The first time I saw this frame I knew I had to try it. By the time I was in the market to purchase the frame I notice 2 other knock off frames. To make a long story short, I spent the extra money and went with the real thing. Here is why you should too. I am not going to link the 2 clone frames, but I will explain the logic of why you should not get the clone.

The first clone is priced at $30.99... can you imagine that; how can that be. I have a friend who purchased this clone and we notice a huge design flaw with it how the lower cage opens up. The authentic Remix camera is stationary when you open the bottom and there is extra support for the camera cage that sandwiched between the frame. But the clone swings from the top of the camera cage so you will need extra length to the FPV camera or you can open the lower frame. Because it swings from the top there is not support for the front of the frame. None of the carbon has chamfered edges so you will NEED to file or sand the edge of the arms where the motor wires wraps under. Whereas the real Remix, most of the parts are has chamfered edges already.

Now the second clone is a bit more expensive and it cost $69.99, so for $30 more you can get the real thing. I never seen the clone in person, so I do not know how the parts are cut in relation to the weave and the quality of the carbon parts. But I can tell you that the clone weighs 21g more. I care a lot about the weight so 21g is a lot to me. The clone comes with 12.9 Carbon Steel hardware, that is great but with the cost of additional weight. The authentic Remix comes with titanium screws so that could be where some of the extra weight and cost be factored in. If you were to buy the Ti screws on your own, I think it would cost you around $20 or more. If you do not care about the extra weight or Ti screws then go for the clone. If you wait for a sale you can get the real deal for around $80.

Before I started my build I watched Tommy's build video so I got a good idea what I need to do. The main difference between the regular build and this frame is how the FC is mounted. You will need to make some changes to Betaflight/Butterflight to change the orientation and the remapping the motors. One complaint I have about this frame is the lack of option to mount the vtx antenna. I am glad that I have a 3D Printer so I can use something from Thingiverse.

Let me just say.... wow. This frame is awesome, I need to do a little more testing, but I wonder if it is better than my Chameleon. It is really a not fair comparison between the setup because I have newer electronics and tuning (Butterflight) compared to the Chameleon. The remix frame feels really smooth and balanced in the air, but it is still a little heavy. I also did my maiden for the QAV ULX right after this first FPV flight and the QAV ULX put this frame to shame in terms of cornering. I would also want to note that the PIDs for all 3 quads are default settings and NO tuning. Could it use some fine tuning... of course, but right it still flies great without it.

Update: Nov 26 2018 - New Props and Camera. The Gemfan Flash 5552 is my favorite 5.5 inch props. It feels like it corners better and lower RPMs is quieter. I finally got a different FPV camera for it too. The Foxeer Monster Pro is my favorite 16:9 camera that pairs up perfectly with my Fatshark Dom v3. The quad is not fast but it handles great, so I have a lot of confidence when I am flying it.

Update: Aug 15 2019 - It has been almost a year later and I am not sure why but this frame gets really good flight times. I am now carrying a full size GoPro 7 and still get 5 minutes of flight time. Here is my latest video of the Remix: