Woot Tonight Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 Player $130 shipped

[penpen]

Woot Off

Tonight, 12:00 am CT

CORRECTION: No Woot off, just a "regular" woot deal

Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 Player
Uh oh – iPaid too much for my trendy MP3 player
$124.99
+ $5.00 S&H


iPod spelled backwards is Dopi – and that’s what you are if you buy one of those overpriced, overhyped machines instead of this unheralded Rio Carbon player. Its 5GB storage disk holds more than the $199 iPod at a much cheaper price, its battery runs longer, and it’s free of Apple’s charming proprietary file-format shenanigans. Even the Carbon’s slim, tapered, business-card-size design bests its trendy big-bucks rival! This is turning into a rout – we’ll stop before it gets too ugly.

If you’d rather subsidize those awful U2 commercials and those not-particularly-attractive pastel casings, you know where to go. Must be nice to have that kind of money to throw away, Daddy Warbucks. On the other hand, if you prefer more storage space, universally sharable MP3s, and a longer battery charge, here you go. The rest of us will try not to be too snotty when we see you rubes toting your iPods around on the subway, but it won’t be easy.

Features:

* Condition: refurbished by Rio
* 30 day warranty and tech support from Rio
* 5GB of memory stores up to 1250 songs
* Built-in mic for voice record
* Drag & drop data and music files
* Rechargeable battery – up to 20 hours
* USB 2.0 for faster downloads
* Charge from USB or Power Adapter
* Plays MP3, WMA & Audible

Contents:

* Rio Carbon 5GB Player
* Carry Case
* High Quality Earbuds
* Power Adapter
* USB Cable
* Installation Disk
* Quick Start Guide

System Requirements:

* Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP and MAC OS X 10.2 or later
* Intel Pentium II 233 mhz or higher
* 64MB RAM
* 35MB available hard drive space
* USB Port
* CD-ROM drive

 

[Colony]

Oooh I've read about these on here. Guess I'll get to find out what they're all about.

 

[Cedar]

Now I'm going to be up all night

 

[LiveSquid]

no kidding, Cedar.. But are they really gonna do it so soon after the last one? Seems a little unlikely, but here's hoping!

Colony: Woot offers one product at a great price each night, either until midnight the next day or until it sells out. A woot-off is the same thing, but when one sells out, they offer another immediately. Its great fun..

Oh, and the purple bar will be a progress bar showing about how many of the listed item remain.

 

[penpen]

no kidding, Cedar.. But are they really gonna do it so soon after the last one?

seems like no one got e-mailed about this, but it's buzzin 'round the rumor mill. so are they REALLY gonna do this? well, i guess we'll find out in a couple of minutes

... and if it doesn't happen, please remember that i'm JUST the messenger

 

[LiveSquid]

No purple bar, no woot-off right? Thats your butt, penpen, I'm coming after you!

 

[Cedar]

no lights I think all we get is an MP3 player tonight.

Well at least I can sleep well knowing I won't be missing any deals lol


went ahead and edited the title

 

[penpen]

no lights I think all we get is an MP3 player tonight.

Well at least I can sleep well knowing I won't be missing any deals lol


went ahead and edited the title

uh oh, sorry for the premature "woot off"

and thanks cedar for the fix

 

[Liss]

There's a $20 rebate on Rio's website.

REBATE

 

[Vin Diesel]

I'm not sure about this, but I think that the rebate may not work since the MP3 player is reconditioned, and not new. Anyone know for sure?

 

[Erik]

I don't think the rebate will work.