Rio Carbon Pearl 6 GB

My history with Rio ! Number 1: I brought the Rio as I liked the look ( silver, classy and not at all plastic ) plus the 6GB memory for the price was really good value. I had an old battery operated MP3 player for years with a very small memory and as I used it for the gym/running/commuting I was desperate for a larger chice of music. When it arrived it was well packaged and came with a mulit socket adapter -ie european/UK/USA - which I thought was a great idea. The instructions book was very basic but concise - this button does that - but the extra instructions are on the cd that accompanies the player as well as having the software for putting ...  Read the complete review

When i got this Mp3 last year it was about £70.00 but i think its gone down in price since then. The first problem i had with it was the fact that it kept on crashing, but after about 2 days that problem never occured again thankfully. The headphones that came bundled with it had absolutely stunning sound quality but broke within 2 days. The Actually player has an inbuilt microphone but hasnt got great quality. Ive found the 6GB to be ample for what i need and im a pretty heavy music listener, though some people may find the 6GB a bit lacking at times. I also have too recharge my rio every night because the battery life dies ...  Read the complete review