Drone?

•  These 5 Drones are ‘Good-to-Go’ With GoPro Cameras

•  3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before My First Drone Flight

Drones by Manufacturer

DJI – Free extra Battery and Propellers with Every Phantom

For holiday 2014, DJI is offering an extra battery and extra set of propellers at no additional cost with the purchase of every model of Phantom. This means the packages that feature an extra battery will come with a total of three batteries.

In addition, it is worth noting that DJI is only shipping Phantoms with the company’s most up-to-date version of the Phantom’s compass, propulsion system, and remote controller. Other distributors may have options and/or promotions on Phantom packages with the older hardware so be sure to double check the specs when making a purchase.

For example, Amazon is offering the Phantom 2 Vision + with both the old and new hardware:

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Other DJI drones:

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*The Inspire 1 is currently only available for pre-order and will ship the week of the 25th.

 

Parrot

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3D Robotics

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Hubsan

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Walkera

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Blade

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*Please note that prices provided in the drone configurator may not represent the best price offered by the manufacturer for this long sales weekend.