+1 for futaba 3PM... I have two of them and have had zero troubles, and the price is great...

I've actually read more about Spektrum having brown-out issues than I have about Futaba products, but I have never owned a surface transmitter from Spektrum. Have to be careful what you read in some of these reviews, some guys are incredibly brand loyal and will go onto threads for other manufacturer's devices to talk smack. I do know the brown-out issue is real, though. Especially for Savox servos (too much current draw for the internal BEC curcuitry.)