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Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 Player

Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 Player
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Product Description: Rio Carbon 5GB

The Rio Carbon 5GB is the next generation compact player with power and performance. Rio Carbon 5GB is perfect for the music lover with a few hundred CDs or someone starting out their digital audio collection who wants room to grow. The ultra slim design goes anywhere, and its superb battery life of up to 20 hours continues long after mini-powered players have...

The Rio Carbon 5GB is the next generation compact player with power and performance. Rio Carbon 5GB is perfect for the music lover with a few hundred CDs or someone starting out their digital audio collection who wants room to grow. The ultra slim design goes anywhere, and its superb battery life of up to 20 hours continues long after mini-powered players have died.


With it’s built-in voice memo recorder you can quickly capture your thoughts and organize your ideas. And like all Rio players, the Rio Carbon uses simple menus and intuitive controls for easy one-handed operation. In the box with your Carbon is a USB cable for downloading music as well as battery charging from your computer. Also included is an AC power adapter and carrying case.

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Product Specification: Rio Carbon 5GB

Product Line:Carbon
Storage Capacity:5 GB
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User Reviews: Rio Carbon 5GB

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    Rio Carbon

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 15, 2004 | 85 out of 87 found this Rio Carbon 5GB review helpful

    Pros: Small, Long Battery Life (20 hours), 5gb hard drive space, easy to use

    Cons: None

    This little player rocks. It's small, sleak, and has more hard drive space than the ipod mini for the same price. It comes with everything you need, USB cable, Battery Charger, software (which is a sinch to install), headphones, and a nice carryi...ng case. It also has a stopwatch and voice recorder built in. One nice feature is the eq settings. You can customize it yourself. Whereas the ipod mini only gets 8 hours of battery life on one charge, the Carbon gets 20. Only thing that could have made it better was if it had a fm radio option were you could record right from the radio like the forge series. Overall though, this is a great player when compared to the others out there. This is the first MP3 player I've ever bought, and I am glad I waited for the Carbon to come along. Read more Less

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    RIO CARBON BEST PURCHASE I MADE!!!

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 23, 2004 | 20 out of 21 found this Rio Carbon 5GB review helpful

    Pros: Excellent Sound Quality, SLEEK and SHARP

    Cons: Leather Case could have a clip on it

    The RIO CARBON is AWESOME. I was LUCKy enough to buy it just before they SOLD OUT. I viewed it on Rio's website read a few reviews and figured this is IT...! I am Sick and tired of hearing about the IPOD. Nothing against Macintosh's product. ...This RIO CARBON Ultimately puts the mini ipod to shame. Just like a Ferrari. Looks Good and Sounds GOOD. I got alot of good comments from alot of people after I let them listen to it.The price might seem shocking to some but I Guarantee,YOU Will Not Be Disappointed. Easy to put music on this baby and very easy software. The leather case comes with this product and its nice but when your at the Gym or Jogging you want to make sure it's well connected to you. Rios website does list a case with a clip for this product. LCD Screen is very easy on the eyes and the screen phases out slowly. Excellent Ideas were built into this player. Also the battery life is excellent. No complaints. I suggest you check this baby out for yourself. thank you RIO!!!!!!!! Read more Less

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Pro Reviews: Rio Carbon 5GB

  • PC World

    Rio Carbon

    Among 5GB players, Rio's unit is no carbon copy.Rio's 5GB Carbon is the sleekest MP3 player I've ever laid eyes on. Happily, the $199 device isn't just about looks: A simple interface and amazing battery life mark it as the new chief rival for Apple's $249 6GB IPod Mini. Read more

  • CNET

    "Rio Carbon (5GB, Silver)"

    The Carbon largely lives up to the hype. This mini hard drive player has a great design, an excellent interface, and Energizer-like battery life. Read more

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