Replying to Camcorder questions

well its time for me to get a new camera and i was looking at the panasonic gs300. seems like a good camera and i can get a good package on ebay. what do you guys think about this cam? also im a little confused about the tapes, i know it also has the digital video card that you can record on and put on your computer but if you record on the tapes theres no way of putting that on your comp rite? because i only want a cam for my skiing and biking shit and all that has to come on my comp for editing, is it a waste of money to get a cam with the tape feature? any suggestions on other cams to get? dont wanna spend much more than $500 keep that in mind.


also what is a good editing program?