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Old 12-11-2011, 09:13 AM   #16
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I would love one of these to play with, and I was just selling off some virtual funds to shuffle into PayPal, but there are too many presents to buy still. No toys for me until after the holidays.
It's a nice internet device; but fails as a tablet. A rooted Nook Color is more of a tablet than the TouchPad is. webOS is essentially dead and the app store sucks. Major apps are missing - Netflix, Hulu, Twitter, Nook, Kobo, Sony Reader, Aldiko, Mantano, Bluefire, Moon+, Google Books, etc. On top of that, the Kindle app is still in beta.

When I bought it for $99, I knew full well what I was getting and don't feel cheated in the least. I really don't care if new apps are ever added to it again. I didn't buy it for its extremely weak app selection. I bought it to surf the web and play videos. It replaced my netbook and sits on a coffee table in my living room.

All hail the $99 internet device
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Old 12-11-2011, 12:42 PM   #17
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I'm more interested in flashing it with Android and/or Ubuntu. CM7 for the TouchPad is still glitchy, but the device is a dev darling right now, and there's a good chance we'll see ICS/CM9 take better advantage of the hardware.

In an either/or scenario, I'm probably better off with the Nook Color if only for form factor (reading being my main use), but I would take the extra screen real estate for my comics.

In any case, the funds aren't likely to transfer before the stock runs out, and I can't really budget the expense this time of year unless I could gift it to someone who would really appreciate it and still get presents for everyone else. I don't think either of those would be the case with my remaining list of giftees.
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Old 12-11-2011, 07:08 PM   #18
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They are up on ebay....$19 shipping!!!
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They are up on ebay....$19 shipping!!!
I was signed in and ready to go at 7:00 ET. No luck. Already gone. Every SKU shows as "invalid" and "item not available." Bummer.
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:15 PM   #20
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lOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE 3 FOR $149 but I haven't clicked to see if they are still available.
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:21 PM   #21
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I wonder what the tablet manufacturers make of all this. People going crazy over these as refurbs with $19 shipping must have the playbook liquidators scratch their heads and Dell is probably wondering how much they can get for their discontinued tabs. Lenovo is selling supported tabs at this price with less success. Amazon, on the other hand, must be pretty happy to be selling millions of lesser tabs for $200. And Apple? LOL.
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Well, I've tried over and over; I get them into my cart, but by the time I can get the cart to proceed to check out, they're gone as it took too long. Now it seems you can't even get them into your cart; I think they're frozen or something or ebay can't handle it. Bummer, I wanted to get one or two.
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Old 12-11-2011, 09:33 PM   #23
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Old 12-11-2011, 11:58 PM   #24
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They are up on ebay....$19 shipping!!!
That's outrageous. Another reason not to buy from eBay.
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I got in on one. Unsure though at this point. Though I guess cm7 has been ported and you can dual boot this making it a full fledged android tablet as well.
I guess I will see. I ended up with the 32gig version for 168 since the 16 was sold out in seconds.
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Old 12-12-2011, 03:59 AM   #26
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HP eBay shop does not do international shipping so I did not even try.

However, I already have a 32GB Touchpad and it is OK. I like the form factor and webOS is good. Personally I think it is let down by poor design details and a lack of webOS apps.

When the final (post beta) version of Android is released for the TP (it is currently at Alpha 3) I will use it. A pre release version of Android 4 has also been put on a TP. If that ever gets to the stage of being released I will certaily use it.
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Old 12-13-2011, 01:45 AM   #27
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I am happy with mine. Great for browsing, free Hulu works from the browser (with a small hack) and most other video sites can be accessed directly out of the box. They have the Pressreader and Zinio apps (though both could be improved). Instant messaging and e-mail works fine. Spashtop HD and RDP work. And I can use full Ubuntu if I need to.

No complaints here, tablets are no computers. It all depends on what you want to do with it.

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Well, I've tried over and over; I get them into my cart, but by the time I can get the cart to proceed to check out, they're gone as it took too long. Now it seems you can't even get them into your cart; I think they're frozen or something or ebay can't handle it. Bummer, I wanted to get one or two.
Haha. I tried, as well. I had the page pulled up at the proper time, and as soon as they were listed...but I got trolled by Ebay. Kept timing out, and wouldn't process the order.

Que sera, sera.
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