Duffy.'s Review of Rio 800 64MB MP3 Player
30th Jul 2002
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Sound Quality
None.
Bad Points
Two units failed in 8 months.
General Comments
Do not risk buying one of these Diamond Rio 800 portable MP3 players!! If you have a problem, you will be out of luck. Diamond takes at least 3 days to respond to any mail. The only phone they have there is pay by the minute support. Even though I bought mine new in the box, they refused to repair it, claiming that ebay auctions aren't covered. I only got to use it about 6 times before it broke the first time. They send me a refurbished unit which broke after about 5 more uses. I spent $220 on it, got 11 uses, and now will have to throw it in the trash can. How good is that?
Only a fool would buy from this company.
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