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

upandcumming · 2011-08-20 05:01:44

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…

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#2552 23-08-2011 07:27PM

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iknorr wrote: »

Well sharing it with a community who share with each other all the time.

Not with 10000s of people who stumble upon here and reap the info of boards.ie users to get what they want...then disappear thil they found some other alert.

That, IMO, is not the spirit of BA.

Especially when u get people buying/ordering a few from every site mentioned here.

whats to stop people registering , yaking the info but never contributing..better the way it is now imho

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#2553 23-08-2011 07:29PM

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fl4pj4ck wrote: »

looks to me people are already taking advantage of this offer:
http://www.adverts.ie/other-computers/brand-new-hp-touchpad-16gb-for-sale/810970

isn't profiteering banned on adverts.ie?

yes .. but not greedy idiots ...

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#2554 23-08-2011 07:31PM

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how are peeps managing to get argos reservation numbers, i cant find any stores with them?

any tips, am i going about reserving the wrong way or something?
Really would love to reserve one.

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#2555 23-08-2011 07:32PM

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Eoghan41 wrote: »

whats to stop people registering , yaking the info but never contributing..better the way it is now imho

Coming from a lad with only 26 posts?

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#2556 23-08-2011 07:32PM

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iPhone. wrote: »

how are peeps managing to get argos reservation numbers, i cant find any stores with them?

any tips, am i going about reserving the wrong way or something?
Really would love to reserve one.

about 2 days late i m afraid

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#2557 23-08-2011 07:33PM

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WeightierDisc wrote: »

Coming from a lad with only 26 posts?

actually gave the initial ba to the samsung wave..

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#2558 23-08-2011 07:34PM

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Babyblessed wrote: »

OH has spent ages trying to reserve one today to no avail! :mad:

I just had both models in the basket and refreshed a reserve screen which had the 10 closest shops listed.

Still no guarantee they'll drop the price, or if they do, may just relist the unclaimed full price ones.

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#2559 23-08-2011 07:35PM

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Eoghan41 wrote: »

actually gave the initial ba to the samsung wave..

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#2560 23-08-2011 07:40PM

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Interesting article on the madness around the TouchPad here http://gizmodo.com/5833513/why-the-hell-are-people-buying-touchpads-for-300-on-ebay

Posted from my new TouchPad :-)

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#2561 23-08-2011 07:40PM

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Managed to get one of these from elara. Delighted. \0/

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#2562 23-08-2011 07:40PM

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Eoghan41 wrote: »

whats to stop people registering , yaking the info but never contributing..better the way it is now imho

I dont get what ur saying.

Just cos they registered for 1 BA, doesnt mean they instantly have the "moral right" to it.

Saying that, its common on here, 1 decent BA and the majority of the common contributers would probably not get it.
It would be nice to have a closed forum...just for stuff like that tablet for the common contributers/peeps doing all the research

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#2563 23-08-2011 07:40PM

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I'm worried about FNAC now.No Change at all,still "preparing"!!!

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#2564 23-08-2011 07:41PM

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okidoki987 wrote: »

That's very strange as I took it straight off the page earlier but now not showing up on the page? :eek:

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5086043/Trail/searchtext%3ETABLET.htm

Maybe the Argos staff are reading this thread.

I'm worked up into such a frenzy now that I'll have to have it even at full price!!! :eek:

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#2565 23-08-2011 07:42PM

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celj wrote: »

I'm worried about FNAC now.No Change at all,still "preparing"!!!

same here

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#2566 23-08-2011 07:43PM

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I have an argos reservation (cork) for this weekend for a 32 GB one, my brother is considering taking it and will let me know before then, if it comes through and he has decided against ill post here and whoever comes first can have the number!

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#2567 23-08-2011 07:43PM

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iknorr wrote: »

I dont get what ur saying.

Just cos they registered for 1 BA, doesnt mean they instantly have the "moral right" to it.

Saying that, its common on here, 1 decent BA and the majority of the common contributers would probably not get it.
It would be nice to have a closed forum...just for stuff like that tablet for the common contributers/peeps doing all the research

And how do you qualify for this? Ridiculous. We all wanted one of these and most of us were disappointed, but some of the reactions are laughable.

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#2568 23-08-2011 07:43PM

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Qaddafi wrote: »

same here

You have more important things to worry about. I saw a rebel stole your hat and bling on sky news

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#2569 23-08-2011 07:43PM

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WeightierDisc wrote: »

Coming from a lad with only 26 posts?

lol
you get away with nothing around here :pac:

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#2570 23-08-2011 07:43PM

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^^^ there he is, get him!

NMever mind, thread goes too fast

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#2571 23-08-2011 07:44PM

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jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

I'm worked up into such a frenzy now that I'll have to have it even at full price!!! :eek:

calm down and get an eee pad man!, you're delirious!

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#2572 23-08-2011 07:44PM

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Word from Argos!

I can say that we are currently reviewing the price of the Touchpad and hope to have a decision within 24 hours.

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#2573 23-08-2011 07:45PM

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Davie89 wrote: »

I have an argos reservation (cork) for this weekend for a 32 GB one, my brother is considering taking it and will let me know before then, if it comes through and he has decided against ill post here and whoever comes first can have the number!

ill take it please

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#2574 23-08-2011 07:45PM

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fair play to any of ye who got one
if i was there till next week they'd probably
have sold out while i was taking a pee at some stage

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#2575 23-08-2011 07:45PM

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fl4pj4ck wrote: »

looks to me people are already taking advantage of this offer:
http://www.adverts.ie/other-computers/brand-new-hp-touchpad-16gb-for-sale/810970

isn't profiteering banned on adverts.ie?

I couldn't report the ad for some reason, but I've started a thread on Adverts Support here, hopefully they'll cut this crap out pronto.

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#2576 23-08-2011 07:45PM

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TouchPad goldrush causes online retailer chaos

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#2577 23-08-2011 07:46PM

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wingnut wrote: »

Word from Argos!

I can say that we are currently reviewing the price of the Touchpad and hope to have a decision within 24 hours.

Is that on their site somewhere?

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#2578 23-08-2011 07:49PM

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Their twitter man tweeted it on the tweet machine.

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#2579 23-08-2011 07:50PM

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wingnut wrote: »

Their twitter man tweeted it on the tweet machine.

man, I just refreshed the screen and the second part of your message magically appeared

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#2580 23-08-2011 07:52PM

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Cool, here's hoping they honour the reservations. I have my doubts.

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#2581 23-08-2011 07:53PM

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i can see argos making them available in store only!

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