Anyone know a current source for a $99 HP Touchpad?

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Aug 23, 2011 | 8:54 am

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If they're this popular maybe HP will reconsider and keep making them. Is that wishful thinking?

Aug 23, 2011 | 9:03 am

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If they're this popular maybe HP will reconsider and keep making them. Is that wishful thinking?

After a $400,000,000 writeoff....

Aug 23, 2011 | 9:07 am

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If they're this popular maybe HP will reconsider and keep making them. Is that wishful thinking?

They sold like hotcakes at $99, but they apparently cost more than $300 to build. I don't think anyone will be jumping to make more.

It's a great tablet and the OS is really well done, but there's just no room for a third player after iOS and Android.

Aug 23, 2011 | 11:28 am

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bestbuy is getting shipments tomorrow or so they say...

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...E&toomany=true

Aug 23, 2011 | 11:59 am

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bestbuy is getting shipments tomorrow or so they say...

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...E&toomany=true

Interesting!

I went to my local BB today and there was line. I missed getting one by about 6 people. I'll try again tomorrow.

Aug 23, 2011 | 12:14 pm

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Aug 23, 2011 | 12:20 pm

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How do translate "store number" to store address?

If you go to the BB website and use the store locator to find stores near you, it will display them with store number.

Aug 23, 2011 | 1:00 pm

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bestbuy is getting shipments tomorrow or so they say...

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...E&toomany=true

None of the Puerto Rico Best Buys are getting any.. grrr.

Aug 23, 2011 | 1:49 pm

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most brick and mortar retailers have now matched HP's price, so i would look locally

Aug 23, 2011 | 1:51 pm

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most brick and mortar retailers have now matched HP's price, so i would look locally

All local Best Buys and Radio Shacks are sold out. CompUSA (TigerDirect) seems to have them, but they're refusing to sell their inventory.

Aug 23, 2011 | 2:31 pm

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bestbuy is getting shipments tomorrow or so they say...

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spre...E&toomany=true

The spreadsheet is incomplete and outdated now.

Aug 23, 2011 | 3:02 pm

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Best bet is to keep a very close eye out for HP.com restocking.

Aug 23, 2011 | 3:11 pm

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Best bet is to keep a very close eye out for HP.com restocking.

Can use Chrome extension PageMonitor to monitor any web page for changes. I am doing this with multiple online vendors.

^

Aug 23, 2011 | 3:16 pm

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Can use Chrome extension PageMonitor to monitor any web page for changes. I am doing this with multiple online vendors.

^

Thanks for the tip on "PageMonitor" just added it.

Aug 23, 2011 | 3:35 pm

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Can use Chrome extension PageMonitor to monitor any web page for changes. I am doing this with multiple online vendors.

^

Quick OT question? do you use "PageMonitor" to watch FT threads of interest. I set up Monitoring on a FT thread I follow, and though it says the page has changed there is no discernible changes to me, thinking that maybe the posters post count have changed, causing it to appear as though the page content has changed.