Memory card for the new nikon d7000?

So i ordered the nikon d7000 but need a memory card (or two. And i was just wondering is it worth spending the money for the SanDisk 16GB Extreme - SDHC Class 10 High Performance memory card?

They have a 16gig but class 4 for half the price… I will do the hd video on it but mostly photos…

You would want to get a class 6 or above memory card. I suggest you NOT go with the 16gb card because if that fails, you are out of lots of money. Instead, get two 4gb cards or 8gb cards (class 6+) so that if one fails, you don't lose All of your photos.
Unless you are a person taking 3 shots a second for one hour, there really is no need to get 16gb cards. You should upload all pictures at the end of each day

Class 6 is the MINIMUM you want for you write speed. It's equivalent to 30 mb/s and anything higher than a class 6 only (obviously) will give you better performance. I have never had an SD card fail on me, I've been using the same 16GB, class 10 SDHC card for years and it's great. It's always a good idea to have spare cards and with the dual slots, might be safe to always write to both and use one as back up. I will say you can see a noticeable difference in the length of the buffer after long bursts and long exposure shots with higher class cards, it will be shorter. With 1080p video and 16MP shots, go with the higher class card.

If you want to do video class 6 is necessary, anything lower can screw up the video and possibly burst photo taking.

I found a 32gb class 10 for 63.99 shipped from bhphotovideo.com. It's made by trasncend but it has worked flawlessly with my T2i. I don't think the super expensive SanDisk are worth it. Just be prepared to test it thoroughly for 2 or 3 days and if it works then it will probably work for years.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/..._SDHC.html

You'll want to go for at least a class 6 card or higher if you're doing any sort of HD recording. A class 4 is sufficient if it's just photos.

It's also wiser that you buy a few smaller capacity memory cards rather than one large memory card. Even though they're sturdier than they were a few years ago, they can still break and malfunction, so having a few cards as backup will prove a wise choice. Furthermore, smaller cards encourage you to put your images and videos onto your computer and make a backup of them on a more timely basis- which is a good habit to maintain so you don't lose all your photos in case of an accident.

2 or 3 4GB cards should be good to begin with. If you shoot RAW and HD video, you may want more.