I can't tell you anything about the linked system but as far as product reliability and customer service, I haven't found anyone in the industry that can touch them. I've bought one cuddie and probably 25 cameras from other assorted companies over the past 10 years. My 10 year old cuddie flash Bar went out this year. I called and got an RA number and was quoted $30 to replace it. We estimated number of pics on camera was 500k. I got the camera back in two weeks. They also replaced the sd card slot and some other small part, cleaned inspected and tested the unit. The camera cost twice what the next closest one cost but it's been well worth what I paid for it.