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-   -   Anyone know a current source for a $99 HP Touchpad? (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/travel-technology/1250512-anyone-know-current-source-99-hp-touchpad.html)

PTravel Aug 29, 2011 8:15 am
Originally Posted by bpo26c (Post 17015875)
Check Ebay in about 2 weeks. My guess is the price will settle at about $150 - $175.
That's an interesting point. I've been looking at eBay from time to time and noticed that prices had started around $200 (a 100% profit for the sellers) but recently was as high as $300. It will be interesting if the prices drop after "Touchpad Fever" subsides. I noticed the same thing happen with eBay prices for HP thin clients about the time that MagicJack started to become popular (the HP thin clients make ideal phone servers for MagicJack).

caGALINDO Aug 29, 2011 2:01 pm
Originally Posted by loomis (Post 17015759)
I suppose that HP has to hold back some inventory for inevitable warranty replacements down the road.

Anyone with any update on where to get these for HP's close out price?
HP IS RIDICULOUS!

HP has been telling everyone that more pads are "coming soon" for like a week straight blah blah blah now check out this .........

Q: When is HP getting more HP TouchPads? One week, two weeks, a month?\

We will have more information available in the next few days about whether or not more will be available and if so, what the details will be about the situation.

http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Nex...t-2/ba-p/68749

ScottC Aug 29, 2011 2:53 pm
Originally Posted by cagalindo (Post 17017985)
HP IS RIDICULOUS!

HP has been telling everyone that more pads are "coming soon" for like a week straight blah blah blah now check out this .........

Q: When is HP getting more HP TouchPads? One week, two weeks, a month?\

We will have more information available in the next few days about whether or not more will be available and if so, what the details will be about the situation.

http://h20435.www2.hp.com/t5/The-Nex...t-2/ba-p/68749
Why is that ridiculous? They have 100's of authorized retailers that have orders, they may have returns from other vendors. When you deal with ten of thousands of units, managing inventory is a major undertaking.

Of course everyone feels they deserve a $99 tablet, but with margins on these at -$300, I doubt HP are putting too much effort into getting them counted.

PTravel Aug 29, 2011 2:54 pm
Originally Posted by ScottC (Post 17018289)
Why is that ridiculous? They have 100's of authorized retailers that have orders, they may have returns from other vendors. When you deal with ten of thousands of units, managing inventory is a major undertaking.

Of course everyone feels they deserve a $99 tablet, but with margins on these at -$300, I doubt HP are putting too much effort into getting them counted.
Agreed. I'm angry, but only with myself for not having gotten in on the deal when it was first announced.

pseudoswede Aug 30, 2011 9:11 am
Originally Posted by cagalindo (Post 17017985)
HP has been telling everyone that more pads are "coming soon" for like a week straight blah blah blah now check out this .........
I placed my order with HP SMB early Saturday afternoon (8/20). I'm still waiting for them to ship out my TouchPads. I've called twice about a high-level ETA, and all they can say is they will ship "in a few days".

pseudoswede Aug 30, 2011 12:17 pm
Latest news from HP...

Despite announcing an end to manufacturing webOS hardware, we have decided to produce one last run of TouchPads to meet unfulfilled demand. We don’t know exactly when these units will be available or how many we’ll get, and we can’t promise we’ll have enough for everyone. We do know that it will be at least a few weeks before you can purchase. See more information in the updated FAQs below.

PTravel Aug 30, 2011 1:41 pm
Originally Posted by pseudoswede (Post 17023514)
Latest news from HP...
Sssshhhhhhh! Don't tell the world! Use PM! ;)

zoonil Aug 30, 2011 1:47 pm
Originally Posted by PTravel (Post 17024010)
Sssshhhhhhh! Don't tell the world! Use PM! ;)
@PTravel - This is a public forum - this is no different from the deals on Mileage Runs

PTravel Aug 30, 2011 2:05 pm
Originally Posted by zoonil (Post 17024048)
@PTravel - This is a public forum - this is no different from the deals on Mileage Runs
I know, hence the ";)". I didn't think I'd ever wind up using the expression, but, "lighten up, Francis!"

ScottC Aug 30, 2011 2:06 pm
Originally Posted by zoonil (Post 17024048)
@PTravel - This is a public forum - this is no different from the deals on Mileage Runs
The ;) smiley is used when someone is being sarcastic.

element7 Aug 30, 2011 3:17 pm
Originally Posted by pseudoswede (Post 17023514)
Latest news from HP...
Wow awesome. I wonder if they still would be at close out price? Otherwise I wonder why they would do another run since they were supposedly losing $200 on each tablet sold

PTravel Aug 30, 2011 3:35 pm
Originally Posted by element7 (Post 17024575)
Wow awesome. I wonder if they still would be at close out price? Otherwise I wonder why they would do another run since they were supposedly losing $200 on each tablet sold
Could be that there were enough parts in the pipeline to support a final run.

caGALINDO Aug 30, 2011 7:12 pm
Originally Posted by element7 (Post 17024575)
Wow awesome. I wonder if they still would be at close out price? Otherwise I wonder why they would do another run since they were supposedly losing $200 on each tablet sold
Wondering this too...

sonofzeus Aug 31, 2011 4:27 am
Originally Posted by cagalindo (Post 17025842)
Wondering this too...
1) AFAIK the next/last batch will be priced differently.

2) Waiting anxiously for Jeff Bezos' Quad Core Honeycomb Jewel in < 30 days for $299.

kipper Aug 31, 2011 6:34 am
Originally Posted by sonofzeus (Post 17027635)
1) AFAIK the next/last batch will be priced differently.
If it is priced much higher than the $99 price, I think they'll have a hard time selling that batch. People won't want to pay $200 for something that they were selling for $100 because they couldn't sell them.


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