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

How many Touchpads have you managed to get ?

  • 0

    Votes: 148 50.3%

  • 1

    Votes: 66 22.4%

  • 2

    Votes: 38 12.9%

  • 3

    Votes: 14 4.8%

  • 4+

    Votes: 28 9.5%
  • Total voters
    294
Psycho Sonny said:
lol supply and demand

supply has ran out therefore prices rise, i doubt you will see any go for less than £150, in fact im willing to bet on it.

even if demand falls, prices will only fall slightly, then demand will rise again, that's how it works.

they will be all sold out before it hits the £150 mark.
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But supply hasn't run out (on eBay). My argument is that demand is dwindling as people remove themselves from the pool. The remaining people are not willing to pay the higher prices, thus the price falls.
 
surely it all depends on what the pricing threshold is? IF the consumer is willing to pay £200 for the Touchpad, then it will continue to be sold for £200. Potentially the seller will get nervous if there is excess stock on hand and reduce the price marginally, but I can't see it going for much less than £200..
 
The price will really tumble in a month or so when people have had them a while, realised they never actually wanted one, not confident enough to risk bricking it by installing android and start selling them as second hand.. form what I have read the app market on this is woeful, and with no future support for it, unless you install android on it, I think it is overpriced for a unsupported internet browser

once you have an established second hand market, the new price adjusts accordingly
 
Prickul said:
surely it all depends on what the pricing threshold is? IF the consumer is willing to pay £200 for the Touchpad, then it will continue to be sold for £200. Potentially the seller will get nervous if there is excess stock on hand and reduce the price marginally, but I can't see it going for much less than £200..
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Well, my hypothesis is based on a falling price threshold (as the bigger fish remove themselves from the pool). I'm talking about auctions rather than fixed price which would lead the fall before fixed price.
 
Just so I am no deluding myself, do we all agree it is now over? seems like there is physically no stock anywhere and none to come unless you have a mate in the USA..

I dont dispute that there may be an odd batch floating around but these would likely be sold to staff etc before that make it on to any website/store..
 
aeschylus said:
HP have said that will offer support, but nobody nows to what extent...
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I know ;)

In other news:-

Dear xxxxx xxxxxxx,
Thank you for shopping at the HP Store.
Your order has been accepted.
We currently expect to have your complete order in stock by 16/09/2011, and delivered to you 1-2 working days after that. This is based on the information provided from our warehouse and factories, but may change. We regret that we cannot guarantee a particular date for delivery to you.
At anytime you can check the latest status of your order, nnnn-nnnnnnn-001 by logging onto the HP store http://h41306.www4.hp.com/home?p=1508 and clicking on “Track my order”
Alternatively, you can contact our customer service team by emailing [email protected] or calling our advisors on 084.560.429.21 (lines are open Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:30).
Please have your identification ready as the courier may request this on delivery.
After Sales Service:
Once you have received your product, we hope you enjoy using it.
If you require technical support, you can contact HP by calling 0870 842 2339 for product for business use, or 0844 369 0369 for products for home and home office use.
For support with registering your extended warranty, please email [email protected], or call 0845 60 42 921 for assistance.
Thank you for shopping with us. We look forward to welcoming you back to HP Store in the near future.
Best Regards,

Store Manager
Hewlett Packard
HP Store
http://h41306.www4.hp.com/home?p=1508
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aeschylus said:
But I might be completely wrong
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I think you might be, the preware apps are plenty and HP say they are continuing support, with the amount that have been sold in the last week I would expect lots of interest and also creation of apps.

What apps do you want over what there are already, you can surf, listen, watch, email, play games, read newspapers... what more do you want it to do?
 
maccapacca said:
I think you might be, the preware apps are plenty and HP say they are continuing support, with the amount that have been sold in the last week I would expect lots of interest and also creation of apps.

What apps do you want over what there are already, you can surf, listen, watch, email, play games, read newspapers... what more do you want it to do?
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/SHHHH I am trying to make myself feel better for not getting one, not through lack of trying though.
 
Russinating said:
Is that from the 'dodgy link'?
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Yes and no.

I'm a HP employee.

I got this email from the EPP chaps earlier:-

Dear xxxxxxx

Thank you for your email concerning the Touchpad.

Unfortunately, external sources gained access to the EPP Store.

Orders were cancelled or will not be processed by Tele Sales as and when they were/are discovered.

Kind regards

UK Post Sales Team

0845 604 2921




From: xxxx, xxxxx
Sent: Mittwoch, 24. August 2011 13:06
Subject: FW: HP Touchpads on hotukdeals, and people using HP's staff portal?

Please see below.

Are accounts going to be validated as genuine HP staff?

There will be a mighty amount of disgruntled employees if touchpads destined for HP employees have been dishonestly obtained by others.

Regards
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Don't know if this has been posted but just came back from Comet and picked up a 32gb Touchpad I had paid for and ordered last week. They said there isn't available for sales and they are just honouring orders last week..:D

I managed to look on the screen when he was serving me and there was a note saying something along the lines of "none in stock and advise customers that they are just filling orders"
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Fingers crossed on my Comet order.
 
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