Rio S10 MP3 Player

Work of Art

By Darcy  Apr 17, 2003 | 8 out of 10 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Basically this is the same as the step up Rio, the R30S. Most people go with the R30S because it is newer and more expensive so obviously it must be better, right? Wrong! I have done extensive reviews of each and the only thing that the R30S has is a... FM Tuner and more rubber making it water resistant. The FM Tuner on the new version doesnt work worth a flip and the water resistance isnt worth an 85buck upgrade. Back to the S10 anyway, the S10 is by far one of the most easy to use, durable, and cost effective players on the market today. One can play nearly 15-20 hours of mp3 on a single battery. The headphones are a bit cheesy but come on, what stock pair isnt? With a new firmware upgrade at www.riovolt.com one can make the S10 support up to 576MG. Right now I am only using a 256 plus the internal 64MG. Its plenty of space and always keeps new songs coming. Right now at riovolt.com they are selling these babies refurbished for only 79.99 plus a 20buck mail in rebate. Getting one of these for 60buck is a steal! It would be worth 100 bucks or even more if you are in the market for one. Anyway, my point is, this is a great player....no obvious defects apart from the headphones. Read more Less

not what i expected

By LusciousLipps  Oct 23, 2003 | 4 out of 4 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Pros: light weight, easy to use

Cons: sound quality

I bought the rio because i really wanted an MP3 Player at the time and i wanted to test out a fairly affordable player before i bought anything too pricey....the player itself is easy to use and very light weight which was a great plus for me and it ...really did beat carrying a cd player+ CDs....although it does have an expandable card slot i still think it more reasonable to buy a player with a few gigs because cards are fairly expensive and i still can't get as many songs on the player with a few cards as i could with a 10 gig device(the player itself was $70+(2) 256mb cards at $100 a piece, a few more dollars and you could have a 10gig device).....the main problem i had with the s10 is the volume and sound quality....if i got close to the max volume on player it would freeze and i would have to restart it...also after only a few weeks the screen began to look damaged so i took the player back! I'm just going to break down and get the ipod. Read more Less

R-10

By Gary  Apr 13, 2003 | 2 out of 2 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Great unit, super case with belt clip, very neat. A bit disapointed with the ear phones, not as comfortable as I would like. Fun to use, and the Rio Music Manger software is a snap to use. Great value, especially the refurbs. Was disappointed that no... manual came with this unit. Read more Less

Its just all around good

By A  Apr 26, 2003 | 2 out of 3 found this Rio S10 review helpful

I just got my Rio S10 today as an early birthday gift. I was able to get the device working and my songs on it without consulting the manual once. It is small and light, and it offers an excellent price to quality ratio. I also like the case it came ...with. Read more Less

Good MP3 player but limited on storage space

By Daniel L  Sep 13, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Pros: Easy to use, Batteries last a long time, small

Cons: Uses MMC cards, only 32mb internal, no FM tuner

I have had this MP3 player (Rio S10) for about a year. It never seems to need batteries. I use it an hour or so a day when I jog. You can add storage space with MMC cards up to 128mb each. I have a 64mb card plus the 32mb internal memory. Total th...is will hold about 2 hours of music or so. I understand that some people use SD cards in this machine but my understanding is that the SD card will not work properly. MMC cards are harder to find and SD is more main stream. (think Beta versus VHS). The controls are very easy to use. The software is easy to install and use, even when I am jogging. It will search for music already on your computer. Works about like Windows Media player on your computer. It comes with software, earbud type headphones, usb sync cable and soft case that fits over the player. Uses 1 AAA battery. I received this as a gift and have been very happy with it. I wish it had a built in FM tuner and I wish the clock was larger on the display. It also has a stopwatch feature which might be handy for some people. Read more Less

Okay for you first MP3 player

By Kellie  Aug 25, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Pros: Good color

Cons: Starts to fall apart

If you just testing Mp3 players out to see if you like them or not this ones good. But a little after 6 months (if you use it a lot) it starts to fall apart. The button that you change tracks with starts to fall off, then it's hard to change song...s. Then the pieces inside start to come off and you can hear them making noise inside you pick it up. The pieces start to get in the screen area. But it was a nice Mp3 player but I guess I used it an awful lot.. but you should be able to. It's not worth 100 dollars, but maybe 50 only if your seeing if you like mp3 players though. Read more Less

Great MP3 Player

By troymlarson  Jul 30, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Pros: No moving parts, easy to operate

Cons: sd cards somewhat expensive

I have had this player for a little over a year and love it. It is very easy to work with and has a sufficient number of features. The latest software upgrade also allows it to be used as a portable drive for non-music files. It works well on Win ...98 or XP. I don't use the rio software, instead I use Real Player 10 to transfer my songs, works better for me because I alreay have playlists compiled. Overall a good value for a solid little player. I don't need 10,000 songs, just enought ot get me through a plane ride or workout. Read more Less

Good Player

By Kiddcountry of Course  Jul 18, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Pros: Can Hold up to 640 MB of Memory, Carrying Case is nice

Cons: None, Headphones not comfortable

My first MP3 Player I bought and it works, installing flash cards for music is easy and the software works like a charm on my Windows XP system. I also was impressed with how easy it is to move tracks from your computer to the player. Otherwise ove...rall great player. Read more Less

Great product

By David R  Mar 15, 2004 | 1 out of 1 found this Rio S10 review helpful

Pros: Clearest Music on MP3 I ever heard

Cons: JUST GREAT

Small and rugged, Great quality fo MP3 playbacks, fast music processing. OVERALL I THINK ITS GREAT