It certainly is appearing that the GardePros are a good overall value in trail cams.
Trigger speed is how fast the cam will "take a pic" when something walks (or runs) past it.
There is also the issue of "Recovery" time, which is how long the cam will not take a pic, if somethng walks behind whatever triggered that 1st triggering event.
Below is from Trail Cam Pro's testing:
Browning Spec Ops Elite HP5
Trigger Speed = 0.20 seconds (Pics) --- = 0.38 seconds (Video mode)
Recovery Time = 0.90 seconds (Pics) --- = 0.80 seconds (Video mode)
GardePro T5CF (NOTE: This is NOT the newer model BSK just tested!)
Trigger Speed = 0.55 seconds (Pics) --- = 1.90 seconds (Video mode)
Recovery Time = 2.00 seconds (Pics) --- = 2.00 seconds (Video mode)
One thing I've notices is that, generally speaking, lower priced trail cams
tend to have slower trigger times and longer recovery times.
Slower triggers & longer recoveries are not necessarily a problem over salt licks & scrapes.
But slow triggers (with long recovery times in between) can cause you to completely miss seeing a target buck following another buck, or a buck chasing a doe.
Based on what I've heard & what BSK just said above the newest GardePros appear to have trigger speeds comparable to Brownings (which have been among the fastest of the brands).
Never mind that trigger speeds & recovery times are just a couple of factors you might want to consider. Others include battery life, sd card capacity, and general useful life of the cam model. Don't focus solely on the up front purchase cost, as it's just a part of what you're paying. You can easily spend more on batteries in 3 or 4 years than you paid up front to buy a cam.
Hardest thing to "price" may be the cost of pics you miss due to lower performing cams.