I've purchased my laptop, iPad Pro 11" (2G, Cellular), the fancy iPad Pro cover/keyboard, my laptop, and this GoPro, as open-box or refurbished. Not a single item has been defective in the slightest way and I saved hundreds of dollars so far. No reason to pay full-price for these items.Also, before settling on my current iPad Pro 11", I had other versions, all refurbished, all were just fine (no cosmetic damages or malfunctions), and again, saved a lot of money. I was able to return the items when no longer needed at no cost to me.So don't be a sucker- try buying refurbished items first and if something is wrong, Amazon and other stores have generous return policies.Anyhow, the biggest gripe I have with GoPro is their crappy desktop software. GPS signal reception by these things is incredibly weak...although when using 3rd-party apps, I can see GPS data was encoded in the video, but the GoPro software won't ever display it.The Hero 8 is much improved over the Hero 7 and earlier, but the Hero 9 isn't much more than a, "My male part is bigger than yours". Can't watch 5K video in 5K if your GPU and display don't support it, so what's the point? (yes, I said 5K, because that's what the 9 advertises, IIRC) Also, the larger the resolution, the more space you'll need on your SD card.Anyhow, that's my rant. Go away now.

I was able to snag a few of these when they were only $35.99 each, and also purchased two 16gb SD cards as well as rechargeable batteries (although the instructions say rechargeables don't work with these cameras they definitely do). Having never used trail cameras before, I found these to be easy to set up and use. I put these up in several different locations a few months ago to see what 4 legged, and possibly 2 legged creatures, were on some property I just purchased. To my delight, the cameras were able to catch some bucks, does, a few fawns, a whole lot of turkeys and one bobcat. It also caught an unknown fella walking by. The daytime pics are pretty decent while the nighttime pics are a little on the grainy side but still clear enough to identify what's in the pictures. The cameras have held up well to many days of rain and temperatures over 100 degrees on some days. One of the only negative things about them is the need to use the little remote control they came with to access the setting, look at pictures, etc. Apparently, the new version has built in controls on the camera itself which makes things a lot more convenient.

I have ordered 5 of these now and love them. Excellent for showing who the trespassers are!!