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Rio Carbon 5 GB MP3 Player

User Rating:

(19 reviews)

Price Range: $199 to $199

Bizrate User Review.

Great buy, for a great price. Far better than Ipod and cheep

by Online Shopper , Sep. 8, 2005

Comments:
Rio was an unknown brand for me when I bougth it in April 2005. I was a little hesitant about the purchase but the product turned out to be great. I am a very detailed music listener. I liked this player a lot. The most important feature that made

QuickTake:

Pros: Slick, long battery life, equalizer, nice look, easy to use

Cons: Device upgrade limits the volume level. No window on case.

Recommended: Yes

Has Owned Product: 4 months

Bizrate User Review.

Pray it works when you get it

by Online Shopper , Jul. 1, 2005

Comments:
Tech and customer support is a joke. Sent me a refurbished unit when I sent my brand new inoperable unit out to them. Still waiting for my new replacement to arrive. Shipping via UPS ground doesn't speed up the process either. Wish I could write more abo

QuickTake:

Pros: Sounds great.... when it works.

Cons: Cover is useless. Should have some kind of clip on it.

Recommended: No

Has Owned Product: 12 days

Bizrate User Review.

Great Player, But Doesn't Work w/ Unlimited Song Services

by Online Shopper , May. 11, 2005

Comments:
Pluses and Minuses to this player. I got it in late 2004 w/ the intent of signing up for Napster or some other service that charges a monthly fee for unlimited downloads (that can only be downloaded to the player). Unfortunately, Napster doesn't support

QuickTake:

Pros: Ease of use, Battery life, Navigation, Design, Size

Cons: Comes w/ useless cover, Not Napster (or similar) compatible

Recommended: No

Has Owned Product: 5 months

cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Rio Carbon Pearl (5GB)

by James Kim

Comments:
The Rio Carbon Pearl largely lives up to the hype. This mini hard-drive player has a great design, an excellent interface and prodigious battery life

Read full review at cnet.co.uk

QuickTake:

Pros: Small, slim and sleek; excellent battery life; strong sound quality; solid value; nimble navigation; bookmarking feature

Cons: No FM tuner; no physical hold switch; no on-the-fly playlists; battery not removable; not yet Janus compatible

asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Rio Carbon (5GB)

by James Kim

Comments:
The Carbon largely lives up to the hype. This minihard drive player has a great design, an excellent interface, and Energizer-like battery life.

Read full review at asia.cnet.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Small, slim, and sleek; excellent battery life; strong sound quality; solid value; nimble navigation.

Cons: No colorful body options; no FM tuner; no physical Hold switch; no on-the-fly playlists; headphone jack causes static with some headphones; weak carrying case.

laptopmag.com Professional Review.

Rio Carbon

by Online Shopper

Comments:
This slim and light 5GB player is a good iPod mini alternative.

Read full review at laptopmag.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Extremely thin and light Stylish design• Good hardware interface• Great battery life

Cons: Poorly-designed slipcover No lock switch• Problems with some headphones

pcmag.com Professional Review.

Rio Carbon Pearl

by Bill Machrone

Comments:
Player Type: Hard Disk MP3 Player, Radio: No, Recording, Voice: Yes, Recording, Line In: Yes, Capacity: 5120 MB, Au...

Review Verdict: The Rio Carbon Pearl is a music player that looks as good as it sounds, with excellent audio performance and slim design.

Read full review at pcmag.com

QuickTake:

Pros: Great sonic performance, slender styling, pleasing ergonomics. Charges from USB.

Cons: Minor menu-navigation irritations.

digitaltrends.com Professional Review.

Rio Carbon 5GB

by Online Shopper

Comments:
The Rio Carbon weighs a light 3.2 ounces and uses Seagate's new 1", 5GB hard drive. The Carbon has 20hours of playback time on a rechargeable battery. There is no measurements on the...

Read full review at digitaltrends.com

mp3.com Professional Review.

Rio Carbon Pearl (6GB)

by MP3.com Staff

Comments:
It may not have megafeatures, but the Rio Carbon Pearl is one of the best mini hard drive-based player for Windows Media users.

Read full review at mp3.com

pcworld.com Professional Review.

Rio Carbon

by Tom Mainelli

Comments:
Among 5GB players, Rio's unit is no carbon copy.

Review Verdict: Impressive 5GB player looks great and works even better.

Read full review at pcworld.com

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