Rio 32 MB Backpack for Rio 600/800

by Rio

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YMGM
• Item model number: 600
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Add more listening time to your Rio 600 digital audio player with the Rio 32 MB Backpack. This memory module snaps onto your Rio. It adds an extra hour of playback time in the WMA audio format, and about 30 minutes in the MP3 format. The Backpack comes with rechargeable battery and power adapter for recharging. It works with both the Rio 600 and Rio 800.

Rio's backpacks are upgradable to current and future memory standards. The backpack runs for up to 10 hours on one fully charged NiMH battery. It comes with a one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An essential add-on for your Rio 600, May 17, 2001

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John DiBello (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rio 32 MB Backpack for Rio 600/800 (Electronics)

Too much is never enough. That's the rule for memory in computers, PDAs, and now MP3 players. I love my Rio Diamond 600, but its built-in 32mb of memory is too anemic to suit my daily commuting needs. That's why I had to get the 32mb backpack that doubled the memory of my 600. It slides easily and quickly onto the back of your 600 (or 800) and includes a rechargeable battery and power cord that helps you save AAs. Installation is smoothly and easily supported on my iMac.

A small complaint: the backpack ships with virtually no instructions except a sticker on the bag the backpack came in, with essential info on how to upgrade the firmware of your player. Don't throw away that bag, pay close attention and follow these instructions. I hate the recent trend of no instruction manual included with computer hardware, but this is a ridiculous extreme.

Don't let that scare you, however: this add-on is pricey but absolutely essential for expanding the memory of your 600/800. I'm hoping that the market for Rio MP3 players is strong enough that they eventually release the long-promised *320*mb backpack.

9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, December 30, 2000

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Matthew Adams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rio 32 MB Backpack for Rio 600/800 (Electronics)

A little pricy but your only option. It is kond of deciving it only holds about 27 minutes in MP3 format, yet the advertise it as 1HR in WMA(Windows Media Format). I haven't figured how to convert to WMA, but the program it comes with doesn't do it.

8 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mac users should look no farther, December 27, 2000

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"dtwo" (Manteca, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rio 32 MB Backpack for Rio 600/800 (Electronics)

In My humble opinion this is the truly a useful product for Mac users. I found it to be very intuitive and fast. It has very good sound quality and menus are easy to read (without glasses :) ). Hats off to Diamond for remembering the "other PC" users, and coming up with great product!