Austin over at DAP Review has given their usual thorough coverage to the new Rio Carbon. Like most who've reviewed it, it got high marks:
I have enough stuff jamming up my pockets so I'm happy to have a DAP this size that has most of the features I want. It's a 5gb mp3 player, portable hard drive, and voice recorder wrapped up into one tiny gadget. With MSC functionality, the self-databasing feature, and charge-over-USB all I need is one USB cable to keep it running. With 20 hours of battery life and the custom EQ, iPod Mini looks weak in comparison. The only thing keeping Carbon from getting a top score is that static-noise issue, since I'll have to live with tape on the jack. Other than that, it's a great little player. Recommended.
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