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Ravynmagi  Title: Moderator
Posts: 1,098
Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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$99 TouchPad |
HP has cut the price of the TouchPad 16GB to $99 and the 32GB to $149. A number of online retailers already discounted the price and are out of stock. Though Amazon hasn't cut the price (someone says they will at 3AM PT).
Otherwise your best chance will be at retail stores. HP says retailers can make the $99/$149 price available starting Saturday morning.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/let-the-liquidation-begin-hps-16gb-touchpad-on-sale-for-99/
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3220862 |
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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Try BESTBUY also as they had 27,000 of these in their stock rooms from an Article I read. This is what actually pushed them to leave the market and blame Apple for their demise.
They are using the WebOS and were competing against tablets with Windows and Android.
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Jyiiga  Title: The MMO Snob
Posts: 374
Registered: 2001-3-15 22:36:09
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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$99 TouchPad |
From what I can tell these have all been pulled or sold. Every single website and local retailer no longer has them. Probably pulled and sent back to HP for credit.
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Yeah I tried to find one this morning and no where had them.
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I got one, though I haven't done much with it except update it (which was slow as molasses)
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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I got a Touchpad 32GB late last night from Walmart for $500. Today I was able to get Walmart to price adjust it down to $150.
Only played with it a little today. Actually was surprised at how nice the tablet feels in my hand. It's not as heavy as expected and the smooth rounded edges and rubberized back feels good. And it has an IPS display that looks very good. Speakers sounds great too. The hardware isn't as bad as I thought.
The OS can be a bit laggy at times and sometimes seems a little slow at loading things. But I really like the multitasking.
As expected though, the big downer is so few apps. Only 1400 in the store and not all of them are Touchpad optimized (looks like most are though). Off hand was disappointed that there is no Pulse, Dropbox or YouTube apps. There is a YouTube icon in Apps, but that just takes you to the website. The YouTube website works okay enough, sometimes hard switching video qualities with the finger input.
Pretty happy with the tablet at this price. It's a shame there were so many retards out there buying multiple tablets only to sell on eBay. Hopefully those that actually want this can get lucky and find some. Maybe HP still has more they may offer (perhaps units being returned from retailers or refurbs). Or with so many people selling on eBay, those lowlifes may get worried and have to sell the tablets at no profit.
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Beid25 Title: Leader of Team PvE
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Registered: 2002-12-7 11:03:02
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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$99 TouchPad |
I went out at 8am est and all my local stores were cleaned out. I was able to get one from HP's business site after trying for hours. Just waiting on an email confirmation to see if it went through or not.
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Acao  Posts: 123
Registered: 2004-11-29 18:50:07
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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What I find ironic was the ads on TV today pushing them.
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Mortalis3 Posts: 127
Registered: 2008-4-30 15:46:16
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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$99 TouchPad |
Acao posted:
What I find ironic was the ads on TV today pushing them.
Agree
I saw probably 3x as many of the ads today (and I dont watch TV that much anymore) as I would on days before today. Still at $399.
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Jyiiga Title: The MMO Snob
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Registered: 2001-3-15 22:36:09
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Date Posted:
8/20/11 4:08am
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$99 TouchPad |
Twenty seconds ago I was able to stroll through the HP biz site and get a 32GB version. I now have one of each on the way.
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