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HP Discontinues webOS (Widespread $100 TouchPad sales)
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Dreams-Visions
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yours may have, but that's not an official policy.narca said:
the official policy as of right now is that $99 sales will commence on Tuesday.
lunarworks
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I may get someone in the US to get one from Staples for me next week.
As for RFD, someone who owns a store should post a fake deal on RFD, with a "password", and then when people come into the store and say the password, they should beat the RFDers with potatoes in socks.
As for RFD, someone who owns a store should post a fake deal on RFD, with a "password", and then when people come into the store and say the password, they should beat the RFDers with potatoes in socks.
CharminUltra
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Sounds like the TouchPad alright...Sean said:
(I still want one of course!)
Flame Lord
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And Walmart fucks me again... Their pick up today feature has lied to me so many times.
Dreams-Visions
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"We don't work on commission, so we'll tell you how we REALLY feel."renitou said:
and that was the most honest answer, potential for hosting Android/Win8 notwithstanding.
kkaabboomm
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2? You don't need 2. I on the other hand would love just one...Xyrmellon said:
So I went to Staples at 8:30. There are 3 other people waiting. Manager comes out , tells every body that they are sold out. Advises to try the Source down the way.
Ok.
Source manager shows up at 9. Sold out.
On the way back by Staples, the asshole manager has now sold 6 units to people that came after us, claiming we weren't asking if he had any of the 32GB units.
I tell the manager he's a lying jerk and go home angry.
Also hp's Canadian website was showing $99 but checkout was $399. Damn
Ok.
Source manager shows up at 9. Sold out.
On the way back by Staples, the asshole manager has now sold 6 units to people that came after us, claiming we weren't asking if he had any of the 32GB units.
I tell the manager he's a lying jerk and go home angry.
Also hp's Canadian website was showing $99 but checkout was $399. Damn
Gary Whitta
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Just saw this on Twitter, sorry if old... apparently Best Buy is extending the return policy for the TouchPad from 14 days to 60 days.
Takamura-San
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What are the chances that i should be able to move my extra one?
Deadbeat said:Staples online store is now 99 dollars. Of course completely out of stock online and in my city. So is Futureshop.
Earlier today it said out of stock on staples too, so I hit add 16 GB- it said unavailable... Ok... Then I hit add 32... Then checkout!!!
I seriously think the order may be cancelled but I now have hope!!
lunarworks
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The Staples manager probably sold them to friends.ShutEye said:
"Come by a little after we open. I'll make sure we have some."
As for the HP.ca website, I'm refreshing it in unending frustration.
lunarworks
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This fire sale could end being a smart move for HP.JCX said:
But that's assuming people will want to buy them at regular price again.
TimHortons
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Tried a few around Montreal, cleared out already...
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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I'm a bit behind the curve, what would be the benefit of getting a touchpad now, is someone looking for a way to put Honeycomb on it and make it an Android tablet?ridley182 said:
Eel O'Brian
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Just from playing around with it so far:
Having flash is really, really nice. It drags sometimes, but it's a hell of a lot better than a page dotted with ? boxes everywhere.
Man, I totally dig typing on this. All essential keys are present, and you don't have to dig through submenus for often-use punctuation marks, etc. There's a free app called Typewriter which uses Markdown for rich text.
I'm genuinely impressed with the UI. The word "intuitive" is way overused, but it really is. I'm swiping all over the place. The card system of layering your open apps on top of each other like a poker hand you flick through is awesome. It isn't nearly as bad as the reviews suggested - but then again, I did the patch/update, and it may have been a mess before. I wish Jobs would steal some of these ideas.
It's a bummer that the app catalog will never get fleshed out with apps by some of the big players like Netflix, but there is a decent amount of stuff out there already.
I don't even really want to hack it to Android, I'm finding WebOS so easy to use.
My screen has some light bleed in one corner, noticeable on the black boot screen but nowhere else (so far). Again, suspect build quality on these things, not a lot of polish. I was thinking about buying a case, but I'm not spending 1/4 of what I paid for the tablet on one. I have an old netbook sleeve, that'll do.
The speakers sound great, full and rich.
All in all, I'm very happy with it for $99. It's got a lot of nice features, and absolutely blows away any of those busted-ass Android 2.2/3 craptablets like Pandigital or Cruz. I can read my comics and ebooks on it, I can type out notes and research, and I can listen to internet radio while I am doing it. That's 90% of what I did on the iPad, so good enough for now.
The biggest problem, I think, was HP launching this thing at iPad prices with a limited app store. They should've launched it in the $350 price range, made some deals for expected apps like Netflix/Hulu/etc. to come pre-installed - and most of all, optimized the fucking OS before they shipped it. With the lack of hardware polish (seriously, the plastic back looks like a giant remote control), the buggy launch UI, and a dearth of apps, it is almost as if HP threw this thing out the door as quickly as possible knowing they were gonna shut it all down in a couple of months and take the write off.
Having flash is really, really nice. It drags sometimes, but it's a hell of a lot better than a page dotted with ? boxes everywhere.
Man, I totally dig typing on this. All essential keys are present, and you don't have to dig through submenus for often-use punctuation marks, etc. There's a free app called Typewriter which uses Markdown for rich text.
I'm genuinely impressed with the UI. The word "intuitive" is way overused, but it really is. I'm swiping all over the place. The card system of layering your open apps on top of each other like a poker hand you flick through is awesome. It isn't nearly as bad as the reviews suggested - but then again, I did the patch/update, and it may have been a mess before. I wish Jobs would steal some of these ideas.
It's a bummer that the app catalog will never get fleshed out with apps by some of the big players like Netflix, but there is a decent amount of stuff out there already.
I don't even really want to hack it to Android, I'm finding WebOS so easy to use.
My screen has some light bleed in one corner, noticeable on the black boot screen but nowhere else (so far). Again, suspect build quality on these things, not a lot of polish. I was thinking about buying a case, but I'm not spending 1/4 of what I paid for the tablet on one. I have an old netbook sleeve, that'll do.
The speakers sound great, full and rich.
All in all, I'm very happy with it for $99. It's got a lot of nice features, and absolutely blows away any of those busted-ass Android 2.2/3 craptablets like Pandigital or Cruz. I can read my comics and ebooks on it, I can type out notes and research, and I can listen to internet radio while I am doing it. That's 90% of what I did on the iPad, so good enough for now.
The biggest problem, I think, was HP launching this thing at iPad prices with a limited app store. They should've launched it in the $350 price range, made some deals for expected apps like Netflix/Hulu/etc. to come pre-installed - and most of all, optimized the fucking OS before they shipped it. With the lack of hardware polish (seriously, the plastic back looks like a giant remote control), the buggy launch UI, and a dearth of apps, it is almost as if HP threw this thing out the door as quickly as possible knowing they were gonna shut it all down in a couple of months and take the write off.
I just got back from my almost 4 hour adventure....
I got a 32gb touchpad for $149
Walmart by now I am sad to say is more then likely sold out. When I got mine they were people coming in the back to electronics the truck loads and yes I am serious.
Luckily I knew the manager and he held it for me.
I got a 32gb touchpad for $149
Walmart by now I am sad to say is more then likely sold out. When I got mine they were people coming in the back to electronics the truck loads and yes I am serious.
Luckily I knew the manager and he held it for me.
royalan said:
Wrong. I had no idea how popular this would be. I just went over to my local Hhgregg and the sales manager said they had lines of people waiting and they blew through 300 of them.
Needless to say I have no Touchpad and there's no left in my city and that makes me super sad.
CharminUltra
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I want to buy one for a family member to use for school (I will, of course, get to play around with itManos: The Hans of Fate said:
).That plus I'm sure there will be plenty of homebrew content, or at least I hope so.
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