# Top 5 Drones early 2017

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/top-5-drones-early-2017/170>\
**Category:** DRONES\
**Tags:** drones, dji, karma, typhoon, solo, xstar\
**Created:** [December 17, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/top-5-drones-early-2017/170 "2016-12-17T08:11:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![emiliofcastillo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/emiliofcastillo/32/722_2.png) [@emiliofcastillo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/emiliofcastillo)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/top-5-drones-early-2017/170/1 "2016-12-17T08:12:00Z")

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## A look at the top five drones in early 2017:

1. DJI: Inspire 2
2. Typhoon: Yuneec Typhoon H
3. DJI: Mavic
4. 3DR: SOLO
5. Autel Robotics: X-Star

I am suprised the GoPro Karma did not make the list. In all fairness, it was released late in the year…(?)

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**Author:** ![Cleanenergy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Cleanenergy](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Cleanenergy)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/top-5-drones-early-2017/170/2 "2017-01-02T00:09:03Z")

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The drones market has taken a while to “take off” (lol)

I expect far tighter regulations in the future - what does everyone else think?

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**Author:** ![emiliofcastillo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/emiliofcastillo/32/722_2.png) [@emiliofcastillo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/emiliofcastillo)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2017, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/top-5-drones-early-2017/170/3 "2017-01-03T19:16:07Z")

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I’ve observed the same thing. What puzzles me more is that the number of manufactures sold in larger retail stores has increased. More makes but not exactly a huge increase in sales or ownership.

What is the “Renta-A-Drone” industry doing? Could it be that price point at the high end level is leading more and more people to rent and not buy?

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**Author:** ![Tundra65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@Tundra65](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Tundra65)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/top-5-drones-early-2017/170/4 "2018-10-04T12:41:21Z")

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Have you guys seen the new DJI Mavic 2?