Wolverine ESP 5120 (120GB)

Summary: This machine seems wonderful out of the box, radio, game,recorder,backup. I ve been shooting for 19 years and am not an angry person take this information for what it is worth, I bought this item so as to backup images instead of carrying a lap top thru Thailand. The machine was purchased 16 months ago but never used just charged to keep battery up. The ESP was only used for this trip/job. So loaded images into system on CF and SD cards from Nikon and Leica systems. After 21 days after downloading machine froze! First the machine had hard time shutting down then the battery fell out during shut down stage which caused the HD to crash reset button never worked. I am not hard on gear in no way,my gear is how I make my living so I treat it well. Back in USA, Sent to company they charged shipping both ways after asking RA #'s and explained there should be no problem just needed to reset HD (not format)! 2 weeks later said they could not fix, hard drive broken, nor can they give me any idea of what went wrong, this never happens! Read into Amazon reviews way down the list some people not so happy. SO if you are serious about your money or making images. Best bet buy a Apple lap top $999 and Hard drive $120 and go that route or carry enough cards for work. This also enables emails and music movies for $700.00 more! The Wolverine ESP is a waste of time and your hard earned money. I am just passing on info so to save you $300+ and some stress. Please don't take this as a angry review did I get a lemon who knows can YOU take that risk. Am I upset sure but mostly that the machine didn't perform very well.

Summary: ITHE ONLY NEGATIVE I FOUND IS THAT AFTER I HAD THE ESP FOR A LITTLE OVER A MONTH, IT WOULDN'T READ MY COMPACT FLASH CARDS. I CALLED TECH SUPPORT AND TALKED TO RICO. HE WAS VERY INFORMED ON THE ESP AND AFTER WE TRIED A FEW THINGS, HE DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED TO SEND IT IN FOR REPAIR. I SENT IT IN AND WITHIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS TALKED TO RICO AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE BOARD BECAUSE MY SANDISK CARD HAD PUSHED A PIN BACK IN AND COULDN'T READ THE CARDS. I WAS GLAD TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL HE TOLD ME THAT SINCE IT WAS THE SANDISK CARD THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM I HAD TO PAY $120.00 FOR REPAIR. THIS SEEMED VERY UNREASONABLE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING ABOUT WHICH CARDS TO USE TO VOID THE WARRANTY. HE TOLD ME TO SWITCH ALL MY CARDS TO LEXAR OR IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I ONLY HAD 11 SANDISK CARDS SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THIS(SARCASTIC). I HAVE NOW SWITCHED TO LEXAR AND HAD NO PROBLEM(ABOUT A MONTH). I'M SORRY BUT THE $120.00 CHARGE WAS BULL. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. TO ME I MEANS I JUST PAID $120 MORE FOR THE UNIT AND COULD HAVE BOUGHT A BETTER ONE FOR THAT MONEY.I REALLY LIKE THE UNIT AND IT DOES WHAT IT IS MEANT TO DO BUT I GUESS YOU HAVE TO WATCH WHAT CARDS YOU USE. DON'T PLAN ON USING THE WARRANTY.