I tried, but failed. I had about a dozen browser windows open, trying repeatedly, but the few that made it to checkout choked when I tried to get into PayPal to pay for the tablets. Apparently, not only did the sale bring eBay to its knees, but PayPal as well. Interesting, too, that they all sold out in 24 minutes.

Oh, well. I still have two -- one I bought on eBay at double the HP price, and one I bought for my wife at the sale price from Best Buy as part of the, "buy an HP computer and you can buy an HP Touchpad" promotion. For what it's worth, I'm very happy with the laptop that I bought -- no frills, but solid and fast, it has become my new best friend, replacing a delicate Sony Vaio that cost 5 times as much.