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08-23-2011, 11:16 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hooksett, NH | | | $99 HP Touchpad - Anyone pick one up?
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I ordered one. I figured for $99 I can't go wrong. If I hate it I'll put it on craigslist for what I paid for it and move it on out.
Anyone else take the plunge?
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08-23-2011, 11:21 AM
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08-23-2011, 11:42 AM
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Unofficialy endorsing EBMM, Avatar Speakers | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle (ish), WA | | | Nope. Not a fan of WebOS, and already have a tablet that is serving me well enough. I had thought about getting the 32GB one for $149, but passed. If I thought someone was going to hack it for Android, I would've jumped on it.
@Tasty: everyone was blowing them out. Best Buy, CDW, Zones, HP themselves etc. HP wanted them dumped due to poor sales. |
08-23-2011, 11:43 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harpers Ferry WV | | | If I knew for sure I could wipe it easily and load Android on it I would have bought one.
Buggy webOS with zero support, apps, and updates doesn't sound appealing to me. Even for surfing the internet. |
08-23-2011, 11:46 AM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | No thanks, for the reasons Ray and fenderhutz listed. I hope you're able to sell it on CL. I suspect thousands of people have the same idea you do.
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08-23-2011, 11:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | not reliable eh?...I dont need one THAT bad...although the price is right for my first.
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08-23-2011, 11:47 AM
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Unofficialy endorsing EBMM, Avatar Speakers | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle (ish), WA | | | WebOS is actually not that buggy. It's a very solid OS. Just no app/dev support, so it's likely going to die. Had very serious potential. The hardware for the TouchPad is great, too, and would run Android like a pro. |
08-23-2011, 12:03 PM
|  | put a bird on it | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | | to those interested--http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/08/touchdroid-hack-works-to-fit-hp-touchpads-with-android.html |
08-23-2011, 12:05 PM
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08-23-2011, 12:09 PM
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Unofficialy endorsing EBMM, Avatar Speakers | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle (ish), WA | | | They're sold out just about everywhere. Best thing you can do is hit your local electronics stores and hope someone might have one on hand... |
08-23-2011, 12:11 PM
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Unofficialy endorsing EBMM, Avatar Speakers | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle (ish), WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by superbassman2000  to those interested--http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/08/touchdroid-hack-works-to-fit-hp-touchpads-with-android.html | Yeah, I saw that. Too risky for me to drop coin on right now. I hope they succeed, but it's still infantile. |
08-23-2011, 12:45 PM
| | | | Nope not a fan of HP (dig their servers and sans) never the less their discontinued unsupported tech.
Singing their PC market death song, and I'm fine with that. |
08-23-2011, 12:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Waco, TX | | | For the price i considered buying a 32GB model. I'm certain that the Android hack will be well in place soon if it's not already.
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08-23-2011, 01:53 PM
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The HP Touchpad will suffer the same fate. |
08-23-2011, 01:56 PM
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08-23-2011, 04:34 PM
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08-23-2011, 04:37 PM
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08-23-2011, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray Salamon Has been for a long time. Welcome to 2008... | What about Betamax? That too?
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08-23-2011, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by basstotheface What about Betamax? That too? | You know where I can score a good 8track?
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08-23-2011, 05:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Stamford, CT | | I did   But I got the 32GB for $200 and the 16GB for $150.'
My reasoning:
So many people will have these now that apps and ports will show up in no time. Is there a tablet under $300 now that isnt some cheap chinese tablet with horrible screen and last generation hardware? I cant watch Hulu on a nook! Some people bought these at full price and loved them! I had been looking for a tablet, but I dont find iOS attractive, Android is fragmented and all the apps look terrible scaled for a big screen, but $100 tablet that was competing with both of these? People keep talking about support, but I dont understand. Support for what? Its not going to stop working because its discontinued. I still own and use a Nokia N810 internet tablet. It was made in 2006, but people still make applications and themes for it to this day and its still useful. It has flash player and android, ubuntu, and debian have been ported to it...
I dont have money for the 16GB though. 
If I find out that I still have one on hold, ill sell it to someone for $160. Or you can buy a Nook  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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