Comments on: BostonPocketPC.com Reviews the Celio Redfly. http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/ Mobile News, Reviews, and Views. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:40:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steven Hughes http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/comment-page-1/#comment-11512 Steven Hughes Tue, 06 May 2008 17:10:05 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/#comment-11512 Yes I agree, the price is a bit high. Celio is looking to target niche markets like sales force and mobile enterprise workers and people in and out of the office, since more and more people are leaving their laptops at home or the office for business trips and are mainly using their phone. Hopefully if the REDFLY does gain traction the pricepoint will drop and we may even see other features added- like a touch screen. I too quickly dismissed it as way to pricy and was a bit skeptical until I used it and found that I could actually deal with it since most of my applications that I use are right on my Windows Mobile device. With large bluetooth keyboards from Think Outside no longer being sold this is one of the only ways you can get a larger keyboard for your device short of connecting it to a laptop, which kind of defeats the purpose. If the price range was in the $199-299 range I think it would appeal to more consumers. Right now it is mainly for the Enterprise, who don't want another device like a laptop to manage. If you have any questions on it I would be more than willing to answer them. Yes I agree, the price is a bit high. Celio is looking to target niche markets like sales force and mobile enterprise workers and people in and out of the office, since more and more people are leaving their laptops at home or the office for business trips and are mainly using their phone. Hopefully if the REDFLY does gain traction the pricepoint will drop and we may even see other features added- like a touch screen.

I too quickly dismissed it as way to pricy and was a bit skeptical until I used it and found that I could actually deal with it since most of my applications that I use are right on my Windows Mobile device. With large bluetooth keyboards from Think Outside no longer being sold this is one of the only ways you can get a larger keyboard for your device short of connecting it to a laptop, which kind of defeats the purpose. If the price range was in the $199-299 range I think it would appeal to more consumers. Right now it is mainly for the Enterprise, who don’t want another device like a laptop to manage.

If you have any questions on it I would be more than willing to answer them.

]]> By: Dach http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/comment-page-1/#comment-11513 Dach Tue, 06 May 2008 09:08:10 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/#comment-11513 It looks great, except for the price. In order for this to sell, it will have to be priced less than a laptop computer. As it is, for $100 less I could get an Eee PC and remote control software. It looks great, except for the price. In order for this to sell, it will have to be priced less than a laptop computer. As it is, for $100 less I could get an Eee PC and remote control software.

]]> By: Doug Smith http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/comment-page-1/#comment-11514 Doug Smith Mon, 05 May 2008 19:41:06 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/#comment-11514 I was really blown away by the price tag. I knew it would be a great product. Think of some kind of car mount for this with your GPS! Awesome! There is no way I could personally swing an Advantage or a Shift, but oh how I drool at the thought! I'll wait for the Redfly to hit ebay used. Someone will get it and not like the Tilt or whatever and try to dump it for cheap. I was really blown away by the price tag. I knew it would be a great product. Think of some kind of car mount for this with your GPS! Awesome!

There is no way I could personally swing an Advantage or a Shift, but oh how I drool at the thought!

I’ll wait for the Redfly to hit ebay used. Someone will get it and not like the Tilt or whatever and try to dump it for cheap.

]]> By: David Gray http://www.mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/comment-page-1/#comment-11515 David Gray Mon, 05 May 2008 19:36:07 +0000 http://mobilitysite.com/2008/05/bostonpocketpccom-reviews-the-celio-redfly/#comment-11515 Intially i dismissed this out-of-hand as something too overpriced to consider AND i'm lusting after the Advantage. But maybe this is a better more practical alternative companion to my TILT........? Intially i dismissed this out-of-hand as something too overpriced to consider AND i’m lusting after the Advantage. But maybe this is a better more practical alternative companion to my TILT……..?

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