I bought my mp3 player two months ago, and i'm very happy with.

Easy to use and is nice to your eyes, no problems so far.

I Bought my Roi Karma in june of 2004, and it just died on me in may of 05. bakc around december the scroll wheel got pushed in after i accidently droped it and it landed on the scroll wheel. this didnt really matter because i didnt use it anyway. it still worked fine after that. i was quite careless with it, droping it all of the time walking down the street and it falling on the hard pavement. it survived a good 15-20 drops, but the other day it finaly broke. when i turn it on now it makes noises and feezes on the starting screen.

after using my friends ipods, and using my rio karma, i cant tell a difference in the quality. so if its between the karma and the ipod, DEFFINATLY go with the Karma. it dosent matter if it dosent have a carrying case or how ugly it is, beacause its in your pocket or in you hand most of the time. i listened to my karma all of the time. i would turn it on when i left for school in the morning, set up a long play list to last all day, and turn it off when i got home about 8 hours later.

this is a great buy i would rate it the #1 mp3 player out there.

I got the Rio Karma in January of 2004, and it died on me on November 2004. It served me well.

The Rio Karma is a pretty good player overall. The controls are fairly good, and the menus are easy to navigate. They don't look the best, but they suffice. There are plenty of features on the Rio to last you a while. It has a stopwatch, Rio Taxi (which allows you to transport files) and others.

I don't really like dealing with the Rio Music Manager to transfer my music to it. But you really don't have a choice.

Upgrading firmware is pretty difficult if you're not tech savvy.

Rio's tech support isn't very good either. A fall of two feet brought my Rio Karma into oblivion. Apparently Rio only supports their product for 90 days, so after that you've got a $250 paperweight. They only offered a refurbished model to me for half price. For the record, it was the scroll wheel that got pushed in. Imagine navigating the menus with the stick.

The Rio fits nicely in your hands. It's a little thick but it's very small. It looks a little ugly compared to players like the iPod.

The Rio Karma plays a plethora of music formats, such as MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, and WAV. I mostly use MP3 but if you use other formats you will like this about it.

After it broke I purchased a 40 GB Apple iPod to replace it. I really like it more than the Rio. The menus are easier to navigate and the iTunes software is easier to use than the Rio Music Manager. Upgrading firmware is easy as cake. The battery life is a little weaker though.

One thing I really didn't like about the Rio Karma was the lack of a case. It does not come with one nor is one available for purchase. Rio includes this little gray bag that does not do the job. Because of this the screen got very scratched and dust got under the screen.

I do like the MX300 earbuds though. They sounded very well. After a few months the right channel blew out so I had to replace them.

The Rio Karma has come down in price a little, so it's more affordable. If you cannot afford a player such as the iPod or the iRiver, the Rio Karma would be an okay choice. Just be careful with it. Rio's tech support isn't that great. They will only support it for 90 days, while Apple supports the iPod for a whole year.

I wouldn't use this thing even if I got it for free. Its UGLY! It looks like some video camera from the 1980s. Eeekkk.. Shame on you Rio!

If you want a Rio that is not only great quality and STYLISH.... try one of the Rio Carbons. This little gal who needs pretty things in her life selected the Rio Carbon Pearl.... Nice alternative ladies to the "cute" Ipods.

Purchased my Rio Karma re-newzed. After I got the hang of all the different uses....

I am rockin'!