Drone Price Hits $10,000 on Amazon

By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated Jan 13, 12:20PM EST · Published Mar 6, 9:27AM EST

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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) sells drones for a little as $40. At the high end of the drone spectrum, Amazon has drones priced at $10,000. A drone for everyone, these are an example of how broadly the drone market has become.

The $9,999 DJI Inspire 1 Pro is sold with free shipping. That is where the common features of the product end. Marketers at Amazon describe the product:

DJI Inspire 1 Pro – The ultimate package that is ready to go for a full day of flight.

The new motor’s performance has also been improved, providing a greater sense of control.

Included professional 4K camera and 3-axis stabilization gimbal (Zenmuse X5)

Live, wireless HD video transmission via DJI Lightbridge

Two remotes allow you to control the aircraft while your flight partner controls the camera.

The DJI Inspire 1 Pro comes with hundreds of pieces, which range from extra blades to complex cameras and carrying cases that appear hard enough to stop a bullet.
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At the opposite end of the drones available on Amazon, the Stone HS170 Predator Mini RC Helicopter Drone for $39.99 with:

HEADLESS SECURITY SYSTEM for Any Level of Players to Prevent from Losing the Copter
2.4GHz Technology Adopted for Anti-Interference
More Stable and Flexible with 6-Axis Gyro Stablization System
Good Performance of Wind-Resistant Control Range: About 30-50 Meters
Flying Time: About 6-8 minutes Charging Time:about 30-40 minutes (Under currents input 0.5A-1A)

The price ranges from $39.99 to $9,999, but the buyer may find that restrictions on drone use may not allow the new owner to fly one.

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A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.