MightyJordan Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Even at $99 I don't care to buy a tablet that has been discontinued. You guys rock. :D If your only reason is because it's discontinued, why not? HP will still be providing software updates, and if you fancy something different on there, there's already a team called "TouchDroid" working on getting Android to work on the TouchPad. :) They're only doing Gingerbread (2.3) at the moment. Once they've succeeded with that, they said they'll be moving onto Honeycomb (3.0), the one designed for tablets. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 UK PCW/Currys dont have any plans i was told to just keep checking website. Arses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Even at $99 I don't care to buy a tablet that has been discontinued. You guys rock. :D The $99 HP TouchPad Is an Amazing Deal, No Matter What Your Nerd Friends Tell You The HP TouchPad for $99 seems too good to be true. "It is," your nerd friend will tell you. "It'll never get software updates. There won't be new apps for it. It's a dead platform. Don't buy it." Screw them. Here's the thing about your nerd friends, and most of the people writing about tech: They put too much stock in the future. What a phone or tablet will be like, after a software update. Or after the developer community finally solidifies and rallies around it, building new apps to breathe life into something that might have come out a little stillborn or premature. Blame the new software culture of gadgets. What matters, though, is what something is like right now. And the TouchPad now is kind of a perfect throwback to what it was like when gadgets didn't change. They came out, and they were what they were. It's a gadget that is what it is, and will always be that, and nothing more. And the bottom line is that the TouchPad, right now, is worth $99. Even if it never sees another ounce of code added to it, a gadget whose software soul is forever frozen in August 2011. This actually says it all. But I'll elaborate. The TouchPad is the second best tablet you can buy, at any pricepoint. It nailed all the big ideas about what a tablet should feel like. Multitasking and notifications. Super integrated messaging. Details like an adjustable keyboard. And it's even better than when I reviewed it, thanks to the update a few weeks ago, which worked out a lot of the speed issues. Which is dandy, but not the main point. It's that for $99, the TouchPad can do a lot of awesome stuff. It's a Kindle. For cheaper than an actual Kindle. It's got a killer Instapaper app, PaperMache. Those two things cover like 80 percent of what I do with a $500 tablet. And they're vastly nicer than any of the Android counterparts. It's got a decent Facebook app. You can slap Epicurious on it and use it as a kitchen beater tablet for cooking with. (Or as an emergency carving board.) You can rip TV shows and watch them. And the stock apps for browsing the web and email? They're pretty solid. A cheap couch tablet for dicking around the internet while watching TV. It does basically everything you'd want a tablet to do, and pretty goddamn well, even if it never grows a single new feature after today. Oh yeah, it does all of that (well!) and it's ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Not $500 or $400, like a lot other non-iPad tablets that suck. Or, to put it another way: I'll take a dead TouchPad over any living Android tablet in existence. P.S. Check your local Best Buy?they're your best shot at snagging one now. Source: Gizmodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 According to this dixonsPR guy on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/MarkWebb_Dixons Dixons.co.uk: HP Touchpad SALE, Limited Stock online from later today. ?89 for the 16gb and ?115 for the 32gb And for currys/PC world Currys & PC World stores: HP Touchpad SALE CONFIRMED FROM TUESDAY AM, Limited Stock ?89 for the 16gb and ?115 for the 32gb I wont have the cash for one till Friday, am cry :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craybox Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I have been looking at one since I heard about the price drop and started looking around at specs and functionallity. I took a look at the engadget review for it and may keep my ?90. No doc editing, apps crashing, just looks flakey and to think people parted with $400+ for this ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted August 22, 2011 MVC Share Posted August 22, 2011 For anyone still looking for one. I compiled a bookmark bar folder yesterday comprising of 71 sites still selling at full price. But that was yesterday. Some of these are already dead like "newegg". I was going to use this list today. But last night I snagged 3 on BN so I won't need it anymore. Enjoy! bookmarks.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 According to this dixonsPR guy on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/MarkWebb_Dixons Dixons.co.uk: HP Touchpad SALE, Limited Stock online from later today. ?89 for the 16gb and ?115 for the 32gb And for currys/PC world Currys & PC World stores: HP Touchpad SALE CONFIRMED FROM TUESDAY AM, Limited Stock ?89 for the 16gb and ?115 for the 32gb I wont have the cash for one till Friday, am cry :( Thanks for the find, Mart! :) I'm in a similar boat to you; I wouldn't have the money for it until Wednesday, but I rang up my mum at work just now and told her all about it, as she's been looking on eBay for a new laptop for my brother as he's starting uni next month, and if we could get him a TouchPad instead, it'd be a huge money saver. The only real downside is it doesn't have any document editing apps at the moment, but HP announced they'd be bringing it in a later update, and there's also a third-party app called Picsel Smart Office which is coming to the TouchPad soon, so that would seal the deal. :) If dad says yes to it, as it would mean tapping into their overdraft as they don't get paid until the weekend, then that would mean me and my brother will hopefully get one each (if we can find two in stock :p ); his as an A-Level results gift, and I'd pay for mine on Wednesday as another birthday present to myself, along with the digital camera I'm also buying off a friend on Wednesday. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Thanks for the find, Mart! :) I'm in a similar boat to you; I wouldn't have the money for it until Wednesday, but I rang up my mum at work just now and told her all about it, as she's been looking on eBay for a new laptop for my brother as he's starting uni next month, and if we could get him a TouchPad instead, it'd be a huge money saver. The only real downside is it doesn't have any document editing apps at the moment, but HP announced they'd be bringing it in a later update, and there's also a third-party app called Picsel Smart Office which is coming to the TouchPad soon, so that would seal the deal. :) If dad says yes to it, as it would mean tapping into their overdraft as they don't get paid until the weekend, then that would mean me and my brother will hopefully get one each (if we can find two in stock :p ); his as an A-Level results gift, and I'd pay for mine on Wednesday as another birthday present to myself, along with the digital camera I'm also buying off a friend on Wednesday. :p I did have the money but I lent it to my dad at weekend because he was short on cash till he gets paid this Friday. I've always loved Web OS I'm not too bothered that there might be android builds coming to it. Just a shame they will mostly be bought by scalpers who will then resell them on eBay for more than what they paid for them. Good luck finding some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 That was quick, all sold out already. Tried reserving one but none in stock around my area. Gutted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migo Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I think the scalpers might be out of luck. The TouchPad didn't even sell that well from Woot at the price, so there's a pretty strong indication people are willing to buy it at $100, but not much more. I'd expect them to have to settle at almost no profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 That was quick, all sold out already. Tried reserving one but none in stock around my area. Gutted. Yep, no luck in my area, either. :( None in stock at Currys, 3 in stock at PC World but only at the full price, and I can't reserve them online. :( Probably gonna have to buy one off a scalper, or maybe a second-hand one from someone who doesn't like it. Let's hope it's a similar story to what migo said is happening over at Woot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Id pay up to ?130 for one but not a penny more. I have a feeling the scalpers will try and be silly and list them at ?200. Was just reading the hotukdeals.com thread and people are reserving like 5-6 at a time just to sell on ebay, disgusting behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_ph0enix Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Currys / PC World / Dixons / Best Buy near me have all been out of stock since last night. For ?90 - ?120 I'd have probably have picked one up. But given I'm possibly gonna get an Amazon tablet, I'd have only ended up giving it to a relative anyways, so I guess I've saved money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Hey, you could go to Ebay or Kijiji and look at all the crazy people trying to cash-in in the madness. Want a TouchPad bad enough to pay $250 or more for the 16Gb version? Or even $350 for the 32Gb version? Well now is your chance! Go to Ebay and have fun! Did it turn into gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 barns and noble canceled my order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Same. They sold out before my order got processed. Anyone know of any left? :\ Also, thanks for all the info from various people in this thread :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I ordered one from Buy.com which was listing at $399 hoping they would lower the price after the fact. I just finished talking to them and they told me they'd refund $300 to me. Then I had also bought it from OnSale in the Amazon store, which hasn't shipped yet (the Buy.com order already shipped). A guy at work says he'll buy the second one off me for $199 so I basically got one for free :D Of course, that is if the OnSale one ships OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 My order from Barnes and Nobles got cancelled :(. IF ANYONE HAS A 32GB or 16GB please tell me! I dont want no ****ty ebay prices but if you are fair Ill buy it from you. This is going out too all the people that bought more then 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I ordered one from Buy.com which was listing at $399 hoping they would lower the price after the fact. I just finished talking to them and they told me they'd refund $300 to me. I'll give that a try too. During check out at Buy.com, they MADE me buy "FREE CA Anti-Virus Plus Anti-Spyware 6 Month Subscription "DOWNLOAD"" in which they'll bill me in 6 months? WTF kind of bull sht is that? I put in a cancel request on it... how stupid is that, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trix Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I was too slow for the Currys sale, all the places near me had them reserved too quick also :( Does anyone know if any other retailers are going to discount the price in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegendOfMart Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 No they are all sold out everywhere. Ive been trying since yesterday morning, by the time you hear about a shop with stock its already sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted August 23, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2011 the idiots trying to resell these for retail prices don't seem to get it. there wasn't a demand for these devices before - thats why hp pulled out and threw up the firesale. the demand is there now only because they're dirt cheap. just wait a few weeks for these people to drop the prices to more realistic levels (eg ~$150) when they find out what HP found out - they can't sell them for ~$300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurë Veteran Posted August 23, 2011 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2011 The part of me that takes after my mother is screaming BARGAIN BUY BUY BUY MUST HAVE. But I wasn't interested before they were cheap :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCheese Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 ^ This :p Even at ?89 It's still money I'd rather spend on... something I want rather than OMG BARGAIN :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted August 23, 2011 Global Moderator Share Posted August 23, 2011 My OnSale order (through Amazon) still shows "shipping soon" as of 10:17EST. ive been reading on slickdeals that there were something like 40k orders through OnSale so i'm afraid that i wont get one. the deal went live around 5:15PM EST on sunday and i bought mine at 7:45PM EST. little-to-no chance of mine actually shipping. oh well, it's just a toy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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