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SONICblue Rio 600

1321 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
usability (686)
sound (370)
performance (286)
portability (278)
price (276)

Negative
reliability (178)
memory (103)
battery (87)
storage (27)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 1321 reviews of SONICblue Rio 600. The average rating for this product is 3.2/5, compared to an average rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the performance and portability. The price and sound are also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed reviews about the durability, and some have doubts about the storage and battery.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the SONICblue Rio 600 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 67/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for SONICblue Rio 600

alaTest has collected and analyzed 170 user reviews of SONICblue Rio 600 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the performance and portability. The price and sound are also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed comments about the durability, while the storage and reliability get critical comments.

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84% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for SONICblue Rio 600

alaTest has collected and analyzed 963 user reviews of SONICblue Rio 600 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the portability and performance. The price and sound also get good reviews, whereas there are some mixed opinions about the durability. Many are critical about the storage and battery.

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58% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by (itreviews.co.uk)

Rio - Rio 600

As well as providing the hardware for the Nike player, Rio has produced a new MP3 player itself, in the form of the Rio 600. This is a follow up to its market-leading 500 device (reviewed ...

Nov, 2000

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Expert review by : M. Wiley (gear.ign.com)

Rio 600 Review

For a long time the Rio 500 was my favorite MP3 player. In fact, it was only recently that the Rave MP 2200 unseated the formidable 500. Rio might not...

Oct, 2001

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Expert review by : Anthony Roberts (neoseeker)

Rio 600 Portable MP3 Player Review

Not too long ago, we had the pleasure of reviewing the Rio500 as part of our USB Portable MP3 roundup. I found the Rio500 to be a quality product with a simple, but well implemented suite of features. It was also one of the most user-friendly players...

Rio 600 with earbuds Because I am currently testing a set of Monsoon MH-500s on my system, I decided to see whether the file formats had significant audio quality differences on these quality speakers. I could indeed hear that the 64Kbit WMA file had...

Oct, 2000

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Not durable, no software, lousy support- AVOID THIS ONE

My 600 recently fell- oh, 3 feet. Once you take this thing apart, you will truly realize what little goes into these players. It can't be fixed- why? the connector on one of the PCBs lines up just so...if you're off, it's dead. I've got less than 50 ...

Uh, it plays MP3s

See review. Avoid all Rio products

Apr, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Don't waste your money.

Compact, cool design

battery never held charge

Mar, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

MP3 NOW!

Good sound, bass, and treble

Small design is easy to lose

Jan, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Basicly a cd player, that plays micro chips!

Bought this a few years ago! Mainly bought it because it was versatile, I didnt know much about MP3 and should have done my research! 32mb is not enough, not even 64! I had the 32 mb one and could get about a 12 song cd on it with average quality...

Stylish, plays many types of formats! Versatile, interchangeable faceplates! Expandable

32mb equals one 12 song cd! Not anybetter than a cd/mp3 player! expensively expandable

Dec, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Rio 600 not pick of the litter

I received the Rio 600 as a gift and used it frequently to work out with. It was the first mp3 player that I have ever owned and worked well for a couple of weeks. That's when the problems started. To start out with, this particular model only has ...

Great design on earphones, good display

Shut off frequently. Earphones stopped working after frequent use

Oct, 2003

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Consumer review (epinions.com)