A few months back I picked up a Celio Redfly C8 and have been spending more time with it recently, connected to an iPaq 110 running WM 6 Classic
(CE 5.2
). The interface is certainly clunky compared to an HPC
(both hardware and software
), but it definitely has appeal. Pocket IE isn't too bad; I'm even able to log in to my work email securely, though it has trouble with attachments. I've tried Opera, but it uses a lot of resources and the ipaq always seems to be short on ram. Sometimes if I have 2 or 3 programs running, the ipaq will close one
(without warning
). Pocket Word seems roughly comparable to TextMaker 2002. It keeps headers/footers and tables, though it doesn't show page breaks. The picture shows Pocket Informant 9 in the Month view. PI 9 is nice, though it's somewhat hobbled by the interface and slow speeds from the low memory.
The trackpad on the Redfly is bad......it's hard to put the cursor right where I want it, and taps on the pad don't always register
(I prefer tapping on the pad to using the trackpad buttons
). It would be much better with a touchscreen. The keyboard is OK - sizewise it's between the Jornada and MobilePro keyboards. It has a good row of shortcut keys at the top.
Despite the drawbacks, there are enough benefits that I've shelved my MP 890 for now and am giving the ipaq/Redfly an extended test as my everyday device. I like being able to carry my organizer in my pocket when I'm traveling light, then connect it to the Redfly when I need the bigger screen. Oh, and the Redfly has 2 usb ports - one is used to connect to the ipaq, and the other is available for flash drives, mice, etc. The Redfly works with WM 6.0 and 6.1 devices, both PDAs and phones.
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