first of all...the warranty on this thing is excellent...i sent mine in about a month after i got it (july last year) and they sent it back working fine (audio line didn't work)...but after the warranty that's when it started breaking down...i used an old neoprene case from my handspring pda from like...1999...it fit perfectly...but i dropped it on a soccer trip...the white casing shattered into a million pieces...basically i thought i was screwed...theni just sucked it up and kept using it...and now...well it just doesnt charge anymore...since the warranty is expired...they won't do anything for me...so if you are careful...go ahead get it...but if your gonna run with the MEV30K...it wouldn't be wise to grab one