HP Touchpad 32g Wifi Tablet €299

CuppaCocoa

http://www.grabone.ie/dublin/touchpad?utm_source=GrabOne&utm_campaign=ET_2803_ie-main_GadgetDay_20120419&utm_medium=email

Not sure if this is a good price or not?

longhalloween

I think the same ones are 260 GBP on amazon.co.uk.

jameshayes

not a great price but it is high spec.

The touchpad itself is end of line a while now, these seem to be remaining units that haven't sold in any other country..

Jarren

€150 would be a good price.

phill106

As much as i love my touchpad, think that is a bit overpriced considering it is end of line.

daveyjoe

Keep in mind that you can install Android ICS on these devices. I've got the CyanogenMod version and it works really well!

mp3ireland2

daveyjoe wrote: »

Keep in mind that you can install Android ICS on these devices. I've got the CyanogenMod version and it works really well!

Yeah me too def was a good buy at €139, spents months looking for one and got it in click.ie in carlow, after i'd given up hope! Just annoying that they are doulbe the price they should be... people making a 100% mark up! It's like ticket touts really! They're profiting from other peoples work.... as they got them at €150 (maybe not grabone.ie but whoever there supplier is....)

TheDriver

got mine for 140 from france, again its a nice yoke but i wouldn't spend anymore than 150 on one, only good for surfing, holiday videos on plane and angry birds

Ste-

Delivery €5 per order.

Don't forget to add this.

I also agree 299 is a bit much when they went on firesale at about 150 or so.

groom

€299 is not a bargain for a TP in April 2012

I own one. I love it. I'd probably say it's worth €200 without having checked out the competition

eamon234

These are being sold by Luzern so they're more than likely refurbs.

kc66

They have some cheek saying they are worth €574. Shame on the website for allowing that. Destroys their credibility.

mtdelany

Definately not a bargain.
32GB were €150 9 months ago

worth €200 tops with accessories pack

agree with Destroys their credibility.

Ballyv24

I bought one on adverts recently for 200eur. That had a few accessories with it.

I hope they don't sell any at 299!

eamon234

kc66 wrote: »

They have some cheek saying they are worth €574. Shame on the website for allowing that. Destroys their credibility.

To be fair that was the price for that model pre-firesale I see nothing wrong with quoting it. People did actually pay that for it (suckers!)

HHH

Bought a 32gb one from adverts.ie on Sunday for €170 including a nice case. Decent tablet with the new CyanogenMod update. Not worth over €200 tho.

eamon234

Also considering you can get a refurb iPad 2 for €349 from Apple hardly the deal of the century.

kc66

eamon234 wrote: »

kc66 wrote: »

They have some cheek saying they are worth €574. Shame on the website for allowing that. Destroys their credibility.

To be fair that was the price for that model pre-firesale I see nothing wrong with quoting it. People did actually pay that for it (suckers!)

Of course there is something wrong with quoting that value. It is not the value of the item.

dodzy

kc66 wrote: »

Of course there is something wrong with quoting that value. It is not the value of the item.

Maybe so, but "destroying their credibility" ???

C'mon now....:rolleyes:

Vertakill

daveyjoe wrote: »

Keep in mind that you can install Android ICS on these devices. I've got the CyanogenMod version and it works really well!

Even with that, I don't think it's worth it (I have an ICS Android tablet).

180-200 euro is the very max you should pay for this now as there are more and more new tablets coming out that are better and cheaper than this.

Back when they first came out, 200 euro was a good price and if you like the rarity of the device, go for it - but there are quite a few better tablets out now since the fire sale.

Tragedy

dodzy wrote: »

Maybe so, but "destroying their credibility" ???

C'mon now....:rolleyes:

They are advertising this one time special offer as being almost half the usual price (i.e. RRP). This one time special offer is actually more expensive than almost every other Touchpad special offer recently, and certainly far higher than it's sold for in the last 9 months.

As you don't seem to understand what credibility is, here's an explanation (wiki ) "Credibility refers to the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message.".

Now, as they are massively overblowing the discount potential customers are getting, they are destroying the credibility of other discounts. What exactly about this is so complicated that you need to :rolleyes:?

:rolleyes:

Vastly overpriced, there are plenty of offers on superior Android tablets at the moment for around this price.

Alanstrainor

I have one, and it'd be worth 150 tops, nothing more. They were amazing at the firesale price, but at that price they're not worth it.

moodrater

For €299 I'd want 3G and sd card slot, we have two touchpads I think I'd pay up to €180 as it is high quality screen, battery etc. works fabulously with cyanogenmod.

jive

eamon234 wrote: »

To be fair that was the price for that model pre-firesale I see nothing wrong with quoting it. People did actually pay that for it (suckers!)

They were refunded the difference iirc

NIMAN

mp3ireland2 wrote: »

Yeah me too def was a good buy at €139, spents months looking for one and got it in click.ie in carlow, after i'd given up hope! Just annoying that they are doulbe the price they should be... people making a 100% mark up! It's like ticket touts really! They're profiting from other peoples work.... as they got them at €150 (maybe not grabone.ie but whoever there supplier is....)

No-one is forced to buy them.

drunkmonkey

At 299 its not bad, it still hasn't any competition in that price bracket. Comparison with iPad is pointless unless you dont know what you want. Id pay a premium for ICS over iOS, absolutely no interest in it, I sold my ipad when I got a touchpad. No regrets and I wouldn't part with it for 299 just yet.

Samsung have a new tab for 299 not sure when its released here but its worth looking into, probably a better buy than the touchpad. Should put apple under some serious pressure.

Check out galaxy tab 2 and asus transformer 300. Both ICS and both out in the next 2few weeks.

Tragedy

drunkmonkey wrote: »

At 299 its not bad, it still hasn't any competition in that price bracket. Comparison with iPad is pointless unless you dont know what you want. Id pay a premium for ICS over iOS, absolutely no interest in it, I sold my ipad when I got a touchpad. No regrets and I wouldn't part with it for 299 just yet.

Samsung have a new tab for 299 not sure when its released here but its worth looking into, probably a better buy than the touchpad. Should put apple under some serious pressure.

Motorola Xoom and Galaxy Tab have both been available for just under €300 for a while now from the UK.

kc66

dodzy wrote: »

Maybe so, but "destroying their credibility" ???

C'mon now....:rolleyes:

I find more and more that these sites are trying to create an illusion of a huge discount. A couple of years ago they had many great discounts but now they are selling all kinds of crap that is in reality being sold for around the price its worth, if not more. I used to like these sites and regularly purchased, but lately the majority of the discounts are not what they seem if you do the research. Therefore, they have lost their credibility in my eyes. Sorry for taking this off topic a bit.

Tragedy wrote: »

They are advertising this one time special offer as being almost half the usual price (i.e. RRP). This one time special offer is actually more expensive than almost every other Touchpad special offer recently, and certainly far higher than it's sold for in the last 9 months.

As you don't seem to understand what credibility is, here's an explanation (wiki ) "Credibility refers to the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message.".

Now, as they are massively overblowing the discount potential customers are getting, they are destroying the credibility of other discounts. What exactly about this is so complicated that you need to :rolleyes:?

:rolleyes:

Vastly overpriced, there are plenty of offers on superior Android tablets at the moment for around this price.

+1

ecomac

I suggest to either close this thread or move it from bargain alerts to rip-off alerts section

alias no.9

eamon234 wrote: »

To be fair that was the price for that model pre-firesale I see nothing wrong with quoting it. People did actually pay that for it (suckers!)

Pretty sure the Touchpad was canned before they went on sale through official channels in this country. All Touchpads sold here were effectively firesale units.

jimmycrackcorm

daveyjoe wrote: »

Keep in mind that you can install Android ICS on these devices. I've got the CyanogenMod version and it works really well!

Until like me you experience the cm9 battery bug that means the touchpad won't boot nor charge (as reported by many on rootzwiki)