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I have flown drones for years and have owned more than 40 from toys to a DJI Inspiire. I purchased the F11 GPS drone because of the perceived value for a foldable 1080p GPS drone with a case and multiple batteries with a advertised flight time of 30 minutes. All all the drones in this category, so far the Roku F11 is setting a new standard for functionality, features, and flight time at this price point. First you have to know that it's not a DJI drone and should not be compared to any of them. First the DJI are the industry best but you paying for it. I received the F11 today and the packaging is more than adequate. Nothing special but it protects the F11 during shipment. It does come with a very basic case which holds the remote controller, F11 drone, spare blades, and two spare batteries. It has documentation which is better than the average Chinese drone user guides. It was a really good quick start guide though. Overall, the F11 is light and feels well built for the price point. With the battery removed it's very light. The arms snap in and out while locking in place. It feels good. Now for the my initial flights: The startup steps of pairing the F11 drone to the remote and calibrating the compass is pretty simple. However, it appears that it must be done before every series of flights. I'm hoping this is not correct as it will be a slight pain. The remote controller is about the same size of all others and it built pretty well with the basic controls. The tests were to fly around in the 30 meter perimeter to see how it handles in the wind, how the perimeter works, and see how long the battery actually lasts. It was very windy with gust of 15 - 25 mph. I was using it with the beginner settings which was nice on this windy day. The F11 would hold position really well during light wind gusts. However, during the bigger gusts it was being blown around and seriously fighting to maintain the position and altitude. The perimeter worked well too. The battery averaged 23 minutes before the low voltage warning and 26 minutes until it automatically landed. The video looked good but I didn't tests the distance as it was to windy and I was using the beginner perimeter. I did not test the advance app settings as it was too windy. I'll test it next time. However, at this price point and 23 minutes of flight time make the F11 a very good buy and keeper.