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RubberSoul
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I'm about to pick up a gopro, is there any reason to get a more expensive SDHC card as opposed to any other ~$50 32GB one? I'll be using it in water a lot if that makes any difference..

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Lucas.B
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Click for larger imageyou can get this in best buy on sale for $20 it works great all you are gonna need.
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RubberSoul
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sick, good. thanks man


ANOTHER IMPORTANT QUESTION.. any coupons around out there for gopros? im about to buy it either way but i'd hate to hear i could have gotten 25% off tomorrow or some shit.. thanks
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RubberSoul
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also, how are the batteries in this thing? should i pick up a second one for $20?
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gr4
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i bought a cheap 32gb card and it fried and i lost all my footage. its worth getting a name brand card.
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RubberSoul
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how cheap? im not gonna get a super cheapie, just a middle of the road one
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gr4
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im pretty sure it was called "transend" off of amazon. i went to costco and got 2 8gb class 4s for like $25
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_DUSTY_
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Also make sure the card is at least a class 4 or you may have problems recording at 720p 60fps or 1080p.
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crab_pretzel
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how much more expensive are class 4s? idk what i have, but ive just been swapping out the 2gb cards laying around my house haha. and i would get more than 16, just cuz thatll take all the highest quality footy you could take on one battery, unless your gettn another batt then yea 32
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_DUSTY_
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kingston 16gb class 4 is about $45. As long as you can upload you're footage to a computer after everyday 16gb should be good, I have an extra 8gb just incase I need more footy though.
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jblaski
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I got a Kingston 16gb Class 6 for my GoPro.

Go with a reputable brand name. It's not worth loosing all your footage on a crappy card.
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VT_scratch
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get a class 6
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joshua
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I find if I'm doing a lot of filming mine won't last a full day of skiing. Also if I charge it and then don't use it for like a week, the battery won't last as long either.
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Silence
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Class 4+ for a gopro
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pmsnow
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Get an expensive one!!! I bought a crappy one off of ebay that was a class 6 and it is such a pain in the ass. It worked alright at first. Like only one or 2 clips out of 20 would not work. But then I had to re format it everytime i used it just to hope that a third of the footy would come out. I thought it was a problem with the camera so GoPro replaced it. Definitely the card. Save your self trouble and go with the ones that they suggest.
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GnarNinja
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There is no reason to get a 32G. A 16 will get the job done fine. I have never run out of shots before battery, and on GoPros site they list a few cards that work best with gopros.
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Poikenz
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Look online for deals. PRICE MATCH anything and everything, ALWAYS. You can save so much money doing it.
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RubberSoul
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thanks a lot guys... tons of really helpful answers. much appreciated
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