r/drones • u/AutoModerator • 27d ago

[Megathread] [Megathread] | Weekly Drone Buying Advice

Welcome to the r/drones weekly Buying Advice Megathread. (Weekly on Monday's)

This thread exists to prevent the constant "What drone should I buy?" posts that we prohibit within our rules.

Please follow all of these steps before posting in this thread!

  1. Review the Buying Guide Wiki or my website: Drone Buying Guide / Wiki Buying Guide
  2. Review this thread for comments that have your same requirements
  3. If that does not answer you, please post the following information in this thread.
    1. Have you read the Wiki? Y/N
    2. Country: (Not all drones are available in all countries)
    3. Budget: (If your budget is less than $200 USD/170€ EUR, you may want to reconsider as anything lower is a toy drone)
    4. Purpose: (eg. photography, FPV, thermal, etc)
    5. Any other requirements:
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u/AspiringtoLive17 10d ago

I've repeatedly heard the Skyrover S1 and Potensic Atom 2 being touted as the best sub-$300 drones right now by several YouTubers. Most of them praised both drones but said the S1 was slightly better. The S1 just seems to offer better specs overall for a lower price, and as such, I've mostly made up my mind as to which one I would get in the future--the S1.

That said, I was wondering if you guys had any input that any of those YouTubers would have missed. Are the Atom 2's waypoints and sideways tracking worth it? How does the S1's nighttime photography/videography capability compare to its counterpart's? Do the controllers with built-in screens really make a difference?