Rio Carbon (5 GB) MP3 Player
- Number of Songs: 1200
- Usage: Music Recording
- Interface: USB 2.0
- Main Storage Type: Hard Drive
- Storage Capacity: 5 GB
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Rio Carbon: Far from perfect but works for me
I like simple, no-frills machines. I also like to avoid trendy gadgets. For these reasons, I bought a 5GB Rio Carbon MP3 player over the Apple iPod mini and Creative Zen Micro. I have used the Carbon for several hours a day over the past month, and overall, I find it to be a decent digital music... Read full review »
Rio Carbon MP3 Player - The Little Player That Could
Not everyone needs a monster 20+Gig MP 3 player. After all, depending on compression, the average storage is about 20 full length albums per gig. This puts the 5 gig players right in the middle. Perfect for those who have up to 100 albums and want more space than the flash memory players that... Read full review »
Beats iPod Mini
I bought my first MP3 player (a RIO PMP) eons ago when the first generation players just hit the market. Since then, I went through a bunch of them including the Creative Nomad II(which I accidentally tossed into the washing machine but retrieved it before the spin cycle), iRiver, Samsung, etc... Read full review »
Best 5GB Player Hands Down
The Rio Carbon Pearl is essentially a Rio Carbon - with a new more solid case and a nice white pearl-like faceplate (and yes, they fixed the headphone jack problem that the Carbon had). It has 5GB or 6GB putting it in the iPod Mini, Creative Micro class. I also have an iPod Mini, and as I describe... Read full review »
makes you say, ipod who?
I needed a good device for my rhapsody music to go service, a monthly (15.00 flat fee for unlimited music downloads and MP3 player transfers). The rio carbon is Janus capable (with a firmware upgrade). This means that it works with rhapsody to go and means that I can put a thousand songs on it... Read full review »
Rio Carbon Good Ipod Alternative
The Rio Carbon is a solid alternative to the Ipod Mini, offering long battery life and an ideal size and shape.
I purchased mine online shortly after its release after a long decision-making struggle between the Carbon and the Ipod. The size and batter life eventually led me to the Carbon and...
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Excellent player (now with subscription services available!!)
I bought my Rio Carbon 5gig player in April as a birthday present to myself. From day 1, I have been pleased with the performance and capacity. The only gripe I could muster was that it didn't support the PlaysForSure Subscription services like Napster2Go and Yahoo!MusicUnlimited. The recent... Read full review »
Fool me TWICE, shame on me
I bought a Rio Carbon last fall, and immediately had problems with the device. It became suddenly unresponsive and went into a mode called "upgrader", seeming to indicate that the firmware needed upgrading and was in a mode to do so. However, I was unable to get out of this mode once in it.
I...
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Bottom line | Great mp3 player great price |
I was in the market for a 4-5gb mp3 player. After doing a TON of research, i narrowed it down to the ipod mini and the rio carbon 5gb. It was a close race, but the rio won because it has 1 more gb of data space, longer battery life, and it is smaller.
I recieved it 2 weeks ago and man do...
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Volume Issues
After reading many reviews on hard drive based MP3 players, I decided on the Rio Carbon based on its size, sound quality and the fact that it wasn't an Apple Ipod. My first impression was that this is a great sounding player that fits well into my pants pocket, has very simple controls and a unique... Read full review »
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