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Old Nov 1, 2022 | 07:39 PM
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What Size USB Thumb Drive for Dash Camera?
Not knowing the file sizes is bigger always better?
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Old Nov 1, 2022 | 07:47 PM
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Is bigger always better?
Yes, the larger the drive the more videos it will store. I bought this 512 GB drive from Amazon:

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Old Nov 1, 2022 | 07:59 PM
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Have you tried the system out yet? Is the quality of the pictures and recordings good?
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Yes, the larger the drive the more videos it will store. I bought this 512 GB drive from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0842NYBHN...roduct_details
I bought the same one. I think from experience with my aftermarket cams on my 2 other cars 512gb is plenty of memory for what we would need. The biggest factor for dash cams is video resolution. Believe me, if something happens and you try to zoom in on someone’s license plate, you want the best quality out there or it’s very difficult to make them out.
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Have you tried the system out yet? Is the quality of the pictures and recordings good?
Yes, it’s HD quality and looks good on my 32 inch monitor.
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Yes, the larger the drive the more videos it will store. I bought this 512 GB drive from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0842NYBHN...roduct_details
That's the one to get. I have the same. I actually went for the 1TB and it works too.
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So we buy this $200 option and then we have to buy our own flash drive to use it? Disappointing..
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So we buy this $200 option and then we have to buy our own flash drive to use it? Disappointing..
It is a bit disappointing that MB is charging $200 to unlock a feature that is already built into the car but looks like this is the way of the future for auto makers. As for needing to use a USB drive, I don't actually think that is a bad idea because it is simple to unplug the drive and plug it into your computer to view the videos.
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So we buy this $200 option and then we have to buy our own flash drive to use it? Disappointing..
SD cards are relatively inexpensive. I just bought a 5 pack of SanDisk 128GB mSD cards for less than $10 each and a 5 pack of 64GB.mSD cards for $5 each. For a dash cam one doesn't need much storage to record the time period around an "incident". When a card gets full it drops the oldest images first and keeps on recording.
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SD cards are relatively inexpensive. I just bought a 5 pack of SanDisk 128GB mSD cards for less than $10 each and a 5 pack of 64GB.mSD cards for $5 each. For a dash cam one doesn't need much storage to record the time period around an "incident". When a card gets full it drops the oldest images first and keeps on recording.
All the more reason that it is crazy the MB doesn't just give you one when you purchase the option.
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All the more reason that it is crazy the MB doesn't just give you one when you purchase the option.
Agree. Would be a nice to have an usb disk with MB logo. Probably because of chip shortage. 😳
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All the more reason that it is crazy the MB doesn't just give you one when you purchase the option.
$200 is pretty cheap for a dash cam. If they raised the price another 200 and added the thumb drive I don't think anyone would care. But generally complaining about them not having more free things included is something you could do all day if you compare them to less expensive brands. At the end of the day, if we as a group want them to improve their value proposition, then we all need to buy something else.
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I was using this in my Tesla. It works really well in the EQS. USB-C to USB-C I plugged in the center console.

SAMSUNG T5 Portable SSD 1TB - Up to 540MB/s - USB 3.1 External Solid State Drive, Black (MU-PA1T0B/AM) https://a.co/d/iJ4SkwA
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