Yeah- I think the new ones come with a Dx4e...
It depends how much cash you want to lay out.
One box or whatever too.
Hard to start out much cheaper than with a hawksky or bixler (RTF)
But long term bang for the buck my money is on the BnF Cub and a Dx6i- go that way and you will be set with a programmable radio that you won't outgrow for a while
BTW- you may not know anybody yet- but I almost guaranty that there are other flyers around. Get a plane up in the air and they'll find you