Remanufactured Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: RIO DIGITAL AUDIO
Category: CE
Buy New: $189.99
New (2) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $169.99
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 25653
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 8 x 3
MPN: CARBON 5 GIG 90260554
Model: CARBON 5 GIG 90260554
UPC: 018258600545
EAN: 0018258600545
ASIN: B00092CZ8Y
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Remanufactured to like-new condition; includes 90-day warranty | | • | 5 GB storage capacity holds up to 2500 songs, 80 hours of MP3 , or 160 hours WMA | | • | Plays MP3, WMA, copy-protected WMA (Plays For Sure) and Audible audio formats | | • | USB 2.0 for faster downloads; built-in microphone for voice recording | | • | Rechargeable battery offers up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This product has been Refurbished to perform as new. It includes a 90-Day Warranty.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Rio Carbon is capable of holding up to 80 hours of MP3 (160 hours WMA) music, and with up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge, music lovers need not worry about running out of juice. | 
View a detailed diagram of the Rio Carbon's features. | Sporting an ultrathin and tapered design and with 25 percent more memory than iPod Mini, this tiny MP3 player--about the size of a business card--will slide into any pocket, virtually unnoticeable. The Rio Carbon is capable of holding up to 80 hours of MP3 music (160 hours of WMA), and with up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge, music lovers need not worry about running out of juice. Supporting USB 2.0 and a host of file formats, users can download music efficiently and easily from most of their favorite online music sites. The Rio Carbon also includes voice recording and provides seamless integration and support of both the Windows and Mac platforms. | | Features and Benefits - 5 GB of memory stores up to 80 hours of MP3 music or 160 hours of WMA music
- Plays MP3, WMA, and Audible audio formats
- Built-in microphone for voice recording
- Easily drag and drop data and music files onto your player
- Rechargeable battery offers up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge
- USB 2.0 for faster downloads
- Charge from USB or the included power adapter
- Windows and Mac compatible
- Includes Rio Music Manager, the most intuitive way to create and manage your digital music library
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The Rio Carbon features easy-to-navigate ports and jacks. | What's in the Box
Rio Carbon 5 GB, Carrying Case, High Quality Earbuds, Power Adapter, USB Cable, Installation Disk, Quick Start Guide, and Warranty Card.
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| Choose your music. Choose your device. Know it's going to work.
Look for the PlaysForSure logo if you're shopping for a portable music or video device and you want to make sure the digital music and video you purchase will play back on it every time. Match the PlaysForSure logo on a large selection of leading devices and online music stores. If you see the logo you'll know your digital music will play for sure.
The PlaysForSure logo makes it easy to find digital media stores and devices that work together. Choose from a large number of digital music and video stores including: CinemaNow, MSN Music, MusicMatch, MusicNow, Napster, Wal-Mart Music Downloads, and many more. |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Decent, but not fabulous February 24, 2008
This items works well in general and was a good buy for the price range, but doesn't have the perks that other mp3's have. You cannot see all of the songs in the playlist when you have selected a list, but only see them as they play. Also some loose connections at the audio port, making alot of noise when the unit moves, which can be very irritating, especially if you use the unit when exercising/running.
 RIO Carbon Volume Knob Keep Breaking September 1, 2007
I bought a 5 GB RIO Carbon about 2 years ago. After one year the volume knob broke, so I returned it, paid $100 and got a replacement. About 2 months later the replacement died, so I paid another $100 and got another replacement. Now the third replacement volume knob broke (without any dropping etc.) I wish I never bought a RIO. It has a serious design flaw. Buy an MP3 player with no moving parts. I should have bought an Ipod, as I have now spent far too much money continuously repairing/replacing my RIO. Also not there is no shuffle mode on it either which would have been a nice feature.
Save your money. Buy something else-Any Thing! August 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
** Your review of "Rio Carbon 5 GB MP3 Player" **
Sure its cute and fun for the first few hours as stated by other
reviewers. But then there are the problems:
(1) The all important volume control/scroll wheel breaks off if
handled too roughly leaving you with no other means to control the
volume - annoying beyond belief. Given that this wheel also doubles
as a menu selection device/mice you are not going to be able to
change the settings that easily either.
(2) For reasons yet to be discovered, the device goes into an
upgrader mode. Meaning - it displays the message "upgrader" - its
expecting you to upgrade the firmware. But your computer can no
longer recognize it - hence, no upgrade possible and you cannot exit
this mode = IT DOES NOT WORK. You can't even look at the time at
this point.
(3) Tech support from Rio - ELUSIVE/HARD TO REACH. I don't think
they exist.
(4) Warranty - 90 days after which everything seems to fall apart.
800 number? Forget about it.
Save your money and invest in a more durable device, this thing is
NOT worth it. I became so frustrated with it that I dumped it into
the garbage. I will never buy another MP3 Player from Rio again/EVER!
** End of the review **
 Clueless mom scores big! May 12, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
[...] I ordered this as a Christmas present for my (then) 13 year old son who longed for "the competition" version of MP3. The Rio Carbon 5GB was too much memory for the $$ to pass up. Although it's quite a bit larger in size, it's design is sleek, very "industrial" and my son LOVED it. Still uses it DAILY and it's been 2 Christmases ago!
Felt secure in the reviews, felt secure w/ the guarantee and the company rating.
Mom scored big-time. :)
Non existent customer service April 23, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased a rio carbon player; after an hour of use it went completely dead. I faxed the proof of purchase twice within the warranty period with the understanding that they would respond by phone within four hours. That was several weeks ago, they never contacted me. Now my unit is out of warranty, doesn't turn on, and I can't get in touch with Rio. They have no customer service via email or phone. Very poor indeed.
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