Poll: HP TouchPad - $99 in US - any sign of UK drop?
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If that's the case near you, mind picking me one up? No local stores have them here!
Damn thats sexy Robbo!
Be aware youll be the person Ill be pestering how to do cool things with this tablet. Love how you stop apps on it - need to do the cloud thing - presume that works?
ps3ud0
Maybe you haven't seen this -
Swipe upwards from the bezel to minimise the current window, means you don't need to press the home button to get out of something. So awesome
Doing the cloud thing soon.
It was earlier, I can check tomorrow when I go past.
This thing isn't slow at all and I've used an iPad 2 for months.
I'm a pretty heavy tablet user and apart from the lack of apps, I have few criticisms. It could be thinner and made out of aluminium, but the performance is perfect. My second phone has been a Palm Pre 2 and so I don't need to be told how good WebOS is. The screen is also not as bright as an iPad 2 at 100%, but I use my iPad 2 at 50% anyway.
I'm a pretty heavy tablet user and apart from the lack of apps, I have few criticisms. It could be thinner and made out of aluminium, but the performance is perfect. My second phone has been a Palm Pre 2 and so I don't need to be told how good WebOS is. The screen is also not as bright as an iPad 2 at 100%, but I use my iPad 2 at 50% anyway.
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Same here, aside from the very occasional slowdown, it's just as quick as my iPad 2.
It eats embedded 1080p flash in the browser for breakfast. So smooth.
I don't understand stacks on this thing. What is the point of them? I can't find a way of cycling through the stack without swiping/home button.
other than that it is a good tablet. There are some bugs but nothing that HP couldn't have ironed out in a month. So far:
1. There seems to be no way of organising bookmarks
2. After starting a new paragraph it doesn't auto-capitalise (see the beginning of this para)
for 115 it is fricking awesome value
other than that it is a good tablet. There are some bugs but nothing that HP couldn't have ironed out in a month. So far:
1. There seems to be no way of organising bookmarks
2. After starting a new paragraph it doesn't auto-capitalise (see the beginning of this para)
for 115 it is fricking awesome value
Didnt know the button did anythingMaybe you haven't seen this -
Swipe upwards from the bezel to minimise the current window, means you don't need to press the home button to get out of something. So awesome
Doing the cloud thing soon.
My dads picked it up pretty well, my mum hasnt . Dno how to activate the cloud thing ps3ud0
Ta, that looks very nice (AND SHINY!!!). I might pop past a PC World tomorrow, only 1 near me so will have to gamble they have it in stock. Website shows no stock but during the tablet madness people mentioned the DSG websites show no in store stock if the number available is less than 5.
Reserved one at Argos as well, in case it goes half price as someone else mentioned.
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Didnt know the button did anything
ps3ud0
App Store > Box for TouchPad - 50GB free. Sign up etc.
Lovely stuff. Works well too, just tried it!
Also, it displays a choice of 3 different (all nice looking) clocks when on the stand, or your photo albums.
It can charge in portrait or landscape modes too. It's almost a must-have IMO.
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Well I've been holding out on a tablet for a while, a side of me wanted windows 7 with a stylus (I do design), another side wanted android.
I refused to buy an iPad as it's basically a blown up iPod touch with no access to files etc. I didn't want the touchpad initially as it was 4:3 ratio, I wanted widescreen ratio and so I was kind of in limbo holding out on amazon's rumoured slate, galaxy tab 10.1 (thin) or asus transformer with quad core tegra.... then the touchpad dropped to £89 for the 16GB and I was like hell I'll take one of those at that price even with the 4:3 ratio, might even save me buying another one if it's any good
Thats exhibition mode - its in the settings area...Isn't there an agenda/calendar one too, was shown in the promo vids
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Hey all, been reading through this thread for some time (extremely useful thank you all) so finally got round to setting up an account, unfortunately my amazon order seems to be a no go 
anyone have any idea if there will be more chances to purchase at any point?
anyone have any idea if there will be more chances to purchase at any point?Isn't there an agenda/calendar one too, was shown in the promo vids
Thats exhibition mode - its in the settings area...
ps3ud0
It must be as ps3ud0 says, there's no calendar option on the dock menu (where the clocks are etc).
Scrap that, I haven't set up a calendar or anything yet so it may be that...
Well I've been holding out on a tablet for a while, a side of me wanted windows 7 with a stylus (I do design), another side wanted android.
I refused to buy an iPad as it's basically a blown up iPod touch with no access to files etc. I didn't want the touchpad initially as it was 4:3 ratio, I wanted widescreen ratio and so I was kind of in limbo holding out on amazon's rumoured slate, galaxy tab 10.1 (thin) or asus transformer with quad core tegra.... then the touchpad dropped to £89 for the 16GB and I was like hell I'll take one of those at that price even with the 4:3 ratio, might even save me buying another one if it's any good
Aaaannnnddd... When the Windows 8 Beta comes out we may be able to stick that on...
However other than ARM compatible I have no idea what hardware it actually needs so whether that is possible is...
That stand looks very nice. I did wonder about one of them but thought it will be too expensive and not worth it but looking at that if I can find one for cheap it may be bought. Question is in a couple of months will there be any accessories available for it and if so will they be super expensive?
Yep, calendar exhibition mode is working, you just have to tick the box for it in settings. Looks great too!
Hard to say, they are all half price most places at the moment.
Hard to say, they are all half price most places at the moment.
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Hey all, been reading through this thread for some time (extremely useful thank you all) so finally got round to setting up an account, unfortunately my amazon order seems to be a no go
unless you get the cancellation email don't give up hope just yet. but don't get you're hopes up either as i believe most of HP's remaining stock is being shipped to the US.
as far as future chances go...everywhere (apart from Argos) has dropped their price & sold out now but a few of them are trying to get more stock in from HP. However, as mentioned earlier i believe HP has shipped it's remaining stock to the US as they indicated a need for it before UK retail outlets so don't get you're hopes up on that one either!
The general consensus is that Argos will drop their prices tomorrow (today
) AM - currently their website says that they're sold out - so unless they've got a warehouse full of them even that is unlikely.