Poll: HP TouchPad - $99 in US - any sign of UK drop?

[Frapple]

Probably going to be £99 over because, you know, that's how exchange rates work, apparently. Any sign of it on any UK retailers? HP didn't have anything to say on the matter...

WebOS is a good OS, looks like some people are really interested in an Android port though.

 

[stoke1863]

Instant buy if it goes that cheap

 

[Robbo]

We're all keeping an eye out. £100~ for one of these is a steal.

 

[Cosimo]

The world and it's dog must be searching.

 

[Nymins]

Instant buy if it goes that cheap

 

[sarge78]

I'm expecting £150-£250 before any £99 madness.

No point getting one for porting Android either. In a few months they'll be sub £200 hardware better than this, just bask in webOSs unfulfilled potential.

 

[Rameses]

As I said in the Pre3 thread, someone on Engadget's comments said he went in Best Buy UK and was told to keep checking price online cos' it'll happen soon.

 

[Amp34]

Is that not the subsidised price? Much like the $200 smarpthones...?

 

[Robbo]

Is that not the subsidised price? Much like the $200 smarpthones...?

That's what I was thinking, but some of the US based tech blogs didn't seem to think so.

 

[Amp34]

Reduced from $399 to $99...

So in that case I assume $399 sort of tallies with standard unsubsidised prices so maybe it is unsubsidised.

 

[Robbo]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/let-the-liquidation-begin-hps-16gb-touchpad-on-sale-for-99/

This would suggest it's unsubsidised, it would never be $400.

I guess HP just want to get rid of them fast. Why $99 though, they would sell just as well for $150-200.

 

[sarge78]

Yep, it's just stores getting rid of unwanted/obsolete stock.

someone on Engadget's comments

 

[Cosimo]

I suspect pigs will fly before we see a price like that in the UK. (famous last words).

 

[sarge78]

In the US stores were filled to the rafters with webOS stock, displays and demo units. They need to shift em quick... (more space for iPad 2's damn it ) Totally different in the UK.

 

[sanofi]

If it does indeed go sub £100, you would be remiss not buying one.

I find this whole HP business funny though because I was in Toronto earlier in the month and they had a pitch out by the harbour advertising the tablet with lots of staff giving demos and letting you play with it, and then you here the news the other day that they plan to pull out of all hardware.

 

[Robbo]

I think the UK retailers will just drop it to £199 and sell them off slowly. That would be the wise thing to do as it puts it at the top of the low-end tablet market and people will still buy them, just not as fast.

 

[Raikiri]

I think the UK retailers will just drop it to £199 and sell them off slowly. That would be the wise thing to do as it puts it at the top of the low-end tablet market and people will still buy them, just not as fast.

Probably, we usually get screwed

 

[Squid]

Went to best buy they had no clue , even showed them on the hp tablet the price , no memo on system nothing , the whole Hp webOS stand had massive Ipad 2 cardboard display blocking it.

 

[sarge78]

Just in case you've been reading all those wrong hardware articles on engadget and similar. (how can hype tech blogs be so clueless?)

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4658/its-not-qualcomms-fault-dispelling-touchpad-myths

 

[bam0]

I think the UK retailers will just drop it to £199 and sell them off slowly. That would be the wise thing to do as it puts it at the top of the low-end tablet market and people will still buy them, just not as fast.

Depends how much HP give them back. Plus it's a sunk cost to the store, if it's not an ipad I don't think people are as likely to impulsively buy a tablet so the store is better off writing off the cost of the tablets and getting rid of them to put something else in that they think will sell than just reducing the price so they trickle out the store.