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HP Touchpad Thread (NO Discussion Of Personal Buying/Selling)

upandcumming

Just a heads up to people.

I'm in NY for the summer and I've just ordered 2 of these for $220.
HP have discontinued the Touchpad this week and are now letting them go for $99 (16GB) and $149 (32GB).

I know most of you aren't in the USA but treat this as a heads up to get a very good tablet, with Flash Player, at a knock-down price.

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Raoul

Kites1974 wrote: »

Fear not obsessed f5 pushers if you absolutely have to scratch that itch and buy a tablet for circa €100 from elara I give you http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=WCETAB210

Thanks just bought this

. Its really good.

FUP off HP.:cool:

rg1265

I think that is sellers on the Amazon marketplace that are selling it for so much, not Amazon themselves.

Kevin!

listermint wrote: »

Why would you hope thats true, Amazon have had them up at crazy money all day long. Bear in mind this is a tablet with obsolete OS and zero future support.... for the price your better off adding a ton and getting a Xoom.

Amazon had them listed at 89£ last night - and people continue to say that even though its far from true.

they'res thousands of people looking for an android port now - demand = supply

also, HP are not dropping support for webOS only the tablet.

feelpablo

listermint wrote: »

Why would you hope thats true, Amazon have had them up at crazy money all day long. Bear in mind this is a tablet with obsolete OS and zero future support.... for the price your better off adding a ton and getting a Xoom.

Cause some of us got orders last night at £89!!

Inquitus

listermint wrote: »

Why would you hope thats true, Amazon have had them up at crazy money all day long. Bear in mind this is a tablet with obsolete OS and zero future support.... for the price your better off adding a ton and getting a Xoom.

Show me where I can buy a Xoom for 199 euro please......

minotour

listermint wrote: »

Why would you hope thats true, Amazon have had them up at crazy money all day long. Bear in mind this is a tablet with obsolete OS and zero future support.... for the price your better off adding a ton and getting a Xoom.

He speaks the truth, if a port to android does surface (and is very likely) its not going to be without its problems.

In isolation the HP is a good deal but theres a fair amount of impulse buying going on, some sore heads and buyers remorse are inevitable. Havign said that i still want one

GreeBo

"HP (FB405UA#ABB - Elara SKU: ECE2246921)
(1 per customer, Delivery Only)"
Is the bolded bit new? dont remember seeing that all day...

Rowley Birkin QC

Any update from fellow FNAC-ers?

Charlie Haughy

listermint wrote: »

Why would you hope thats true, Amazon have had them up at crazy money all day long. Bear in mind this is a tablet with obsolete OS and zero future support.... for the price your better off adding a ton and getting a Xoom.

For €99, I dont care if its got "zero future support" or not, but thats not true. This sale around the world is going to create an underground community, and I expect an underground app store to be created for apps made by the public. And then theres touchdroid or whatever its called. Then when people figure out how to hack it, it will open a world of possibilities for the tablet.

Obviously I hope its true, as I want a touchpad. Isn't that the point of this thread

listermint

Kevin! wrote: »

Amazon had them listed at 89£ last night - and people continue to say that even though its far from true.

they'res thousands of people looking for an android port now - demand = supply

also, HP are not dropping support for webOS only the tablet.

Amazon had the 16 Gb dropped last night, and not the 32Gb EVER. and they have ramped up the price again today....

Support for WebOS being dropped for the tablet. is the same as Support being dropped. There will be no Apps. Do i have to draw a picture kev ?

skearon

just picked up the ones I reserved from click.ie in Gorey

am using it now to enter this message, great device !

Padraig Mor

Padraig Mor wrote: »

still listed as in stock (full price) on misco.ie.

still up there...............but they've swiped it from the basket and won't let you add it again!

listermint

Charlie Haughy wrote: »

For €99, I dont care if its got "zero future support" which is not true. This is going to create an underground community, and I expect an underground app store to be created for apps made by the public. And then theres touchdroid or whatever its called.

Obviously I hope its true, as I want a touchpad. Isn't that the point of this thread

99Euro is a bargain, will you read my posts. Im talking about people going crazy and willing to spend 200 plus and hoping amazon who only dropped their prices on 16gb at midnight get more.....

I hope other retailers get more that have a reasonable consistent price.

Boxfresh

Kevin! wrote: »

Amazon had them listed at 89£ last night - and people continue to say that even though its far from true.

Far from true?? I placed an order last night for £89

él statutorio

misco just emptied everyone's baskets :eek:

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

listermint wrote: »

Amazon had the 16 Gb dropped last night, and not the 32Gb EVER. and they have ramped up the price again today....

Support for WebOS being dropped for the tablet. is the same as Support being dropped. There will be no Apps. Do i have to draw a picture kev ?

guessing the 2,000 posts in this thread since yesterday means you are on your own listermint

seamus

Yep, and you can't add it back into the basket either

deckie27

GreeBo wrote: »

"HP (FB405UA#ABB - Elara SKU: ECE2246921)
(1 per customer, Delivery Only)"
Is the bolded bit new? dont remember seeing that all day...

yip thats new

polaris68

Padraig Mor wrote: »

still up there...............but they've swiped it from the basket and won't let you add it again!

Same here.....something's afoot!

Et Cetera

So why are the people who are claiming it's a dead device even posting? Just leave us to it.

Inquitus

minotour wrote: »

He speaks the truth, if a port to android does surface (and is very likely) its not going to be without its problems.

In isolation the HP is a good deal but theres a fair amount of impulse buying going on, some sore heads and buyers remorse are inevitable. Havign said that i still want one

I got one yesterday.

You can pike, not that I condone it, all the apps on the market. This gives you some decent games, a decent google reader app, a video player that plays multiformat and supports streaming from a server desktop app (think Air Video). It surfs the web, shows flash content, plays music mp3 and lossless.

In short it does everything an iPad or Android tablet does pretty much just as well, it only falls down on the paucity of the App market, though it does cover off must of the bases for the core apps you would like - ereader, kindle, rss etc etc

I also have an iPad, but I am very impressed with this Touchpad, and for 99 euro you will be very happy indeed even if it never gets an update or an Android port.

Doodah7

listermint wrote: »

Amazon had the 16 Gb dropped last night, and not the 32Gb EVER. and they have ramped up the price again today....

Just for accuracy: Amazon has NOT ramped up the price, their marketplace sellers have... Different thing entirely.

I benefited from the price drop at midnight.

beardybrewer

wingnut wrote: »

Can anyone confirm the price they paid off Dabs.ie?

€144 for the 32gb model

listermint

Et Cetera wrote: »

So why are the people who are claiming it's a dead device even posting? Just leave us to it.

read the posts carefully...... :rolleyes:

Charlie Haughy

listermint wrote: »

99Euro is a bargain, will you read my posts. Im talking about people going crazy and willing to spend 200 plus and hoping amazon who only dropped their prices on 16gb at midnight get more.....

I hope other retailers get more that have a reasonable consistent price.

Oh right apologies.

Standard Toaster

:rolleyes:

coach22

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Any update from fellow FNAC-ers?

No update yet. I order 2 last nite and cancelled one shortly after incase they came available on amazon instead. I notice with the stage the order is at now, (Order Preperation) I cant cancel the one i have left so surely thats a good sign

utyh2ikcq9z76b

yeah hearing their putting it on their ebay outlet at 5

Padraig Mor

Hehehe..................elara site is gonna keel over and die around 18.00. Don't think I'll even bother trying TBH!

minotour

Freya Plump Narrator wrote: »

yeah hearing their putting it on their ebay outlet at 5

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