It looks like HP isn’t waiting to long to get rid of TouchPad stock since sales are cropping up with prices starting at $99. The fire sale comes just one day after HP announced that it would stop production of webOS devices. If you want one it might be time to head to the bargain section of your local electronics store or online retailers website.
According to PreCentral HP has requested that retailers cut the price of the discontinued TouchPad to $99 16GB and $149 32GB starting on August 20th. However, Best Buy and Future Shop, two Canadian retailers have already cut their prices. The sale will supposedly last until August 22nd.
A quick check to see if the sale has reached the US turned up nothing at press time since prices at Bestbuy.com and Walmart.com will still $400 16GB and $500 32GB.
Personally we think that we’ll hold our money — saving it for the iPad 3.
[via PreCentral]
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77 responses to “Get’em While They Are Hot HP TouchPads Starting At $99 [Liquidation]”
It isn’t really HP’s stock once Best Buy purchased 250,000 units from them. Best Buy was already haven’t problems selling them and probably just wants to end the bad dream.
I’ll think I will spring for one. Decided that I wanted to wait till next fall and pick up a windows 8 powered Transformer-like tablet/laptop, but for $100, you can’t go wrong. Plus that gives me a tablet to play with until next fall :) Hopefully they bring that pricing to the U.S. soon.
Best buy US web site says none available.
my sentiments exactly. for $99, i think i’m going to best buy tomorrow!
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So what do you do with it? No apps. What would be the point?
HP must stand for “Huge Pussies”. I can’t believe they are bailing on WebOS, tablets, laptops and PC’s like this. Are they so fragile and hurting for ideas they can’t do anything at this point but throw in the towel? This makes me sick.
Yeah why waste $100 on something that will no longer be supported in the future. Now if HP gave it to me for $9.99 I might consider it but I doubt that will happen.
I’m not 100% positive but Best Buy and HP probably have some buy-back agreement for unsold or overstock quantities. I’m sure HP will be providing their retail partners with significant subsidies to account for the price drop.
Guys go to HP academy website, i just ordered a 32 gb for 149…. go fast before its too late!!
HP issued developer email, I got it stating that they will continue to develop webOS and will be announcing and continue hold developer events. I will continue to develop for webOS and now I have $100 beat up device to go along side my beautiful iPad 2
Best Buy confirmed they are sending them back tomorrow to HP. HP issued the word to third party retailers to drop the price to $99 to dump the inventory
Still $399 even on the HP site. Why do they ask retailers to cut the price and not take the lead!
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i spent like $850 for my 3G 32GB iPad http://bit.ly/nSJwW1
These will be of high value eventually. Like, 20 years from now.
CRAAAZZYYY! Just doubling up on screwing the loyal webOS fanboys who picked one up early launch. Not to mention early pre adopters got $50 off the 32GB when it was $600 as if that was compensation and now this. Absolutely insulting. Im glad i saw webOS staying a trainwreck a while ago and im hopping to iOS camp come ip5.
Hey guys, does anyone knows when this discount will be in europe? thanks
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the Bozo.
Their CEO is not Steve Jobs that’s why. The Guy’s a corporate where creativity and technology aint for the faint hearted.
you could use it to keep files and paper from falling off your desk
Why would I want an orphan device on a soon to be obsolete mobile platform? Like others have noted, save the $$$ for something with promise and a future.
I will get one to read my PDFs, doing Mail, Messenger, Web, try to play with it and program something. While waiting for the Retina iPad ^^
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no thank’s
I bet there’s a sweet Android rom for this. I think I’ll buy 2 of em. Anything is better than an iPad.
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I agree, they should’ve given it more time.
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Indeed. My timing may be off, but didn’t the announcement from HP that they were sinking the TouchPad (TP down the drain) come soon after Best Buy told them they were returning hundreds of thousands of them???
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HP site has a form that you can fill out to be notified by e-mail when new Touchpads are in stock for the 16gig/$99 price. I got a “Server Too Busy” error message when I clicked submit. Guess I’ll just keep trying… I have a feeling I’m gonna miss out on this deal.
Just dropped by my local Best Buy in Lynnwood , WA just north of Seattle. They had the sale starting at 2:30 and ripped through them right in front of me. It was like a pack of wolves trying to score one. You should have seen it. What a sight. I was there buying my wife her iPad and a microwave. What a plastic POS….Maybe if they were $10….
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I just paíd $20.87 for an íPad 2.64GB and my boyfriend loves his Panasoníc Lumíx GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UP S.I will never pay such expensive retail príces in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LCD T V to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
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I just p a i d $21.87 for an i P a d 2-64GB and my boyfriend loves his Panasonîc Lumîx GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS.I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
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I just p a i d $21.87 for an i P a d 2-64GB and my boyfriend loves his Panasonîc Lumîx GF 1 Camera that we got for $38.76 there arriving tomorrow by UPS.I will never pay such expensive retail prices in stores again. Especially when I also sold a 40 inch LED TV to my boss for $657 which only cost me $62.81 to buy.
Here is the website we use to get it all from, http://bit.ly/CentBid
So, nobody wanted them when HP was supporting them, now they want it when it’s REALLY worthless? Woo Woo I can do email like there is no tommorrow now!!
I mean, if I could use it as a Home Media Server from out of my closet, maybe.. but as is, hmmm wonder if I can score a couple Pre’s while I am at it?
That’s what the Kindle is for. Kidding!
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