Wolverine's 60GB MVP 9060

It took some distribution deal with Costco to call our attention to Wolverine -- a company more known for media readers and external drives -- and their MVP 9060 kinda-budgetizer portable media player. 60GB of drive space, a 2.5-inch display, 7-in-1 media reader, and video out for $349.99 isn't exactly a mind-blower, nor is it liable to be the most amazing device you ever bought, but if you want to step it up you can always pick up the 100GB 9000 for a bit more dough. Just sayin'.

[Via PR Newswire]

[cybertrash @ Jan 25th 2006 11:45AM]

2.5" hard drive and only 8 hours of battery life for audio.
It's huge!
On the other hand, should be easy as pie to hack in a bigger drive. If you don't mind the size it would make a great portable jukebox.

[Brian @ Jan 25th 2006 11:50AM]

they're the best they are at what they do.

[shakeboy2k @ Jan 25th 2006 1:10PM]

that thing is fuuuugleee!

[Lukifer @ Jan 25th 2006 1:36PM]

I think that's a great idea with the media reader built in! With the 60gb capacity, I know many a photographer that could use this to offload their camera cards, and keep on shooting. :)

[Joni @ Jan 25th 2006 1:43PM]

It's not pretty, but does anyone have a better solution for downloading 8 megapixel images off CF?

I was thinking of picking up one of these for an upcoming trip aboard where I don't want to lug a laptop and foreign power converters.

[Rob @ Jan 25th 2006 1:58PM]

I saw this in my local Fry's yesterday. They had it sitting out so you could try it out - 'cept all the text was in Chinese. Felt really weird - like if Caterpillar made iPods.

[Julian Bond @ Jan 25th 2006 2:30PM]

Interesting. This is perhaps what the Creative Zen Xtra should have become. Cheap 2.5" drive, USB Mass storage, no DRM support but equally no messing around with PlaysForSure, weird drivers, rubbish media management, winamp plugins, etc etc.

[Brian @ Jan 25th 2006 2:57PM]

four lbs?!

[Kevin @ Jan 25th 2006 3:18PM]

It reads AAC codec if you believe the specs. Does this mean it iTunes compatable?

[Ahda @ Jan 25th 2006 3:39PM]

This one looks awfully like VOSONIC's VP6230
I am almost certain they are the same product
Manufactured by Vosonic
and rebranded by Wolverine's
http://www.vosonic.com/index.php?php_mode=spec&php_itemid=36

[jfb3 @ Jan 25th 2006 5:17PM]

Hey, the one I saw today had all the prompts in Chinese. Either they all come that way or we were both at the same Fry's.

[Josh @ Jan 25th 2006 5:27PM]

Yes, its very ugly. But, the features don't seem half-bad. Increase the battery life, hire some decent UI designers, and it wouldn't be a bad player. I'll stick with my iPod for now though.

Too bad people can't read a little closer..

Brian -- 4 pounds is the SHIPPING weight. The player itself is only 10 ounces.

Kevin -- the file formats they list under AAC don't include the protected AAC extension.



Josh

[Indigo Nile @ Jan 25th 2006 5:57PM]

you might be seeing chinese because of some stupid kid messing with the language settings.
See it all the time at the local stores.

[Tim Mann @ Jan 25th 2006 6:59PM]

I too have been looking for something like this to take to Italy as I don't want to haul my laptop either.

[Ahda @ Jan 25th 2006 8:46PM]

You are seeing Chinese because it is by a Taiwanese manufacturere: vosonic

[peter N. @ Mar 2nd 2008 12:52PM]

it has a feature to change to many languages if you see it in chinese is because whoever put it there does not know how to set it up. The size is the size of what walkmans used to be. is not a tiny thing. It can be use as a hard drive and directly connects to a computer to transfer files. it can be connected to a TV and record and playback just like a VCR. No extra connections. and even cames with a case that has a speaker on it. You can replace the battery without any problems and even replace the hard drive yourself. The support is great.

[samer @ Jan 25th 2006 10:33PM]

I recently bought a 20GB Fotochute which seems to be a much better alternative

best yet, I got it for $50 after rebate

http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/570954/

much much smaller

[Kevin @ Jan 26th 2006 12:47AM]

Josh:

I read fine. Not all files in itunes are AAC protected. Additionally, AAC is the only codec for enhanced podcasts. AAC codec, from what I know is not available on any other audio player accept Ipod.

[Jason @ Feb 13th 2006 10:50PM]

I just purchased the 9060 from Costco to test it out. I figured I could not go wrong since costco has a 6 month return policy for computer equipment. Anyway, here is my download of it.

Pros:
1. It is a 7 in 1 cardreader
2. You can view all the pictures after you download them. (unlike the I-POD-you have to sync with i-tunes 1st)
3. You can watch movies or videos
4. It comes with headphones and a case that has a external speaker built into the case. (pretty sweet)
5. Just like the I-Pod, it was plug and play.(no software needed.)
6. The storage card backup gives you several options.
1. backup the whole card
2. backup only pictures
7. You get 60GB of storage.. I mainly use this for storage on my SLR camera
8. The tranfer speed is pretty good for a hand held

Cons:
1. RED.. Hope you like Red.. I don't realy care but they could offer a different color.
2. It is a little bulky compared to the I-POD.


Con:
For me this is a pretty easy choice.. I will be keeping it. It means I don't have to lug around my laptop anymore. I can just down my pics and keep going.

[damian @ Feb 17th 2006 6:54AM]

Does the VP6230 support i tunes?

[Jay Villa @ Feb 21st 2006 6:48PM]

I saw this media player by accident while looking into an ipod. I was having a hard time deciding between the ipod and a Creative Zen Vision (the big one) because both had many negative reviews online.

While at my local Fry's I see it there. I asked the guys there about it and nobody could tell me about it. So I called my brother to look up some user reviews online and they were all positive.

This was enough for me to buy it and take it home. I wasn't planning on opening it until I researched it myself. After finding nothing but positive reviews, I took a chance and opened the package.

This thing is awesome!
I don't own an Ipod, but can give you some differences between them after researching both.

With this media player you do not need special software like Itunes. It is read like an external hard drive on your system because it is an external hard drive. If you have Windows XP or Mac OS 10.1 you don't even need to install drivers. This was a big plus for me. I don't like idea of having extra software on my computer.

You can drag and drop files straight onto the player. You can even add non-media files like text files, etc.

The device supports 7 media cards as well. Ipod does not. You can take pictures on your digital camera and pop your card right in to either view or download. To get photos on Ipod, you need to add them through Itunes.

The MVP9060 even supports many Windows video formats as well as quicktime .mov files. With an ipod, you'll need to buy quicktime pro to convert videos to a usable format that Ipod can read.

The package was also complete with everything I need to get going. It comes with an ac power adapter. With Ipod, you have to charge through usb or buy an additional ac power charger. It comes with the wiring needed to view videos and photos on your TV. You have to buy those separate for Ipod as well.

The only bad thing I have to say is that the color was not a good choice. On the box it looks like a cheap "made in China" toy. Don't let that fool you, it is a wonderful player.

It's also a little bulky, but I couldn't care less. Good luck to you in finding a perfect media player.