I started small and 'cheap' and worked my way up myself. I started out with a Sky Rover helicopter from Walmart. Then, I got Syma X13 and a Hubsan X4 (which I didn't like). After that, I got a Syma X5c, then a Propel Neutron. After that, I decided to move out of the 'Toy Grades' and into the 'Hobby Grade'. I then got Horizon Hobby's Blade Nano QX - which I still LOVE! Awesome little guy, especially for flying indoors. Then, wanting a slightly larger quad, I got the Blade 180 QX which I love too, very easy to handle. The Blade series are great, but lack any stunt capabilities outside of taking off all the directional restrictions and self centering and manually flipping. Also, for fun, I have a Horizon Hobby Faze (Nano drone). Next, I bought a Dromida Vista FPV, which was my first FPV experience. This was a very durable quad, but not one of my favorites. Now, wishing to look into something a little better and more options, I found a gently used P3P being sold locally, who actually 'threw in' his "broken" P3S for parts. Now, he said he was never even able to get the P3S started and off the ground. But I got home, and thought I would check out the P3S, and by simply following the directions, had the craft flying perfectly within 5 minutes! The P3P and the P3S now both fly and operate perfectly!
I have been thinking on looking into a Yuneek Typhoon, but don't know if I want to add that to the collection yet...