i would say order from the gopro website. Although i'm not sure about Australia's import tax (think its about 10% of value) because mum went over to the US and picked mine up (silver edition) for $359 which included shipping to Seattle and a floaty back door. And at jb hi fi they are selling it for $380. On the website it sells for $400 and the flat rate is about $84.95 to ship to Australia so you can either wait until its released in stores on the 30th or pre-order it.
i just bought the silver one from surf connect cheaper then jb think he said hes getting the blacks in a few weeks
www.hdactioncamera.com.au
good price, local company, great service with me in the past
Whats wrong with buying through Seabreeze??????
I have bought 2 x GoPro Hero 2's from here so far.....
Couldn't be happier 
Thanks Laurie
Actually, warranty if you buy direct from gopro.com is also awesome, if not better.
I bought the original hero and had a case crack on my at the hinge after very little use. Emailed them about it, and they expressed me a replacement the next day. Didn't have to send the broken one back, was too easy.
Support local if you can, but there's nothing wrong with buying from the source. Keen to see what local pricing is like, hopefully they will be competitive.
hi guys,
buying from an Australian dealer is def good and you will have customer service and better warranty support but it makes it hard for us Aussie 'Authorized GoPro' dealers to compete with the official us gopro site if their price is way under our recommended retail prices. Aussie retail price for silver gopro is Au$379
gopro.com price is Us$299.
You will pay for shipping on top which will bring price close to retail here but a lot of people buy from website then realise they cld have bought at their local and spend a about the same.
Pay the extra few dollars and buy local for crying out loud! When are we going to learn that dollars that stay in Oz come back to us? Local purchases include GST, which goes to Julia and Wayne, which then often gets back to us in the form of ridiculous one off payments straight into our bank accounts, or employment of teachers, nurses etc.
We may save a few dollars now, but when we are reliant on other economies for absolutely everything we need, from gopros to shoes to bread and milk, we'll all be wishing we'd bought local "back then".
Hey Rob, can't say, so best not wait on me, for now. Thanks for your support, sorry I can't deliver at the mo.
Hi Guys,
We have the silver models in and also are waiting for the blacks. All of Australia is waiting for the black models. We might see them this side of Christmas, but I wouldn't bet the house on it.
Worldwide demand is crazy and Australia is low on the totem pole of sales.
Please support your local retailer or you'll end up with the same problem everyone now has with wake board bindings.
We get one person a week come in and want to try on bindings. Very hard to find anyone in WA who stocks bindings. Reason is everyone comes in, tries them on, gets the sizing they needed and then orders from the US.
End result is there is no one local that stocks bindings and you now have to hope your purchase from the US is the correct size.
MOst small businesses are mum and dad businesses, not huge money hungry corporations posting multi million dollar profits. We employ local people and in turn spend our money in Australia, supporting other small businesses.
Right now you have a choice to buy OS or here in Oz off your local retailer, keep buying from OS and you may well have no choice in the future.
There is so little profit in GoPro, most retailers carry it as a customer service, we certainly don't do it for profit. 
All Aussie retailers will get Hero 3 Black at about the same time.
DM
I've seen some spectacular prices thrown about for Black - as low as $419 but these shops can't give a date the stock will arrive apart from the generic 1-2 weeks (which has been said for over a month now)
GoPro seems to continue to insult retailers by offering such a low profit margin and either no delivery date, little supply and next to no communication.
JB HiFi are selling Black for $498 (rrp is meant to be $469) but it seems they are the only place in the country who scooped the first delivery of black - 12 per store.
I wonder if JB shipped their own in from the US? - I was told big retailers would never sell Black edition!
If you buy direct from GoPro you should get it below AUrrp given the strength of the Aussie dollar. But then your just joining a growing queu.
gp3black is made as a marketing ploy to woo customers to buy Silver or White.
Many of it's functions are useless;
Who has a 4K tv (they cost $25K)? and at 15fps!!
Battery life is 1.5 hrs(max) Remote battery is 1hr and when enabled reduces the camera battery to minutes of use.
It freezes when shooting in low light.
And has card read issues if using the GoPro recommended 32GB Sandisk.
From research into GoPro3 since it was announced - exhaustive research!
Mostly I rely on user feedback and try to filter-out brand allegiance information.
I largely ignore manufacture claims and "on-paper" spec's.
I was the first person in the Southern Hemisphere hiring HeadCams.
A professional videographer/photographer (videotographer) for the past 15years.
I upload huge amounts of video content from pov systems (my busiest period was 169 videos in 3months).
I have been using POV systems since 2007, trading in them since 2009, and I now occasionally consult network TV as an Onboard Video Specialist. But mainly I spend a lot of time advising consumers on what set up would suit their needs and keeping an eye on product development and marketing strategies in the ActionCam industry.
I will have to track down the different sites I found that info.
It makes sense to me, gp3b battery is 1100mah - wifi drains power and the remote relies on wifi.
The camera is being asked to complete a heavy workload due to the large video resolution (and 12MP stills) from a cheaply manufactured product.
There is a grand history of SD cards failing.
Personally I've found using smaller sized cards is more stable in any camera and re-format them regularly.
The problems with SD cards is widely published.
As for staying on topic;
GP3black has been increased in price from rrp$469 to $489 locally while remaining at $AU380 from GoPro
I can get them now for $570 - though the price fluctuates. Some I can purchase OS as low as $450 including shipping (depending on time of purchase) at other times up to $700.
Yesterday there was one being offered in Sydney for $999 at a retail store!
Such is the demand anf hype.
I'm not sure on seabreeze's policy on posting in a comercial sense and wouldn't want to take sales from here anyway (I've been a daily user for many, MANY years).
The time frame to get them through legit channels is the same (unknown) and the profit is so slim anyway.
My interest is purely to advise and help consumers make a wise purchase based on the most functional cams available through my expertise.
I hear the explanation loud and clear and it makes sense. But nowhere it says you've actually used a Hero3 to arrive at the conclusions [}:)].
> I bought a black edition and am waiting for mine to arrive, then I will post my comments if I deem I can contribute something positive to the forum. 
Has anyone used the one on sale at autopro? $119 is pretty cheap unless it doesn't work.
All good Sir V,
- big week of work and little sleep on weekend must have made my post sound defensive. I just tried to include some background about me and didn't have much time to proofread before rushing off to my second job.
I'm a really chilled guy (but can get on a rant easily).
Of course I haven't used gp3black 
I have used Silver/White editions and all other gp models. 
I didn't order from the first shipment - didn't trust they would be delivered until next year given their track record. I won't "sell" a camera I haven't investigated. So didn't recommend anyone order black until after Xmas! GoPro marketing (and history) add to my scepticism about what their camera's actually do/are claimed to do.
GoPro make a very good wearable system - I've found they generally aren't what they claim. I prefer a number of camera's over GoPro's range.
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Gizmodo is where I got the poor battery performance information.
www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/11/gopro-hero-3-black-edition-review-one-badass-fixer-upper/
Another review (pocket-lint) only manage to record 50min of footage.
I have been hearing more and more about gpH3B and Silver having freezing issues.
Either while attempting firmware upgrade or during time lapse (after 4500 shots) or shooting in dark corners or after many hours of use.
^not hearing of the odd instance but repetitive claims.
GoPro responded to some saying it was a "bad batch". This has me worried since they have only been building them for a month or 2. How many is included in a batch?
VIO put the same statement forward just before going belly-up after releasing the POV.HD
