Inspire 1 new propulsion system with 420KV motors and new prop mounting/locking mechanism

Geeride said:

I just wrote to dji and the new propulsion system will be released at the end of the month, and the new quick release system will also be available for purchase. Though they could´t tell the exact pricing yet.

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Kirk Voclain said:

I really, really like the new quck locks....I'm looking forward to having those on BOTH of my inspires!!!

Kirk

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atomic80 said:

That's great news! Thanks for the updates! Did they happen to mention whether we could perform the updates ourselves or if we'd have to send our Inspire 1 in?

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Signa said:

Maybe it's just me, but I don't see a problem with DJI constantly updating the Inspire. This sort of product iteration is completely normal and I for one don't feel I'm "owed" anything. To put it in perspective, if you purchased a 2014 Ford Mustang, as an example, only to find the 2015 model comes out with 10 more horsepower and LED headlights, do you expect Ford to upgrade your 2014 Mustang for free? Do you complain that Ford doesn't give a crap about its customers? Or how about computer manufacturers? Would you expect Intel to send you a free new CPU every time they bump up the speed?

Some time ago we all purchased an Inspire 1 and got exactly that, a current Inspire 1 at that time. Just because DJI is now updating some components doesn't mean we're entitled to those new updates for free.

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droneanator said:

I agree that updates and continual improvement is what should be expected from the drone industry. It will get better and better and that is a good thing. In a lot of cases it may make more sense to rent instead of buy so you can have the latest updates but not be sinking a lot of cash in something that is out dated in 6 months. Checkout
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Wormwood said:

Has anyone thought the reason for dialing back the speed on the Inspire's is to accommodate for the new motors & the various configs?

For example if the old inspire achieved 30m/s with an X3 &. a 4500mah. This would represent the fastest config. So now comes V2, new motors, props, heavier camera, etc. so now things aren't as simple. A V1 Inspire with an X5 & 4500mah battery would only fly for 10mins. & ~15m/s...unacceptable! However, a V1 with upgraded motors, a 4500mah battery, & a X3 could achieve 35 m/s with the old firmware, this exceeds gov't restrictions, unacceptable as well. So you could say the original Inspire owner's get the short stick because DJI throttled back the max speed in order to maintain a flat performance across all the various model they currently have available.

Wormwood

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