Hey all,
I'm about to pull the trigger on a Hero 7 Black. 
Bestbuy is $399 + $90 for 3 years of coverage. 
Amazon is $369 (don't ask me why or how) and $34 for 3 years of coverage. 

I understand the coverage is different (one is geek squad and one is asurion)

any recommendations of where to spend my money would be great, thanks! 

-Ross

Personally, without anything to backup. I get what is cheaper if it is from a reputable company. I think Amazon is a solid vendor. But the link you posted is from a third vendor.

The rule of thumb with insurance, the experts tell you not to buy it if you can afford to replace it. But in this case, given that the likelihood that the camera will get damage, insurance is actually a good idea. The Asurion insurance looks straight forward. You have to read the fine lines. Example, some will only fix or replace the product once in the three years. Once you execute the insurance, the policy ends after that. Or some will have a deductible.

Last week the Hero 7 Black was $349 at BestBuy. Guess you just missed it

One year ago I bought a Hero 5 black + one year protection plan. Just before the plan expired i brought the 5 back to Best Buy and upgraded to the Hero 7 Black by telling them the 5 didn't work.

So my plan now is to upgrade each year just before the coverage plan expires, assuming the GoPro survives that long lots of fpv pilots have had great luck with the Best Buy protection plan.

(01-Jun-2019, 10:32 PM)5zero7rc Wrote: Last week the Hero 7 Black was $349 at BestBuy. Guess you just missed it

One year ago I bought a Hero 5 black + one year protection plan. Just before the plan expired i brought the 5 back to Best Buy and upgraded to the Hero 7 Black by telling them the 5 didn't work.

So my plan now is to upgrade each year just before the coverage plan expires, assuming the GoPro survives that long lots of fpv pilots have had great luck with the Best Buy protection plan.

Oh my goodness! Bummed I missed it.

Oh well! Not the end of the world...

I think I’ll get it at Best Buy, sounds good!
Maybe I’ll just “crash really hard” before my warranty ends

(01-Jun-2019, 10:32 PM)5zero7rc Wrote: One year ago I bought a Hero 5 black + one year protection plan.  Just before the plan expired i brought the 5 back to Best Buy and upgraded to the Hero 7 Black by telling them the 5 didn't work.

And this sort of thing is exactly the reason why everyone ends up paying extortionate insurance premiums...

(01-Jun-2019, 11:04 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: And this sort of thing is exactly the reason why everyone ends up paying extortionate insurance premiums...

Yep, just playing the game according to the rules I was given

Hopefully someone noticed that the Hero 5 worked just fine and is now making use of it.

This question is not related to insurance but it's about the GoPro brand I just don't want to open another thread for it. I'm getting a good deal with a GoPro 7 White, second hand with no use for US$147, does the white version performs good for drones application?

I seem to remember it being limited to 1440p and not having Superview, but I'm not 100% sure. GoPro aren't selling it any more, and tracking down information that isn't glossy marketing dross is surprisingly difficult.

Also, wasn't the new price for the white about $150 anyway?

(30-Jan-2020, 03:02 PM)CM17X Wrote: This question is not related to insurance but it's about the GoPro brand I just don't want to open another thread for it. I'm getting a good deal with a GoPro 7 White, second hand with no use for US$147, does the white version performs good for drones application?

Personally I would give it a miss. Settings are pretty much locked down. Hardly anything is changeable. It's basically a point and shoot for people who can't be bothered messing with stuff. I've been following this guy on YouTube for a while and he seems to know his way around cameras so I trust his opinions and views...

(30-Jan-2020, 03:31 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: Personally I would give it a miss. Settings are pretty much locked down. Hardly anything is changeable. It's basically a point and shoot for people who can't be bothered messing with stuff. I've been following this guy on YouTube for a while and he seems to know his way around cameras so I trust his opinions and views...

Well, that's a bummer. Thanks for the info and the video!