Cheerson CX-10A quadcopters for $7.86 shipped!
4Meh, I’ve been waiting for you to get these guys back in stock, but now they’re even cheaper elsewhere (is it a slightly different model?).
I haven’t used Banggood.com before, they’re $7.86 shipped over there.
These guys are a BLAST to fly around, and they’re super zippy. My 2 year old loves watching it zip around and enjoys me chasing him with it 
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I believe @ruouttaurmind uses Banggood often.
i see a shirt in the making:
“I Banggood. Do you?”
Ooh! you can get 20% off with coupon code US20% for a total of $6.29!
@luvche21 I just ordered 3 for $18 with free Priority shipping. Thanks for the tip!
@luvche21 for 6.29, I am in for one. This is going to be fun to use at work.
@conandlibrarian Yeah, I might be getting one for work too. Not sure how my quiet cataloging floor will enjoy it though…
@ruouttaurmind Just the tip?
@lichme
@luvche21, I’ve ordered from Banggood many times with great success. Most often the shipping time has been a couple of weeks, but once in a while that’s stretched out to three or four weeks. But I’ve always received my items, and if there were any problems, Banggood was good about refunding my order. They’ve never asked me to ship back a defective item.
You might want to comparison shop at aliexpress.com as well. I can typically find the same items at Aliexpress for a bit less, though since it’s an Amazon Marketplace sort of site, you’re protected, but you’re at the mercy of the seller for shipping times. typically three to four weeks.
EDIT: I didn’t notice… that’s from the US warehouse! Now that IS a deal…
@ruouttaurmind Thanks! I didn’t know how much to trust them yet!
So much for my productivity
And only $5.86 if you get the right hand throttle model.
@cengland0 Right hand throttle would be super tough for me though. Definitely worth the extra $.43 to get a left hand throttle. Good to know though!
@luvche21 That price was before the 20% coupon.
Showing $13.19 for me on mobile right now, so it may be over… I’ll try to check on a pc shortly.
The CX-10A comes with headless mode (keeps forward, backward, left, and right in relation to you instead of the quad for easier orientation). Also, I wanted to voice another confirmation of Banggood as a reputable seller.
@djslack Still showing $7.86 for me, so it’s still live.
That’s awesome to know about the orientation, that will be an awesome help (and might possibly save me from a few crashes…)!!
@luvche21 sweet! Don’t know why it showed up that way on mobile but it worked on pc. Only white left in stock, got one to play with headless mode myself. Thanks for the heads up!
aaaaand they’re out of stock. Hopefully some of you made it in time!
@luvche21 Right hand throttle in black and gold are both showing in stock at 11:34 PM Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
Banggood is great, I order from them regularly (like, 2-3 times a week sometimes). I have a little fleet of these nano quads (about a dozen of them).
Note that some of the CX-10A’s have a nasty bug: if you hit something while the motors are running, a lot of times one or more of the props will get stuck running at high speed and if they are jammed against something they will overheat and destroy the motor and melt the case. This happened to me twice with two different ones and I replaced the case and motors.
For those of you considering right hand throttle controls (Mode 1) there is a good chance this will screw you up big-time if you’ve flown anything else Mode 2 or if you plan to in the future. Almost all RC aircraft in the US are Mode 2. I’ve heard making the change between modes compared to having to relearn how to ride a bike.
You should be able to use a Mode 2 controller (say, from Meh) with a mode 1 quad, if you’re just looking for a cheap replacement for one you’ve destroyed already. Or you could undertake an involved controller mod. Or you may be from Europe or Asia where Mode 1 is preferred and like it that way.
@djslack who decided that Europe and Asia get to be mode 1 and we’re mode 2? The names should be reversed.
I can also speak highly of banggood… it isn’t JUST a great name!
They also sell prop guards and spare props for the cx-10’s that make the little things much easier to fly indoors as dog and cat toys (and makes it much harder to burn out the motors as someone mentions above) http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX-10-CX-10A-Quadcopter-Protection-Cover-w-propeller-set-p-970383.html
I usually pick whichever is cheaper (US or China warehouse) and have almost always gotten stuff in less than two weeks from China and less than a week from US.
My order shipped.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Mine is out for delivery.
Are there supposed to be lights on the drone? Because the videos I found show lights, but mine doesn’t have them.
I retract that question.