RE: Looking
First thing is to wait and see if the EXI goes on sale for Turkey Day!!! That will save you 20-30 bucks right there. Anything over $50 and shipping is free with a code. CJFREE2 is the code I used and it worked dandy.
It's a pity, but the DX6i has gone way up in price. I bought mine for $169.99 when everywhere else sold them for $179.99. Now it seems that they are all priced at $199.99...Even my LHS jacked their price to $199.99..What gives? Maybe they figured that they were selling do many that they would gouge a little? Horizon Hobby, pffft, come on men.....
Check out cnchelicopter.com for good prices on motors, Hobbywing ESC's and $47 Telebee Gyro(best cheap HH you can get unless you can spend $104 on a Logictech?). Dumb Dawg uses the GL motor and says it is kickin'. I have 2 motors from them, Sonix and Zoom-Zap and they are powerful but not as efficient as my Hyperion..He has other cool stuff as well..
Good luck..
Z