Typical price: £130
What we think: The Rio Carbon Pearl largely lives up to the hype. This mini hard-drive player has a great design, an excellent interface and prodigious battery life
Average user rating
9.0
spectacular
Average user rating from 2 users
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July 15, 2005
Posted by: chris lynch
"the ipod mini- but better"
July 15, 2005
Posted by: chris lynch
"basically the Ipod mini- but better"
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