Rio 600 (32 MB) MP3 Player

Pros: Does exactly what it says it will - and does it very well!
Cons: No pocket clip, Basic 32MB won't hold much

Are the colorful appearance of things starting to outweigh how well they work? Not yet, but boy have expensive interchangeable colored faceplates become another profit center for high tech manufacturers! (As with the Palm m100, Nokia cell phones etc.) A...

Pros: Small, portable & convenient. The 64MB version holds an adequate amount of music.
Cons: Battery life isn't close to 11 hours and no skipping ahead "within" a song.

A few weeks ago, I was looking to spend part of my tax return on an MP3 player. I wanted it for travel, exercising, and use at work (with my computer's speakers). So after a little research online, I decided to head on over to Best Buy, and I bought the...

Pros: light, cool-looking, easy to use, battery life
Cons: a little unreliable, rubber material, small memory

I received my Rio600 a few years ago as a birthday gift. At the time, it was the peak of the Napster age. I wanted a MP3 so badly because I had no CD burner to listen to my newly pirated tracks away from my computer. So I got a Rio600. APPEARANCE The ...

Pros: good audio, nice portability
Cons: uh...Hakuna Matata?

First of all, a little note to all the TRs and Editors in the Electronics section, this is my first attempt to review a product in this section, and I will try my best to add what I think should be in a quality Electronic review. Hopefully you can point...

Pros: interface usage, price
Cons: durability, ease of use

Although the Diamond may appeal to some mp3 buyers, this player was certainly not for me. First of all, I think the chief purpose of a device such as this should be ease of use in all conditions. That is to say, I should be able to play my songs on the...

Pros: Great price, easy to use, small.
Cons: Only 32MB memory, no extras.

Diamond Multimedia has released a formidable offering into the MP3 player market with the Rio 600 MP3 player. They’ve managed to produce a player of good quality with a price point that makes this unit difficult to pass up. Though in...

Pros: Lightweight, sturdy, compatible with Audible.com
Cons: Proprietary Memory Upgrade, Ships with Real Jukebox, Headphones are Poor

I'm not going to lie to you - I'd grown to HATE SonicBLUE. And I don't mean that lightly.

I started out with the Rio 500. I wouldn't use it to keep my desk level.

Then, hoping to benefit from the high end, I went to the Rio 800....

Pros: Incredibly small and light; decent sound; great for audiobooks; easy to flash ROM
Cons: Vulnerable to static electricity; Control ring awkward to use; software suite mediocre; 16mb too small

A couple of years ago, Pepsi had a website promotion, "Pepsistuff/Dewstuff," which allowed trading in of access codes from Pepsi bottlecaps for valuable prizes. A 16mb Rio 600 was at the top of the list, requiring about 250 caps. Fortunately for my...

Pros: Looks nice, expandable, only 1 AA battery which lasts 11 hours, nice- easy interface
Cons: no clip, should offer a 64 MB version, needs a plastic, leather, case.

The Diamond Rio PMP 600, an innovation? Or just a PMP 500 thrown in a stylish blue round case which is designed to fit your hand perfectly weather you are walking down the street or running down an alley.

I will go through the basic...

Pros: Size and weight, fast USB transfers, ease of use
Cons: Price with accessories, quality, crappy headphones

All I wanted for Christmas this year was an MP3 player, and I got one! Overall, I'm very happy with having one, but I'm not totally thrilled with having THIS one (the Rio 600 64MB). I got the unit to use for two main purposes: 1) Traveling on long...

Pros: Great quality, great sound, nice feature set, USB!
Cons: Only 32MB and $$$$ proprietary memory expansion.

Updated 12/21/01

Just call me “Mr. Bang for the Buck”. I refuse to buy anything that is not the maximum amount of quality/tech for the least amount of green. The more for less the better. I’ve owned two SonicBlue (formerly Diamond...

Pros: Sounds Great, Expandable Memory, Sleek Styling, USB Friendly, Easy To Use!!!
Cons: Original Internal Memory Low, Software Is Lame!!!

Listen Up!!!

The Diamond Rio 600 is very curvy and its sultry shape, along with its sleek finish, sold me on it right away!!! Beyond its dashing good looks, the MP3 player is easier to handle than your girlfriend and its features score...

Pros: Small, lightweight, 32 megs of storage, easy to use, doesn't skip.
Cons: cheap headphones, easily replaceable (no biggie)

Review: Diamond Rio 600
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After seeing my friends walking around with thier mp3 players and their md players, I began to get jealous and decided to get with the music revolution. I knew I just had to get...

Pros: USB Connectivity, Easy to Use Controls
Cons: Low Memory, Expensive Proprietary Upgrades

The Rio MP3 player has always been the forefront of the technology is leads, the digital music realm. I was lucky enough to obtain one of these for free, winning a contest held by Microsoft when they release Windows Media Player 7.

The unit is...

Pros: Looks good
Cons: Needs more memory

I held off on buying an MP3 player for two reasons, memory and price. The first generation MP3 players had 8 MB of memory and sold for over 100 buck. An average MP3 song is about 3-5 MB...you do the math. Recently, prices have come down while memory...