Stampede, I don't think so. You meant get ready for the next wave, LOL, for the rollout of the just announced HP Slate 2 Tablet PC, starting price of $699 and available worldwide later this month. Gooood luck to those HP shareholders.

Plenty of brand new, factory sealed TP's being offered on eBay (+ local CL's) - avg. asking around $220 or less shipped (no return accepted, however.) Coming next January, I would not be surprised to see more inventory sales to clear out these WebOS-based TP's (it's rumored that newer ones has Android on it, unconfirmed) as more tablets hit the retail channels.

A Samsung Galaxy 7" WiFi only tablet is going for $289 or less this week (with coupon code) - much easier to root & upgrade from Froyo to Gingerbread OS, and, wide choice of custom ROM on xdadevelopers. Plus, the Galaxy is very portable with a good proven track record - no lines, no wait, no rush, and full warranty & exchange policies and OEM support ....