I must be a name brand junkie because I always use Futaba servos with my planes and Futaba radio/receiver FYI did a search on TowerHobbies.com all the servos run between 8.99 and 14.99 ea. doesn't matter which brand you go with. the futaba ones were a 1to 3 $ difference is all between the high and low end for me its a personal preference not a $ one. of course some of the HD and retract servos can have a larger gap in price, but a typical beginner is using a standard servo any way. of course you can mix and match if you want to, but why if you don't have to.