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Who bought a $100 (or $150) TouchPad?
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This product is no longer available for sale. We do not expect this position to change.
Customers who had already placed an order with Palm Eurostore have been sent an email communication in relation to their order.
Dear Palm Eurostore customer,
We regret to have to inform you that Palm Eurostore will NOT now be in a position to fulfill orders that have been received for the HP TouchPad 16Gb WiFi ( Part Number: FB405UA#ABB ) or the HP TouchPad 32Gb WiFi ( Part Number: FB368UA#ABB ).
You will probably be well aware of the very high level of interest and demand for these products in Europe in light of what had transpired in the US where significant price reductions had taken place. We know a lot of you may also have placed orders in the expectation that a similar price reduction would have been announced in Europe. In good faith, and after communication with HP, we at the Palm Eurostore allowed pre-orders to be taken for these products at the standard price. We fully intended and expected to be able to fulfill these orders and if a price reduction were to be announced then we would have applied that new price to the orders.
A decision, wholly outside of our control, has been made which meant that this expectation will not now be met. This decision means that we can no longer obtain any inventory of these products. Therefore, regretfully, we have no alternative but to cancel your order for these products and to process a full and complete refund of your money ( for those orders where the funds have already been deducted ). You will receive an email directly when the cancellation takes place we expect to have all orders cancelled before close of business Fri 26th August. Please note that your bank or card issuing bank may take up to several days to show this refund on your account or statement.
We offer you our sincerest apologies for what has happened and can only ask for your understanding of our actions in a confusing and evolving situation. Again I wish to re-iterate that we acted in good faith and tried everything we could to try to secure inventory for these orders but to no avail.
Should there be any new developments in relation to these products becoming available and we have no information to suggest that will happen - we will contact you directly and try to ensure you are given priority or special consideration in some way to obtain these.
Yours sincerely, Palm Eurostore, Customer Support Team
This product is no longer available for sale. We do not expect this position to change.
Customers who had already placed an order with Palm Eurostore have been sent an email communication in relation to their order.
Dear Palm Eurostore customer,
We regret to have to inform you that Palm Eurostore will NOT now be in a position to fulfill orders that have been received for the HP TouchPad 16Gb WiFi ( Part Number: FB405UA#ABB ) or the HP TouchPad 32Gb WiFi ( Part Number: FB368UA#ABB ).
You will probably be well aware of the very high level of interest and demand for these products in Europe in light of what had transpired in the US where significant price reductions had taken place. We know a lot of you may also have placed orders in the expectation that a similar price reduction would have been announced in Europe. In good faith, and after communication with HP, we at the Palm Eurostore allowed pre-orders to be taken for these products at the standard price. We fully intended and expected to be able to fulfill these orders and if a price reduction were to be announced then we would have applied that new price to the orders.
A decision, wholly outside of our control, has been made which meant that this expectation will not now be met. This decision means that we can no longer obtain any inventory of these products. Therefore, regretfully, we have no alternative but to cancel your order for these products and to process a full and complete refund of your money ( for those orders where the funds have already been deducted ). You will receive an email directly when the cancellation takes place we expect to have all orders cancelled before close of business Fri 26th August. Please note that your bank or card issuing bank may take up to several days to show this refund on your account or statement.
We offer you our sincerest apologies for what has happened and can only ask for your understanding of our actions in a confusing and evolving situation. Again I wish to re-iterate that we acted in good faith and tried everything we could to try to secure inventory for these orders but to no avail.
Should there be any new developments in relation to these products becoming available and we have no information to suggest that will happen - we will contact you directly and try to ensure you are given priority or special consideration in some way to obtain these.
Yours sincerely, Palm Eurostore, Customer Support Team
Pre 3
Palm Eurostore update...
Basically it looks like there will be very few people who get their hands on a Pre3. The website was not able to take orders since Tuesday evening, so if you managed to get an order in before then - you may be in luck.
I did - so I'm expecting a call today. Will post with the response from HP Palm and if the price cut for the Pre 3 actually did materialize and what it actually did cost in the end.
Palm Eurostore update...
Basically it looks like there will be very few people who get their hands on a Pre3. The website was not able to take orders since Tuesday evening, so if you managed to get an order in before then - you may be in luck.
I did - so I'm expecting a call today. Will post with the response from HP Palm and if the price cut for the Pre 3 actually did materialize and what it actually did cost in the end.
Damn, looks like Touchpads are gone for good now. Why did I have to be working during the initial few days of the price cut 
Went around to several retailers Wednesday morning and could find nothing.
Here's hoping that the Pre3 doesn't suddenly become available today, again while I'm working until 10...
For the price, the hardware is a no-brainer. While I'm happy with the iPhone 4 and iPad 2, the Touchpad and Pre3 could have gone to others in my household who would get good use out of them (it might even mean that I get more time on my iPad)
Went around to several retailers Wednesday morning and could find nothing.Here's hoping that the Pre3 doesn't suddenly become available today, again while I'm working until 10...
For the price, the hardware is a no-brainer. While I'm happy with the iPhone 4 and iPad 2, the Touchpad and Pre3 could have gone to others in my household who would get good use out of them (it might even mean that I get more time on my iPad
)Damn, looks like Touchpads are gone for good now. Why did I have to be working during the initial few days of the price cut
Here's hoping that the Pre3 doesn't suddenly become available today, again while I'm working until 10...
For the price, the hardware is a no-brainer. While I'm happy with the iPhone 4 and iPad 2, the Touchpad and Pre3 could have gone to others in my household who would get good use out of them (it might even mean that I get more time on my iPad
The rumor going around is HP is getting more stock and will post them on the site. You can sign up to get an email alert when they do. Also it looks like it might be one per person too.
Pre 3 Update. There was no $75 sale.....
I was contacted by HP Palm.
So basically there is no price reduction.
There is limited stock that is being offered to people who have an order placed. No new stock expected.
It is being offered for sale to those who pre-ordered before Tuesday afternoon at it's full retail price €349 £299 ($460-500).
So much for the $75 dollar Pre 3's. Guess you can't believe everything you read on tech blogs.
I decided to pass, and save my money for an iPhone 5.
I was contacted by HP Palm.
So basically there is no price reduction.
There is limited stock that is being offered to people who have an order placed. No new stock expected.
It is being offered for sale to those who pre-ordered before Tuesday afternoon at it's full retail price €349 £299 ($460-500).
So much for the $75 dollar Pre 3's. Guess you can't believe everything you read on tech blogs.
I decided to pass, and save my money for an iPhone 5.
i just my 64gb white touchpad from costcentral.com. I'm writing on it right now. It was $250 on Monday and they only had 200 of them. My kids took away my ipad2 so this to is mine I'm still getting used to typing on it lol.
I'm still getting used to typing on it lol.
For $100 the TouchPad is a pretty good internet device. Browsing, email, YouTube, e-book reader, streaming video, and few other things. I owned the iPad 1 for a few months and that is what I used for most of the time. Apps are lacking and I do prefer iOS but it does what I need it to do.
Since the TouchPad won't last forever and I doubt tablets of this quality will be released at $99 in the future I will own an iPad again.
Since the TouchPad won't last forever and I doubt tablets of this quality will be released at $99 in the future I will own an iPad again.
got one
I was lucky to get one of the 16gb models in the UK for £89.
I already have an iPad 2 but like most people couldn't resist getting it at that price.
Its kind of nice to see and feel what another tablet outside Apple is like. I overclocked mine to 1.5ghz. Overall iPad is superior hands down but there are some things I prefer on the touchpad like
1. Music is drag and drop, no itunes software or syncing
2. When buying free apps from the HP App store you don't need to enter a password, just tap to download and install
3. you can access your settings from the home screen (wifi,brightness,airplane mode, rotation lock) similar to sbsettings on Jailrbroken devices
Overall not bad for £89
I was lucky to get one of the 16gb models in the UK for £89.
I already have an iPad 2 but like most people couldn't resist getting it at that price.
Its kind of nice to see and feel what another tablet outside Apple is like. I overclocked mine to 1.5ghz. Overall iPad is superior hands down but there are some things I prefer on the touchpad like
1. Music is drag and drop, no itunes software or syncing
2. When buying free apps from the HP App store you don't need to enter a password, just tap to download and install
3. you can access your settings from the home screen (wifi,brightness,airplane mode, rotation lock) similar to sbsettings on Jailrbroken devices
Overall not bad for £89
I picked up both a 32gb and 16gb. Will give the cheaper unit to my parents. I am really impressed with webOS and hope it doesn't die with the HP hardware. I have been using an iPad since June 2010 and have not upgraded to the iPad 2. While the Touchpad may not be as sleek as the iPad 2, I find many aspects of the OS to be superior to IOS. The iPad experience is getting kind of stale. Its a shame HP didn't do a better job marketing the product. At $99/$149 the touchpad is a steal. My kids are getting my iPad and I will use the touchpad.
I was lucky to get one from HP.
I lucked out and traded it for a 16g ipad2 and sold it this morning for 400.00
Really liked it but needed money still have the new touchstone which I will throw on eBay.
Paid 90.09 for it.
I lucked out and traded it for a 16g ipad2 and sold it this morning for 400.00
Really liked it but needed money still have the new touchstone which I will throw on eBay.
Paid 90.09 for it.
I really wish they would come back on sale to get my brother one as well...no matter what, it is hard to argue with the price even as-is. If you put time in to it and factor in the potential (HP continued support or Samsung purchase, without Android possibilities) it is a great buy compared to the ipad
After using my touchpad for a couple of days. I just don't understand HP.
Right out of the box it's an okay tablet. Not worth $599 for the original 32 GB price.
I have the iPad1 and iPad2. The TouchPad to me is in-between the two. It's almost the same dimensions as the iPad1 but heavier.
After some tweaks and an over-clock to 1.5ghz, this thing is a great device. I like WebOS better than iOS. It does a lot of cool things like backing up to the cloud, the notifications, the swipe gestures, led light notification in home button, etc.. Some of these are coming to iOS5 but I'm strictly speaking about now. And WebOS is in many ways ahead of iOS.
The gestures seem like they would be perfect for the iPad. When using the TouchPad swiping up to pull up the settings screen or swipe left to dismiss notifications, I feel like I'm using Lion on my MBA touchpad.
Also the sound coming from this thing is great. It is a lot better than either of my iPads.
I really like the TouchPad and can't understand HP dumping it after 6 weeks. It tells me that they are idiots or pure geniuses if it works out for the company. I'll never understand it.
All they had to do is ditch the inductive charging, maybe put it in a special edition model. That would make it thinner. Probably slightly thicker than an iPad2. Use a flat back instead of the fingerprint magnet glossy back. Add a MicroSD slot. Make a simple to use client to transfer files from TouchPad to PC. It's easy now but an interface for those used to iTunes.
Then price it at 349 and 249. Make their money on the cloud services and apps. It would sell pretty good and probably outsell the Transformer that sells incredibly well.
Instead the executives axe it. I will never understand this decision.
I hope that those that want the device will get one. It's a great device and I feel bad for WebOS.
It's a little sad to see something that works so good killed off..
Right out of the box it's an okay tablet. Not worth $599 for the original 32 GB price.
I have the iPad1 and iPad2. The TouchPad to me is in-between the two. It's almost the same dimensions as the iPad1 but heavier.
After some tweaks and an over-clock to 1.5ghz, this thing is a great device. I like WebOS better than iOS. It does a lot of cool things like backing up to the cloud, the notifications, the swipe gestures, led light notification in home button, etc.. Some of these are coming to iOS5 but I'm strictly speaking about now. And WebOS is in many ways ahead of iOS.
The gestures seem like they would be perfect for the iPad. When using the TouchPad swiping up to pull up the settings screen or swipe left to dismiss notifications, I feel like I'm using Lion on my MBA touchpad.
Also the sound coming from this thing is great. It is a lot better than either of my iPads.
I really like the TouchPad and can't understand HP dumping it after 6 weeks. It tells me that they are idiots or pure geniuses if it works out for the company. I'll never understand it.
All they had to do is ditch the inductive charging, maybe put it in a special edition model. That would make it thinner. Probably slightly thicker than an iPad2. Use a flat back instead of the fingerprint magnet glossy back. Add a MicroSD slot. Make a simple to use client to transfer files from TouchPad to PC. It's easy now but an interface for those used to iTunes.
Then price it at 349 and 249. Make their money on the cloud services and apps. It would sell pretty good and probably outsell the Transformer that sells incredibly well.
Instead the executives axe it. I will never understand this decision.
I hope that those that want the device will get one. It's a great device and I feel bad for WebOS.
It's a little sad to see something that works so good killed off..
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They have a new CEO who doesn't care about selling hardware and TouchPad has been an absolute disaster in sales so it's understandable. Almost everyone says "I like webOS" but when pressed to vote with their wallets, they don't. (I guess I'm one of them) It's great and all, but ever since the first Pre came out, Palm devices have struggled.
Ironically, that shows precisely why HP is killing webOS. If you think HP will have to lower the price that much to make sales, there is no way HP can break even, let alone make any money. Considering even Apple doesn't make all that much from their app store despite having tens of millions of existing devices, HP won't come anywhere close with the app sales to make up for the loss from the hardware cost.
Unless you're someone like Amazon, each tablet has to be profitable. And even if you're Amazon, I don't think you can sell something like Touchpad that cheap. It just costs too much to build. It has to be something cheaper like the Nook Color.
I think the last report I read the TouchPad cost close to 300 to make. I was thinking if ditching certain things ie: induction charging, they could get the cost down more. Lets say somewhere in the range of 265-280. If they were able to sell it at 349, they would either break even or make a little.
But it would bring people into their ecosystem. It's about getting people to use it and get locked into it. Apple has the luxury of their image. HP doesn't.
I know it's reaching but I just don't understand their decision.
I guess it does go back to their new CEO. He is not a hardware guy. They just spent 10 billion on a software company so that's the direction they are headed. But it seems really stupid to buy Palm for 1.2 billion then dump hardware to showcase their software.
Now only people with fire sale TouchPads and Pre's will have experience with WebOS.
But I understand your points and agree with them.
That's why I think the next iPad competitor will be Amazon. They are known to have loss leaders to get people into their eco-system.
They will have a tablet that ties into Amazon Prime for under 200. It may be like a TouchPad. Close to iPad 2 hardware but good enough and people will buy it.
Heck if they can sell a Kindle DX with 3G for 379.00, a full on color tablet for 200 will sell like crazy..
That would be me. I managed to snag 5 at work before we told customers we had any....
Here's hope for mine then. I also ordered one, but on the 23rd. It was confirmed by HP, but their order status page for it has been in a perpetual drift. Today that page doesn't load at all though. Maybe they are actually getting around to filling all those orders now.
Mine arrived Weednesday and I have to say I'm shocked at how bad it is compared to the iPad. Its the little things, like being able to smoothly scroll thru my calendar or inbox without the UI freezing and jerking multiple times. The original iPhone was more fluid than this!
I've turned off logging, over locked it to 1.5Ghz and added other tweaks, but still the basic UI feels like I'm dragging my finger thru syrup!
I do like the cards multitasking, and oddly that always seems smooth, but the performance of the native apps is terrible!
I think I'll be looking to offload it and it's touchstone very soon.
I've turned off logging, over locked it to 1.5Ghz and added other tweaks, but still the basic UI feels like I'm dragging my finger thru syrup!
I do like the cards multitasking, and oddly that always seems smooth, but the performance of the native apps is terrible!
I think I'll be looking to offload it and it's touchstone very soon.