Rio Carbon Pearl 6GB MP3 player

"I bought it thinking that I could record class lectures, but the quality isn't very good, and I have to be sitting in the very front to get a semi-decent recording..."

"I gave this product 3 stars, because if you are lucky enough to make it work for 1 or 2 years, it's a good player for an affordable price..."

"I definately recommend it if you want more storage than a 4 GB Ipod without paying the high price..."

"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..."

"I also have too recharge my rio every night because the battery life dies..."

"I cant live without this thing..."

"So i had to update the firmware for it from my computer(well my bf took care of that:) So overall i think it still deserves 5 stars, since it works really well..."

"But rio should know better than to sell something that won't work right out of the box..."