Comments on: MOTOACTV Golf Edition is under-par and over-priced http://www.slashgear.com/motoactv-golf-edition-is-under-par-and-over-priced-22219597/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jwhitner http://www.slashgear.com/motoactv-golf-edition-is-under-par-and-over-priced-22219597/#comment-211149 Jwhitner Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=219597#comment-211149 The new Garmin S3 golf GPS watch is $349 and that is all it does is GPS for golf! The MOTOACTV has many more features (mp3 player, running navigation, phone synch, heart rate and more).

I like the MOTOACTV…best bang for the buck!

]]> By: charlypittsburgh http://www.slashgear.com/motoactv-golf-edition-is-under-par-and-over-priced-22219597/#comment-200188 charlypittsburgh Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=219597#comment-200188 nobody at Slashgear plays golf…they play video games..Ok maybe EA Tiger Woods Golf…plus the 8gb is 200. and 16gb is 250 on a very large online retailer….plus what does under par mean? they dont actually review the device….now if 3D Halo came out and it was three hundred dollars theyd tell you if you played 600 hrs it would only be a mere 50 cents an hour…

]]> By: charlypittsburgh http://www.slashgear.com/motoactv-golf-edition-is-under-par-and-over-priced-22219597/#comment-196813 charlypittsburgh Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:29:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=219597#comment-196813 Don’t think the author plays golf….can you wear a smartphone on your wrist? a simple rangefinder can cost 300 and you have to keep running back to your cart. Ive ordered mine.+ its does more than golf gps….

]]> By: webboy http://www.slashgear.com/motoactv-golf-edition-is-under-par-and-over-priced-22219597/#comment-196800 webboy Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=219597#comment-196800 While I agree that the price is quite steep, this device is so feature-packed that it’s worth the price tag. I got my standard 8GB version on sale for $199, and while I felt a little post-purchase guilt, that feeling quickly melted away after I became acquainted with the MOTOACTV. I’m not sure why this one is priced at $299 though. (Perhaps it’s a 16GB with a golf specific version of the software?) It’s my understanding that the golf features will be made available to standard MOTOACTV owners, so I’m not sure what the differences are, if any. Anyway, it’s a given that a modern smartphone can do basically anything that the MOTOACTV can do, but it’s never going to be as optimal an experience. The key thing to keep in mind is the fact that this is an extremely small GPS device that can be worn as a watch, clipped to your clothing, worn on an armband, or mounted to a bike. If GPS watches make any sense in a world where so many people are carrying GPS capable smartphones, then the MOTOACTV should be on top of anyone’s short-list when shopping for such a device, steep price tag or not.

]]> By: ER4321 http://www.slashgear.com/motoactv-golf-edition-is-under-par-and-over-priced-22219597/#comment-196704 ER4321 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:26:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=219597#comment-196704 If you’re going to write a story about what golfers will buy, do a little research.  Visit a golf course and you’ll see golfers with plenty of expensive items: laser rangefinders, gps rangefinders (hand held and watches), swing aids, etc.  Even the shoes and clothes are more expensive.  All Motorola needs to do is run a good ad campaign and convince golfers that this will improve their score.  And for the golfers that run or cycle, this might be a “bargain” solution.

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