What are the best quadcopters for beginners under $100?

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What are the best quadcopters for beginners under $100?

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Best quadcopters for beginners under $100	Price	Last Updated
-- UDI U818A-1	-	May 2, 2016
-- Blade Nano QX RTF	-	May 2, 2016
-- Axis Aerius	-	May 2, 2016

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UDI U818A-1

Top Pro

Has an HD video camera

The drone has a 1280 x 720 px camera attached to it. It's not stabilized, but at this price range the mere fact it has a camera is commendable. The camera comes with 2GB microSD card that can be replaced with up 64GB SD card for recording video. See More

Top Con

Rigid camera angle

There's no way to change the camera angle. See More

Top Pro

The frame protects the blades

The drone has an impact-resistant frame that can absorb light crashes and protect the propellers. See More

Top Con

Easily affected by wind

The large frame of the drone acts as a sail during wind making the drone, depending on wind, difficult or simply impossible to control. There's also no way to remove the frame to reduce the effects of wind on the drone. See More

Top Pro

Has guiding LED lights

There's a strip of LEDs on each side of the battery, a headlight LED and LEDs at each motor pod. See More

Top Con

~ 7min flight time

Top Pro

Can do a flip in the air

The drone is capable of making a 360° eversion maneuver when at least 10 ft in the air. To do a flip, press the 360° button on the controller. See More

Top Pro

Minimal setup time

All you have to do to get started is charge the battery of the drone via USB cable and put 2 AA batteries in the controller. See More

Top Pro

Replacement rotors are cheap

A set of replacement blades on Amazon costs less than $2. See More

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Blade Nano QX RTF

Top Pro

Can hover on its own

The drone uses SAFE (Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) technology that allows it to hover in place while in stability mode. If you find yourself overwhelmed with controlling the drone, you can just release the sticks on the controller and the drone will automatically attempt to stabilize itself in the air. See More

Top Con

~7 minutes of flight time

The drone has a small 150 mAh battery that on average can provide about 7 minutes of flight time. See More

Top Pro

Blade guards

The drone has 4 pieces of plastic that extend beyond the propellers that help prevent the propellers from being damaged when flying into objects sideways. See More

Top Con

Easily affected by wind

Due to its small size and weight, any gust of wind can knock the drone down. See More

Top Pro

Crashes are safer due its small size

The drone is small and light so there's less risk of breaking the drone or something else when crashes happen. See More

Top Pro

Comes with spare parts

Replacement blades and canopy are bundled with the drone. See More

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Axis Aerius

Top Con

The battery is non-swappable

Because you can't change the battery, operating the drone consists of lots of waiting for the battery to charge between short bursts of flying. See More

Top Pro

Comes with spare parts

A set of replacement rotors comes bundled with the drone. See More

Top Con

Easily affected by wind

Due to its small size and weight, any gust of wind can knock the drone down. See More

Top Pro

Cheap replacement rotors

A set of replacement rotors should cost about $1. See More

Top Con

5-7 min flight time

The drone has a 80mAh battery that averages about 5 to 7 minutes of flight time. See More

Top Pro

Has LED lights

The drone has four LED lights in that help with orientation and are great for flying in the dark. See More

Top Pro

Ridiculously portable

The drone is just 3cm x 3cm x 2cm. Small enough to hide it in the palm of your hand. And when not in use, it can be stored in the controller that's about the size of a smartphone. See More

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What are the best quadcopters for beginners under $100?

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UDI U818A-1

My Recommendation for UDI U818A-1

My Recommendation for UDI U818A-1

Has an HD video camera

Rigid camera angle

The frame protects the blades

Easily affected by wind

Has guiding LED lights

~ 7min flight time

Can do a flip in the air

Minimal setup time

Replacement rotors are cheap

Blade Nano QX RTF

My Recommendation for Blade Nano QX RTF

My Recommendation for Blade Nano QX RTF

Can hover on its own

~7 minutes of flight time

Blade guards

Easily affected by wind

Crashes are safer due its small size

Comes with spare parts

Axis Aerius

My Recommendation for Axis Aerius

My Recommendation for Axis Aerius

The battery is non-swappable

Comes with spare parts

Easily affected by wind

Cheap replacement rotors

5-7 min flight time

Has LED lights

Ridiculously portable

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