TouchPad 16GB on Sale for $99 • Hacker News Board

Re: TouchPad 16GB on Sale for $99

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Post by Nick_C » Sun, Aug 21, 2011, 2:57 PM UTC

jrydberg wrote: post #10

Can I order these and ship internationally ? I guess OfficeMax does not ship over seas.

There are US-based shippers that redirect your delivery to international. http://www.hopshopgo.com is one that my brother-in-law uses without problems to ship to Australia.

Re: TouchPad 16GB on Sale for $99

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Post by jimbobimbo » Sun, Aug 21, 2011, 4:34 PM UTC

cletus wrote: post #24

What I find interesting are the anecdotes (of which I've now seen several) of first-time tablet owners buying TouchPads because they're so cheap. One has to wonder if HP hasn't inadvertently created a whole new group of future iPad owners.

Well, not really. I have a bunch of reasons to not to buy iPad or Android tablet, but I had only one reason to buy this one: at $99 I don't really care if I have any use for this tablet or not.

Re: TouchPad 16GB on Sale for $99

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Post by petervandijck » Mon, Aug 22, 2011, 10:50 AM UTC

lukifer wrote: post #72

I managed to pick up one of these at Walmart. There are some areas where it's rough around the edges, but overall I love the UI every bit as much as I thought I would. The hardware is actually pretty decent, heavier than the iPad, but still comfortable. I can already tell, though, that the screen will not be near as scratch-proof as the iPad's. The loss of webOS is a damn shame. Best case scenario, it becomes the Ami…

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