My first Quadcopter, X5UW and I have questions

[X5uw_newb]

Since I'm home for the quarantine I decided to get myself an my godson beginner drones. I got myself a Syma X5UW and a Simrex X300c. Both have been really fun to use. They were inexpensive and perform surprisingly well for us never having flown before. My X5UW was used (supposedly a display) and after 90 min or so of flight i had a motor issue. I replaced it with motors from Symastore hoping they would be of similar quality. Out of the package one was dead and within 15 minutes the second had overheated and may have damaged the housing. I'm skeptical about getting parts now.
I'm debating to replace it with another X5UW, so I have it as spare parts and extra batteries. It seems everyone likes them bc theyre easy to repair and maintain. It has been a blast to fly. Seems fast and agile enough for my usage. A better FPV experience would be nice but I doubt I could get into something as fun for the money. I have tried to research what others have done with their X5UW's for repairs and haven't been able to find much since I believe they're just considered disposable toys. Did I just get unlucky with my motors? Symastore gave me a full refund but havent shed much light on the occurrence.

Can anyone tell me their experiences? Suggestions about where to buy reliable parts? Does anyone fly an X5UW?

Thanks in advance.

 

[holtneil]

Hi welcome to the forum and quads , syma has been about for a long time they used to make toy helicopters but like most moved in to quads , I use Banggood and Ali express but these do take time to deliver as they are China based , another good make is Hubsan not super cheap it all started with there X4 micro quad they do make an FPV quad it's a nice quad but not cheap at £150 last time I looked I had 2 are great fun to fly monitor is built in the transmitter
Most toy quads have cordless motors and they don't last you need to look for ones with brushless motors but the price will go up and are more costly to fix due to them having more parts like ESCs

 

[X5uw_newb]

Holtneil thanks for the reply. I am seeing that brushless motors might be a feature to look for on m next one. I may still get another X5 to bash around with but may look into something a little better as well. The SJRC F11 pro has caught my eye. Ill be doing some more research before I buy anything.