Rio S10 (09/19/2002)

My Rio S10 has an FM Tunerby micle11 - December 8, 2005

Pros: Very reliable over time

Cons: No upload, Not wireless

I Love This Little Sucker, It Does What It Needs Tooby themanwhoknewtomuch - September 12, 2005

Pros: Easy To Use, Small, Bastery Lasts Forever

Cons: Need to add your own memory, and not so well with rugged use.

Great Reliable Playerby clwood - May 19, 2005

Pros: Amazing battery life, durable construction, nice case w/belt clip.

Cons: Only 64mb of built-in memory, no hold button (have to go into the menu), probably too big for the market nowadays.

A great player . Especially with newer firmwareby cpnfantstk - April 8, 2005

Pros: Sound, Battery Life, Features.

Cons: no fm radio but I knew that before I bought it.

best value out there..by - January 12, 2005

Pros: sound quality excellent..bought a year ago for my daughter..updated firmware and bought $30 512mb SD..200 songs and good to go...do ya really need any more??

Cons: none

Great little Player onlyby - December 13, 2004

Pros: Cheap, got mine on ebay for 47$ shipped, and this can take 1GB SD cards. So for about 120$ I have a 1GB flash mp3 player that has 30 hours battery life and will never skip

Cons: Feel flimsy,lacking features, and thats about it Bottom line great little MP3 with huge amounts of room to expand

Reliable great sounding playerby - September 21, 2004

Pros: Small, very light, durable, good sound, easy "blind" operation. Good battery life, expandable, regular firmware upgrades from Rio. I've had this for about 8 months now. Bought for 49.00 at Best Buy online. Upgraded SD memory card (put in an old 128 I had

Cons: None, really. Limited memory, but I knew this when I bought it.

Great little base product.by - September 18, 2004

Pros: I love this thing;It is my second player.I use daily @ work and to and from. It's small size is a plus,it's never in the way. I've had 80 plus songs in it W/256. Case keeps it safe, mine has been dropped many times, propelled accross the floor a couple of

Cons: Mine does have a FM radio, reception is lame. Window could be clearer for those with older eyes. Why don't these companies include good earbuds? I like my Sony replacements....

Excellent Small, reliable machineby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Bought for $26.00 on Ebay, updated the firmware in a few seconds, it works great! Its my first MP3 player. Very impressed.

Cons: Why do people complain about the memory? Did you not know the memory amount before you bought it? Learn to read and then you wont be suprised. I put a 512 card in this and it recognised it fine with the updated firmware

Memory card problemsby - September 1, 2004

Pros: Easy to use, small, and batteries last forever.

Cons: i bought a 512MB card for my S10, and it has been nothing but trouble. it will work fine for a few weeks, and then wont let me dump any songs onto the memory card. it sucks. the online support is awful. i want my money back.

Great for audiobooksby - July 16, 2004

Pros: Small, inexpensive, easy to expand using multiple SD cards - can have multiple books or music groupings on a couple of cheap SD cards. Maintains exact spot in track on power down or shutoff - essential for audiobooks. Works great in car - clips to ashtray

Cons: small amt of memory as sold, cheap earbuds, cant change cards without removing battery - overall minor irritations

The BEST for the priceby - July 14, 2004

Pros: Compact, good protector case lightweight, reliable and pretty cheap.

Cons: It dosen't come with more memory. (Which would jack up the price)

Great little player, Expandable and user-friendlyby - July 13, 2004

Pros: PROS: Very satisfied. This player was at such a great price I could not pass it up. I picked one up on Buy.com for $48 + free shipping. It takes 5 mins to learn and start to use. The sound is really good with Sony or Maxell headphones. With a 256Mb card y

Cons: CONS: Hard to find anything to complain about. One annoying thing is that the songs are usually arranged on the player by alphabetical or random order, seems no way to group the songs by artist.

cheap-reliableby - July 12, 2004

Pros: xp download with wm player no software required.or rio software. easy upgrade with sd or mmc cards. 1 aa battery .

Cons: only comes with 64 meg card. so what. upgrade easy.

I feel that this is excellent for the money!!by - June 12, 2004

Pros: Easy to operate. Download took no time at all. I highly recommend!!!

Cons: None

worked fine but internal memory died...by - May 28, 2004

Pros: worked well for about 6-7 months. good for jogging.

Cons: small memory. could have better controls. for example, with a 256mb sd card it held about 60-70 songs. could only scroll through them one by one. not very durable. after 6-7 months the internal memory doesn't work anymore.

The perfect "my first" mp3 playerby - May 27, 2004

Pros: Everything you need to get started comes with it Simple, unoffensive design Memory can be increased if you want more space Battery life Good case Easy to download your music on to it Very simple and easy to use! Ideal as your first mp3 player.

Cons: none yet.

WORST MP3 Player I HAVE EVER OWNED!!by - May 22, 2004

Pros: Basically nothing

Cons: CAN ONLY HOLD 35 SONGS!! IT IS HORRIABLE QUALITY, hARD TO USE, TO EXSPENSIVE FOR THIS PEICE.... bUY AND IPOD I GOT ONE AND LOVE IT

Nearly Perfect...Need More Featuresby - May 8, 2004

Pros: I use this little unit during my public commutes to work, on the airplane, during my workouts or to simply relax at home. An unbeatable unit for the money. The following are the reasons you should buy: Upgradable memory, non-stop continuation of so

Cons: Considering the low price, I determined few cons for this unit, however a few more features would be nice for convenience purposes. I suggest the following: tape recorder, better access to program buttons instead of scrolling the Menu feature, notepad f

Its good?by - May 3, 2004

Pros: Just got this a week ago with 512 extra memory for it. This thing has everything a high end player would have, like menus, saved bookmarks and stuff like that. Also, this CAN use a NIMH battery, and recharge it within the unit itself via usb, so its a gr

Cons: This may be personal opinion, since my other mp3 player was half the size, but this player seems awfully big compared to other ones. If you have a normal sized mouse, thats how big it is =T Compared to the iRiver models, this seems a bit big, but who care

Great Value, specially for Gym guysby - April 9, 2004

Pros: Got it for around $50 including a very nice protective case. Trash the head phones and get your self a good pair. I use Sony's Street style G72 or whatever they are called. they go behind the neck. I added 256 SD card for $45 and now I have lots of hours

Cons: Headphones really bad. Firmware could be improved. For this price there isn't much I could complain about.

good alternative to a MuVo, great battery lifeby - March 8, 2004

Pros: Nearly unlimited memory capabilities thanks to expansion slot. I like it because it's easy to sync and rip to. I love its long battery life and good sound quality. Found it has great bass response and a nice equalizer. It's perfect for my current music ne

Cons: Rio needs better support, because I can't find any updates for my player. It freezes occasionaly, but not ofen enough for me to complain. Volume button is over-responsive.

Great price....good unit for my needsby - March 1, 2004

Pros: If you are looking for a flash based unit for the gym or short commutes that is cheap this is it. Quality belt clip, though some buttons are hard to get to with it on, very expandable memory if you read other reviews, has a hold feature (press two button

Cons: Have to remove battery to get to flash memory and some buttons are hard to get to when the belt clip/case is on. I've had it 2 months and no problems yet.

Great MP3 Player!by - February 23, 2004

Pros: I have had this unit for about 6 months now and it has been great. Love how small it is and the belt clip is nice. Upgraded it with a 256mb Sandisk Memory card. It stores close to 5 or 6 hours of songs with it. Software is user-friendly. Online suppor

Cons: Have to use software to transfer. It doesn't have a am/fm radio. the included earbuds were weak. Might want to upgrade those.

horrible buyby - February 16, 2004

Pros: none

Cons: mine shuts down all the time its is not even worth 50 dallors it doesnt holed barley any songs and the new memry card you have to get for it is like 100 dallors so its like your paying for a 175 dallor horrible mp3 player go for the I pod mini

no regretsby - February 15, 2004

Pros: This player is very affordable, it's easy to set up and use, and comes with a belt clip and protective carrying case

Cons: earbuds don't work well for joggers

good, durable, easy to understandby - February 7, 2004

Pros: This product is very convinaint. It has great quality! Very cheap.

Cons: sometimes the radio doesnt come in well.

Loved it!!!by - February 7, 2004

Pros: Loved it, first digital player, worked great, very reliable, great battery life, overall awesome product...

Cons: none

Poor nearly uninteligible supportby - February 4, 2004

Pros: Sonic Blue builds great products (not all but most are good value). Pretty sturdy, Can accept 256MB SD cards (tech support told me it will handle up to 512Mb). I have not tried a chip tha big, woeks with Windows Media player to download. Fairly decent sou

Cons: As long as you never break anything or lose anything on this unit you will be fine, until they decide to stop supporting them. I had a Rave MP3 player by the same company. One day support is dead, no bug fixes no repairs, bye bye Jimmy! I got a Rio S10 t

Fantastic Budget Mp3 playerby - January 29, 2004

Pros: Price...Size...expandable memory...rechargaBLE battery

Cons: headphones suck but are easily replacable.

Great value, great sound!by - January 15, 2004

Pros: Great value; inexpensive, upgradeable, awesome sound. I bought a pair of Koss clip on headphones and it sounds great! My girlfriend lovved it so much that I bought her one too :)

Cons: none

great quality budget mp3 player!!!by - January 8, 2004

Pros: Got this as a gift. Gave service and support a 5 since I haven't had any problems yet. Very good budget player. Easy to use software, good sound quality, durable, and rather compact. Easily expandable with SD cards (I've only tried it with a 128 mb ca

Cons: no FM, the earbuds that came with it didn't feel too comfy in my ears (but I don't like earbuds anyway)

This website is greatby - December 29, 2003

Pros: Nice for the money, plays great, lightweight and easy to use. So small I can put in my pocket and use at college when the professors get long winded and boring and they never even realize I've tuned them out!

Cons: Earphones suck and no infor on how to upgrade memory. Didn't find that out until I visited this website!!!

User Friendlyby - December 18, 2003

Pros: User Friendly. The software it comes with is very easy to use. Accepts MP3 and WMA. Comes with padded case. Doesn't come apart when you drop it. Good features with expandable memory.

Cons: None

Same problems - read other reviews and you will see the same problemsby - December 18, 2003

Pros: Why does it look like the same person is writing all the good reviews about this product? uh . . because they are. Just as they do on Ebay or any other auction, you get 6 of your friends to write 2 or 3 different good reviews about you, posing as a diffe

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Excellent Performance for One year solidby - December 18, 2003

Pros: I have had this Rio for an entire year and it has never failed on me. I regularly use it for exercising, but also on the plane or driving. The computer program is also great, with a lot of features. It's a great deal for your money.

Cons: I did have problems installing the software and syncing the music the first time.

It's worth way moreby - December 18, 2003

Pros: Easy to operate. Small easy to carry.I used to have the iriver 128mb which was double the price of this The sound quality is great in the sonic blue and once you expand it s memory I expanded to 256mb it s great value

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excellent inexpensive playerby - December 5, 2003

Pros: easy-to-read informative display, expandability, lightweight, includes slip-on case with belt clip, long battery life, sufficiently loud playback, works with WMA DRM (Napster and MusicMatch), plugins available for RealOne, WMP, and MusicMatch.

Cons: memory must be accessed through software (cannot mount it as just an ordinary drive), comes with earbud headphones (no worse than any others; I just dislike earbuds)

great MP3 player!by - November 17, 2003

Pros: excellent sound, portable, slim design, fast and easy to download music - even with a Mac. Player uses iTunes for downloading, which is great. Comes with a great, little case

Cons: no radio and 64 MB, but easily expandable to 512.

utterly awesomeby - November 16, 2003

Pros: nice features, upgradable, easy to use, nice screen. works beautifully with nice size compared to other mp3's made. i've had this thing for almost a year and i love it. if u hate moving parts and you like to take music with you, this is yours. it come

Cons: the software screws your computer up, and the nickel battery inside that remembers where your song was and the time dies in about 10 months. sometimes if you bump it or bang it sorta hard it will power off and start up again. if you have any similar prob

Great Gadget for a Great Priceby - November 13, 2003

Pros: I bought it for $49.99 and it has been working great ever since. The sound quality is great, but I did change to other headphones for running.

Cons: No cons...Belt clip is tight for running and it is expandable.

Freezes up and makes crazy high pitched noisesby - November 12, 2003

Pros: The pro's are its light and cute - very cool to run with cause its so light and obviously wont skip. Sound quality is AWESOME - and even tho the system totally is not consistanly working - the support people were totally cool about getting me a replaced o

Cons: This part is partially my fault cause I bought it off of Ebay..and when I got it I pressed play and it made a CRAZY HIGH PITCHED noise that nearly BLEW MY HEAD OFF! What the hell? Then it froze up and i couldnt turn it off - so i "reset it" and took the b

Had it for 3 months now. Excellent features. Bought with 256mb SD & no problems.by - October 24, 2003

Pros: -Features -Battery life -Carry case -Expandible

Cons: Headphones suck!

Nice little MP3 player for $60by - October 20, 2003

Pros: Small, great battery life, good sound.

Cons: the headphones it comes with are crappy. Have to use RealOne as software for windows XP.

It is so good, I bought a second one.by - October 16, 2003

Pros: Only 78 $ from Sam's club. I like the expansion feature, the menu and of course the sound. The software is "user friendly." I use the sennheiser 500 with S10 and sound is awesome.

Cons: inferior headphones

Good Design...Bad Executionby - October 2, 2003

Pros: The product is well designed. It has all the features that I needed.

Cons: I've had FOUR of the units replaced. I have a pretty long history with their support group. They really should be embarrased at the quality of the product and the quality of the support. Bad engineering or support alone would be bad enough. The problem is

Great Price and expandableby - April 28, 2003

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Great Player, Great priceby - April 24, 2003

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Tech Support is poor and dodgy.by - April 18, 2003

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Best Player I've Had So Farby - March 30, 2003

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Great buy for the money!by - March 27, 2003

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Review: I bought this to use while playing pool. I just bought it last night, going to the pool hall with it this evening, but so far it has worked flaw-lessly. I use Windows XP and it was recognized and downloaded, deleted and re-loaded songs without a single problem. The software works fine as well. I have to thank the above comments for giving me the heads up on the firm-ware update I'm downloading it right now so I can get the bigger memory upgrade as I wasn't to enthused about the MMC only option. But, I was aware of that when I bought it, so I can't complain about it

Agree with Sub Sonic Blueby - March 10, 2003

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SD cards ARE SUPPORTED!by - February 21, 2003

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Limited capacityby - January 8, 2003

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Fit's The Billby - January 7, 2003

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Firmware Upgrade Supports 512 MBby - January 4, 2003

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Not disappointedby - January 1, 2003

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Its good for moneyby - December 31, 2002

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Very good overall, not good if Like featuresby - December 27, 2002

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Very pleased with playerby - October 31, 2002

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