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Summary: Cheap and overpriced
Review: 2 weeks after I bought this item, it shut down.. After that, whenever I pressed a button down longer, or with more pressure than the minimum pressure and length, it would shut off. It was horrible. After about three weeks, the backlight stopped working, and the batteries didn't last longer than 1 hour.I was so repulsed by this MP3 player, I switched to rewritable CDs. Do not buy this item, even the headphones broke.
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Summary: Not for sports use
Review: This is a good product if you don't plan to use it for running. I have found that it seems to have a very bad battery connection and will 'cut out' while I'm running. What makes that especially annoying is that then the unit has to go through the 'power-up' process all over again (takes 15-20 seconds) and you're back at the first song. Of course you can fast forward to the song you were listening to, but this seems to create even more strain on the battery and sometimes the unit cuts out again. I find that the unit only operates properly during the first 1-2 hours on a new battery. From there on out, even though it might say that you have 5 hours left on your battery, you will have problems.
If it weren't for this problem it would be a good unit!
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Summary: The is awsome
Review: This product is the best one iv tried yet. It dosent go through batteries like nothing like the other people say it has plenty of memory and i like the color faceplates. This product is easy to use and install. Gets loud when you turn up the volume. Reccommended to all!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Eats Batteries for breakfast
Review: whoa! I got this as part of the Audible.com promotion, to listen to audio books. It works, its small, sound is good. But it destroys batteries. When you turn it on, it tells you how much battery life you have, it can read "9 hours left" and then be drained after 10 minutes. I listening to Jack Welch's book, which is great, but it is really annoying to keep having to replace the batteries. I am on my 6th AA battery for this one book (which is 14 hours total), and I am not finished yet. I would estimate that each AA battery gives me about 1-2 hours of listening. Its a refurbished model, maybe that is the problem. But its not acceptable for regular use. Your mileage may vary.
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Summary: Good stuff here.
Review: Based off of about 2 weeks use, I think that this is an excellent mp3 player. Don't listen to what everyone else here says, if they would just follow the dierctions, they couldhave installed it quicker and it would work perfectly for them. 64 megs is just perfect for me because i change my playlist about every day. The only thing i don't like about it is that the usb connection is slow, but i can live with it.
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Summary: Have an expert computer person by your side, you'll need it
Review: We purchased the Rio 600, and after more than 8 hours of trying to process and install all the programing info, it's been fun and easy. The initial time to program was a HEADACHE, and I'm not sure if I would atempt the process again. It's very easy to install CD's, but we are still working on downloading from MP3.com for music.
Might want an advanced computer person by your side to do the initial installing of the program info. It's tough!!!
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Summary: Not bad, Rio 500 is better
Review: My family owns both a Rio 500 and 600. Below is a list of pros/cons between these two models CONS 1) The standard Rio 500 comes with more memory than the 600 (64 MB vs 32) 2) The 500's controls are more sensibly laid out. As the picture shows, the 600 has this stupid omni-purpouse button on the front. The 500 has idividual stop, play, ff, and rewind controls. 3) Although I can't prove it, I believe the 500 offers better sound qaulityPROS: 1) The RIO 500 can't seem to play any audio files (such as audio books or old radio shows) below 32kb/s. The 600 can. 2) The 600 has a far better PC interface program. It's more streamlined and crashes less often than that of the 500. 3) This thing gets LOUD when you crank up the volume. 4) The 600 has the (expensive) capability to expand its memory to 320MB. Both these devices really need the extra memory to play any amount of music (a 5 minute song with decent sound quality can be 4-10 megabytes. That's quite a bit when you only have 64 to toy around with) So, if you just want a portable device that reliably plays digital audio, I would reccomend the Rio600. PS: The RioPort website for setting this thing up is a nightmare. Be prepared to spend some amount of time getting the 600 working.
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Summary: Great Player
Review: This a great player right out of the box. The software was so easy to use that the first night I had it i was listening to music before I went to sleep.There is a whole lot of room on it too. At RioHome.com/ there is a promo that when you send in you proof of purchase and a form you get at the siteand your receipt you recieve a 32mb backpack for FREE!!! thats just another maybe half hour of music.There maybe is one problem that this thing eats up batterys quicky!Ever since I've had it it has worked perfecty. Also with the USB connection to the mp3 player it downloads the files a lot quicker than an old parallel line. I recomend this mp3 player to anyone who is looking to buy one.IT'S GREAT!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: what a waste!
Review: I tried two of these, and had to return both. 1 did not work, out of box, and the other died within 1 day. I wished I had read more of these reviews before I wasted my money.
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Summary: Great MP3 Player for anyone
Review: I got this mp3 player and I was not disapointed at all, and the sound quality is just great. Very simple and easy to use, it is the best musical device I have. I take it wherever I go, it fits in my pocket. All sounds good, right? Well, the problem I had was that the headphones that came with it were great, but the wire broke right up by the headphone part, too close to repair. I just got some new ones (not the original kind that came with the player) for 6 bucks, and they work fine. I dunno if I was just careless or what, maybe I shouldn't be knocking the one star off... but anyway
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