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Rio Carbon 5GB
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  • aurigo 10th Feb 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    All round brilliant mp3, i'm trying to buy another but i cant find any brand new ones :( i may have to settle for one of the newer Rio mp3 products but they are sure to be great.

  • nissan7 Rank: Corporal 17th Jun 2007

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    When I first got this it was amazing. I loaded up most of my CD collection and had many months of listening pleasure. I then subscribed to Napster to Go and loaded the firmware upgrade - after this everything unravelled. Periodically the little hard drive gets fragmented which means a reformat, bu ...

  • jefjefjef Rank: Staff Sergeant 3rd Jun 2007

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I'm surprised at the other reviews: my Rio Carbon has been performing for over a year now, with no complaint. True, I only use it in public transport for listening to podcasts, but that makes it much better value for money than the extortionate iPod.
    Small and light, it fits in a jacket or shirt p ...

  • kasuk 22nd Jan 2006

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    The Rio Carbon 5GB was my first MP3 player, and I loved it...

    It was all gravy until after 3 to 4 months when the volume control dial broke for no apparent reason! This rendered the player pretty useless for portable use (I have Sony ex71's that have no in-line volume control), so I had to get it ...

  • CRIPPLE 20th Sep 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    For the past few years, Apple has worked ferociously on its iPod range, bringing out more models than you can shake a stick at. This has left them with a near monopoly on the MP3 player market, aided in no small part by their iTunes website, which is often lauded as the best music download site on t ...

  • theory900 Rank: Sergeant 19th Jul 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3.5 stars


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    When looking for an MP3 player I went on Ebay and was surprised at how many 'refurbished' or 'reconditioned' Rio Carbons there were. I then went on Amazon and bought a new one, which was fine for 23 days until the volume control knob fell off. Two friends have since told me that exactly the same thi ...

  • Sebharlem Rank: Lance Corporal 6th Feb 2005

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    First MP3 player that I've owned and a great introduction. Really easy to set up and get working, was out and about with it the next day. Came with Rio Music Manager which is the best music software I've used, and also with 10 free downloads at Napster, again this was simple to set up. Loading music ...