i prefer to look at it from a positive point of view. mostly because we still have a great drone and it's the best on the market....despite the issues. don't get me wrong, this is nothing short of a disaster. but instead of looking at the big picture horror show, i'm going to focus on MY situation. i will keep my pre-order. yes it should be discounted because i am basically paying for obsolete technology that will hit a dead end; it's basically doa. it simply isn't worth $1200 but to me....it kinda is because when i fly, i will get $1200 worth from it today....regardless the v1/v2 roadmap. however, when i reach it's usefulness, i see two options: sell it for $2000 because there are fleets of v1 equipment on the market with scarce v1 availability. that's not a guarantee which leads me to option 2. autel should allow you to trade-in your equipment for v2 or autel3 upgrade for fair market value. pretty sure autel will be able to retrofit and/or they could turn around v1 equipment for warranty repair, etc.
like many others here, i've been part of the business and these things happen...more often than you think. back then, the situation was mostly out of your control because we were professional and at the top of our game.; we knew how to run a business and our life was centered around making the customers happy. can't say that for sure today because you never know what people are thinking, how long they knew about it, or even if they planned for issues. while there are still experts and professionals in the game, the entire chain is NOT, so there's that. i.e. not everybody cares anymore. too many factors to deal with so i guess that's the excuse. i choose to roll with this because in the end, i just fly and have fun. somebody will buy your v1 controller and your v1 drone and you will get a fair price and that's the situation whether there is a v2 or not. would it have been nice to keep using v1 sc for years and years to come? sure but for me, that's the only loss. in reality, i have a dji sc and it has a perpetual life but not so much. if it were to die today, i would bury it and move on. if o3 launches on the m3 and sc, googles, and nothing from the past works.....
my v1 drone has a warranty and so will my future v1 sc. i also have autel care. if something happens, why would i care how it gets fixed...as long as it gets fixed and that's on autel. agreed after one year, we have a problem. for me, i'm just going to be happy this happened now instead of later this year. believe me, we are lucky to be getting v1 sc which in many places would have been cancelled and you would be waiting until 2022 to get v2 sc or autel3. i think we all knew that all this fancy equipment would be worthless one day and unfortunately that day arrived sooner than later and without warning. love my livedeck but really how much did i use it? as long as i can donate it to someone who can use it, let the market decide. i take all of this back if the v2 arrives with double the range, a lower price, and a ton better performance.
