Dixons now selling cheap HP Touchpads in the UK

HarryT · 08-23-2011, 06:58 AM

The Dixons chain in the UK are now selling the HP Touchpad. The price is £89 (reduced from £350) for the 16GB model; £115 (reduced from £430) for the 32GB model.

Source:

http://www.reghardware.com/2011/08/2...t_hp_touchpad/

Sweetpea · 08-23-2011, 07:36 AM

I like the last sentence of that piece:

Quote:

If you don't manage to pick up yours from a Dixons outlet, I'm sure we can expect them free with a box of cornflakes in the not too distant future

JoeD · 08-23-2011, 07:43 AM

Dixons put them on sale at 6pm on monday, the site slowed to a crawl by 6:01 and stock appeared to be gone within a few minutes after that.

Lots of sites have reduced prices and similarly been hit by a ton of traffic. There's just a few who have yet to reduce their prices such as Argos and Tesco.

Quite a bargin for those that managed to snag one, even as a discontinued product.

simond · 08-23-2011, 08:35 AM

There may be a couple left at Insight UK if anyone wants one, I just got myself one from there

ebusinesstutor · 08-25-2011, 01:34 AM

Why are people buying these? Don't they know there are very few apps for the operating system and perhaps no new ones unless someone else starts making web o/s devices?.

HarryT · 08-25-2011, 01:37 AM

Depend what you want it for. Not everyone's interested in having a million apps. If you want a tablet for watching video, surfing the web, perhaps reading Kindle books, the Touchpad is ideal.

Sweetpea · 08-25-2011, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ebusinesstutor

Why are people buying these? Don't they know there are very few apps for the operating system and perhaps no new ones unless someone else starts making web o/s devices?.

I'd like one. For the livingroom. Some surfing the internet would be the main function. And I think the Touchpad would do nicely for that.

tubemonkey · 08-25-2011, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I'd like one. For the livingroom. Some surfing the internet would be the main function. And I think the Touchpad would do nicely for that.

It's a great deal if you can get one. I'm still waiting to see if my order will be approved.

Sweetpea · 08-25-2011, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It's a great deal if you can get one. I'm still waiting to see if my order will be approved.

Probably not, but a girl can dream, can't she?

tubemonkey · 08-25-2011, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Probably not, but a girl can dream, can't she?

So true

Chances are, the next email I receive from HP will be the one cancelling my order.

JoeD · 08-25-2011, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ebusinesstutor

Why are people buying these? Don't they know there are very few apps for the operating system and perhaps no new ones unless someone else starts making web o/s devices?.

The base device may be sufficient for many, email/browsing/movies/music. There's already a number of apps available for the tablet, others may or may not come depending on whether HP manage to license WebOS to over HW makers (some are hoping they do and the low cost makes it a minor risk to take)

Then there's the group that have bought it and will be waiting for a Android port to become available (currently in progress).

I tried to get one for several of the reasons above

Sadly missed out, but saved some cash

08-23-2011, 06:58 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Dixons now selling cheap HP Touchpads in the UK The Dixons chain in the UK are now selling the HP Touchpad. The price is £89 (reduced from £350) for the 16GB model; £115 (reduced from £430) for the 32GB model. Source: http://www.reghardware.com/2011/08/2...t_hp_touchpad/ Last edited by HarryT; 08-23-2011 at 07:12 AM.

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