$99 HP Touchpad

demonfurbie

to start with they shouldve made a $100 one with no camera/bluetooth/2gig storage to get people into the tech and want to upgrade it to the full featured one

hp probably never thought they would get this kinda response, i see alot more paid apps going to there app store maybe even a revival of the produce its self

zaxbysauce

Just got a cancellation email from B & N, I was really hopeful on that one. Here's hoping I placed my Onsale or Cost Central orders early enough. If not all I have left is HP and maybe ebay

demonfurbie

HP Touchpad: HP promises to keep them coming until they run out - latimes.com

Devilsbane

Good news for WebOS

HP Small and Medium Business Customers

We have received unprecedented orders as a result of the tremendous discount offered. This is clear confirmation to HP there is huge interest in building a webOS community. We apologize for any difficulty you may have had in ordering on the web or through the phone this weekend; it was as a result of selling out of our current inventory.

Your order has been captured and you should receive a confirmation over the next 48 hours.

Additionally, some of our customers may have experienced a pricing error while purchasing on August 20th and 21st. We are in the process of ensuring every order is honored at the discounted price and will send you confirmation via email.

Should you have any questions, we can be contacted at 1 800 888 5858 option 1: Though we are expecting significant call volumes with extended wait times over the next 48 hours, we ask for your patience and we are committed to our relationship with you and to delivering the best technology solutions for you and your business.

Sincerely,
Your HP Small and Medium Business Team

Best news of the day for me!

demonfurbie

chances are if ya ordered from amazon you ordered from onSale so here is there facebook

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002792631622&sk=wall#!/profile.php?id=100002792631622

ITdude

demonfurbie wrote: »

chances are if ya ordered from amazon you ordered from onSale so here is there facebook

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002792631622&sk=wall#!/profile.php?id=100002792631622

Yea, I did several days ago for $149(32 GB) and it was in stock. I got a confirmation email for the order. Today I got an email from Amazon saying the order was cancelled because the item is no longer in stock.

What a major rip off! I think they cancelled all the orders, so they could sell what they had at a higher price.

demonfurbie

yea i got that email as well

call hp and get on the mailing list for there last shipment

Devilsbane

ITdude wrote: »

What a major rip off! I think they cancelled all the orders, so they could sell what they had at a higher price.

Complain to Amazon. This happened to me with a book I bought last semester. They weren't able to get me the book any quicker, but the $20 credit was nice!

ITdude

Thanks guys. I will definitely say something to Amazon. I also was able to place an order directly on HP site for that price before it went crazy. I got an order confirmation email from them last night but no date for shipping.

They better not pull the same crap.

Devilsbane

demonfurbie wrote: »

call hp and get on the mailing list for there last shipment

Anyone wanna play lets make a deal and buy we'll each try and buy 2?

BobbyDC

I finally got my cancellation email from onsale. They are being hammered in the reviews.

I'm on the mailing list for HP. Has anyone received anything yet?

ITdude

BobbyDC wrote: »

I finally got my cancellation email from onsale. They are being hammered in the reviews.

Real slimeballs. Like they don't keep track of their stock by computer when people are placing orders? I think they realized they could get more money with the increased demand and cancelled all the low priced orders.

Akaricloud

Yay! My OnSale order finally shipped out

I'm really not sure if I'll use it or not but I figured I could always gift or resell it if I don't.

ITdude

Thanks, make us feel even better...

BobbyDC

If you want I'll buy it right now.

poriggity

Bad timing for my transmission to go out on my car... I was looking to buy a few and flip them, keeping one for myself...

the_Grinch

At least you didn't pay $500 for the device. Early adopters are the only ones who get to complain

Devilsbane

Tuesday it said out of stock but check back soon. Yesterday it said coming soon. Today HP's website is back to saying out of stock. I'm wondering if the last shipment came through over night. Did anyone else sign up for HP's notification and not get an email?

MrRyte

the_Grinch wrote: »

At least you didn't pay $500 for the device. Early adopters are the only ones who get to complain

Good point....now I don't feel so bad even though I didn't get one....

hiddenknight821

I hate to burst your bubble, but you might want to start looking for other tablets and start saving money. Heck, the more you wait, the cheaper the tablets will become eventually. On the bright side, you may be one of the first people to get a Windows 8 tablet by the time you're ready to buy one.

EDIT: I don't even have a tablet yet, but I have patience.

Tackle

Devilsbane wrote: »

Tuesday it said out of stock but check back soon. Yesterday it said coming soon. Today HP's website is back to saying out of stock. I'm wondering if the last shipment came through over night. Did anyone else sign up for HP's notification and not get an email?

No, they didn't go live. Rumor has it they won't get any till Monday or Tues. I've been following Slickdeals pretty hard all week. My productivity at work has probably been at 70 instead of the normal 100 because of this.

I have yet to get one, many cancellations. If you know anyone, I'd give an extra $50 or so, possibly trade my netbook worth more than the tablets are going for.

steve13ad

hiddenknight821 wrote: »

I hate to burst your bubble, but you might want to start looking for other tablets and start saving money. Heck, the more you wait, the cheaper the tablets will become eventually. On the bright side, you may be one of the first people to get a Windows 8 tablet by the time you're ready to buy one.

EDIT: I don't even have a tablet yet, but I have patience.

I jumped on it so my son so he can play flashed based Disney games, he's only 4. I'm not expecting anything else from it, so the $100 is a fair price point.

If it was for me, I'd be looking at other models.

Bokeh

I signed up, so we shall wait and see. Would be nice to have a 99.00 Android tablet.

MrRyte

hiddenknight821 wrote: »

I hate to burst your bubble, but you might want to start looking for other tablets and start saving money. Heck, the more you wait, the cheaper the tablets will become eventually. On the bright side, you may be one of the first people to get a Windows 8 tablet by the time you're ready to buy one.

EDIT: I don't even have a tablet yet, but I have patience.

It's not that I wanted one that bad for myself; it's just that my girl's birthday is next month and she's been nagging me to get an IPAD for her. Sure there's better tablets than the TouchPad; but for $99 how can anyone complain?

demonfurbie

i just one to read books 24/7 on and play movies for the kids in the car

petedude

Bokeh wrote: »

I signed up, so we shall wait and see. Would be nice to have a 99.00 Android tablet.

Look at the Sylvania tablets (7" for $99). Not complete enough for an average user, but folks that frequent this board would be able to upgrade the firmware and root the device to get it exactly where you want. Once you've done those things, the Sylvania tabs rock. (The only big annoyance on the 7" is the short battery life. . . about 3 hours.)

I'm starting to hear all over that the industry's gotten the message from the Touchpad fire sale-- the $100-150 price point is about where most casual users will want to land. You should see more of these trickle out before long. Tough part will be getting manufacturers to give up the high margins they were getting for premium tablets.

I either didn't get the E-mail from HP, or it went into spam. I checked at 5am, and they weren't online yet. Checked just now, and they're sold out.

RobertKaucher

Drawing of HP Touchpad 16GB, WI-FI, 9.7 - WHITE -READ | eBay

NOW THAT IS FUNNY!!!

hiddenknight821

RobertKaucher wrote: »

Drawing of HP Touchpad 16GB, WI-FI, 9.7 - WHITE -READ | eBay

NOW THAT IS FUNNY!!!

Especially when everyone's bidding. Is this a fake auction or will the winner be screwed with over $90K being wasted?

petedude

hiddenknight821 wrote: »

Especially when everyone's bidding. Is this a fake auction or will the winner be screwed with over $90K being wasted?

I really think he posted that as a joke, and the bidders know it. Show me someone who would go after a non-paying bidder in that instance, and I'll show you a pink Dalmatian.

I have to admit, though, that there may be some philanthropist who gets a kick out of this and ponies up the dough to put the guy through school. The seller might even get 15 minutes of fame out of this if the media gets wind of it. His Twitter page should be pretty busy by now, too.

As far as the listing itself goes, I think its gets funnier as you go down the page.

For me, I have only a few days left of following this nifty little mini-drama. I figure I'll check with the local BB to see if they have any sometime this weekend, and after Labor Day I'll probably zap my links for this. My backup plan is that if I really get the urge (or see a pressing need) for a 10" tablet anytime soon, I'll probably jump for the ibex Flytouch 3 at about $150. If I feel like splurging, I'll get an Archos, Coby or Sylvania for a bit more.

At this moment, for me there are only a few reasons for a 10" tablet: (1) a slightly better reading experience, (2) better battery life, and (3) my kids could watch movies on it when we're traveling.

BobbyDC

So he's a poor college student who really needs money and he REALLY wants a touchpad even tho he posted the listing from his ipad?