EACHINE WIZARD X220HV REVIEW | best wizard ever but still not perfect

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The Eachine Wizard X200HV is the best wizard ever made. But it still suffers from the same quality issues that have always plagued Eachine.

Here's the bottom line: zillions of people buy the Wizard X220 and are happy with it, even though it is a deeply flawed product. The X220HV is seven jillion times better than the X220, so I guess I have to recommend it... even though mine falls out of the sky for no apparent reason.

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[DillonSmith]

So, here's my experience with Eachine. I bought an X220S as my first quad earlier this year. I have since replaced every single component one at a time as it either failed or just wasn't up to my expectations. In other words, it is an entirely new quad now. The last thing to get changed was the flight controller. So I guess I learned the hard (expensive) way. But I have to say, I have learned a stupid amount in a very short time for it. And I was able to fly maybe 40 packs or more before anything needed work. So, I suppose these quads have their place in our ever-changing hobby.

[scooterfpv]

Interesting . And I'm VERY glad you reiterated about the speedy bee feature . Totally forgotten about that and I'm SO totally over lugging a laptop in my backpack for minor expo tweaking😩

[BoysBarn]

JB's first video of the year; and a great one to start out! Thanks! I almost bought a X220 but then as a noob WTH was I going to do when it broke? So I jumped in and built my own; I didn't know squat 2 months ago about quads but thanks to JB (and others) I now know how to replace everything on the quad when it breaks! It was a huge and steep learning curve but so worth it

[carrboro_chapelhillfpv]

Wow, it really looks awesome. I've never bought a wizard just because but, I've noticed a trend of BNF's that have a surprisingly high quality feel and durable.

[EdRickerVlogs]

I was INTENDING to make a review of this quad, but the ESC was bad for me as well. Multiple death spirals ending in a broken arm. It's just sitting on my desk now, probably going to swap the motors onto another build and forget it. AndyRC had the same issue.

[dionisoisback]

Excellent review, great! Honest and sincere, I love the way you work! I bought one of those stupid eachine machines and now I'm dealing with the same ESC problem as many other naïve costumers who believed in the product. I wish we find a solution.

[MrKarriban]

It's great to see eachine actually improving their stuff at least a bit. That's much better than just trying to push the bottom of the barrel cheapest stuff possible.

[nathanbroski]

10:56
His hex driver is shaking with excitement😂

[joekalbrener]

Congratulations on being on the rotor riot roster for 2019, just don’t slow down on your day job I love your videos even the long ones.

[mikec]

Great video, Josh. In the vein of 6S and failed ESCs, I would love to see you do a video on this very subject - why they fail, how they fail, troubleshooting desyncs, BlHeli32 tips, etc. Since I jumped into 6S I have had nothing but problems with 4-1 ESCs desyncing and blowing up. I have gone through at least 3 Hobbywing and a couple of Aikon AK32 (v1) ESCs. In fact, my buddy just maidened a new 6S build yesterday with a Spedix and it was desyncing horribly. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[roadrunner]

iI just want to say Josh I love watching your videos.

[ccdevil]

12:28 damn, i think this is the best sound evah for a racing drone i ever heard.... love to hear the screaming... very pleasant to intimidate in the pre race session... LOL

[MasterPCTech]

Hi Josh! That would look great beside my TS215!

Really impressed with the last few releases from Eachine. Looks like they finally hired a designer with pride!

[jbbattle]

The HV is an awesome, high performance machine, being straight "out the box." It's capable of running "up" to a 6S if we need that 6S power occasionally but I'm sure they can't run on a 6S indefinitely without potentially breaking something in the meantime. Liken Top Fuel dragsters with an engine life app. 25 sec before an overhaul and not due to faulty engine parts...things wear out and blow up with that kind of exertion and force on anything...
I'm sure there's a rocket scientist out there that can measure G Forces and the various stresses on these machines as we jack these things around the sky...they're phenomenal...

I love your reviews, but I can't say you gave this one a fair shot, buddy....
I learned something today. Keep up the good work...

[ohgeez]

I started with an x220. My second pack the esc started on fire. I talked to Banggood and they sent a new one. Luckily I knew how to solder a bit, but it took a month to get the replacement esc. A few packs later another one burned up, and then another one. I flew probably a total of maybe 8 packs in the first 3-4 months I had it because I was waiting on new escs. I finally just bought some good escs on my own. The quad isn't as cheap as it would seem if you have to pay to fix it so quick.

On a positive note, I still have the frame and I still fly it. It has all new guts and I've had to replace the top plate a couple times, but the rest of it is solid. I've crashed it a bunch and I've never broken an arm (knock on wood).

[Blackwolf]

Looks Good !!!
Much better than some of the others..
Thanks again Joshua for the review and update!!

[castin]

Yesss, I've been waiting for this! Thank you!

[fantastichumore]

Your home is beautiful. Full of fresh air and energy :)

[Sinistr]

Its like anything in this hobby, you can either build, or by one built already. No matter what, you need to know how to work on it, and mod things. Personal thought, for the price, its a nice setup. If the 4 in one esc is problematic, id upgrade it right away. So you really have to figure out if you are just the average Joe who flys drones, ir are you the hobbiest who makes things work if there is an oversight by the manufacturer? Nice honest review Joshua, thumbs up!

[ectoplasm]

been waiting for your take on the x220hv, JB..thank you 👍👍