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

[Robbo]

Not when hacked up and running Linux

ps3ud0

Ah, well this is still far more sleek.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Going to keep an eye out at all my regular places. For that price it would be silly not to jump on it.

 

[dasyad]

I cannot believe how it has completely and utterly disappeared from the HP UK web site. No promotional material left, despite it being sat on the front page of their site since it launched!

Absolute madness from HP IMO.

 

[Sarngate]

If this thing becomes available over here for £150 (16GB) then it is a fantastic deal. A Dual core tablet with a good quality screen and the possibility of running Android ?

Yes please.

 

[TheOtherOption]

Found some at my local Argos but they are the same price through John Lewis and I'd get a discount so might wait and see what happens there

 

[Tweaker]

Just gona wait until 12:00 to see if anything happens.

 

[Ksanti]

Seemingly nothing.

Not a huge loss to be honest, I'd only ever really use it when I couldn't be bothered to switch on the laptop or desktop for tv

 

[Sin_Chase]

Could be a huge trojan horse to get stock into the wild to try boost their platform/webOS.

Who knows.

 

[Robbo]

That's an interesting theory, if so, it's working.

Doubt it though.

 

[PermaBanned]

I did have that thought, however it it means people get good hardware for a great price and a brilliant platform becomes more popular then it the grand scale i don't see it as that bad of a thing.

 

[Ksanti]

Interesting, but wouldn't that be classed as dumping then?

 

[muon]

Interesting, but wouldn't that be classed as dumping then?

Yes. Hence, there is no way they are doing that. As soon as they start producing more units at marginal cost above $99 they'd get in trouble.

Also its a bizarre thing to do and would seriously anger shareholders. There's no reason to keep this supposed plan a secret. It would work even better surely if you didn't tell the world you were giving up on the OS.

edit: Although I don't know if this rule only applies under scenarios where there is a detriment to competition. It's unlikely for example to force Apple out of the tablet market.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_pricing#United_States

 

[Hxc]

I would totally buy one of these for £99. I don't see it coming, mind.

 

[DefiantAsh]

I thought it was supposed to be a drop of $99?

Not a drop to $99...

I can't believe it, but i will bow down to those that were right, if of course all is true.

 

[pingu666]

it had a price drop soon after launch, but now they are being sold at 99dollars to clear inventory i guess

 

[fornowagain]

Just ordered one from the US rainforest, used a forwarding & shipping firm that pre-pay customs. Assuming the order is shipped and not cancelled should come to around approx £115. Worth a punt. Also have a few reserved locally, can't see the prices dropping anything like as low as the US fire sale.

 

[deekarma]

prices are not currently showing as reduced on the us site?

 

[mithrandir]

prices are not currently showing as reduced on the us site?

What I was thinking too.

 

[DarkShadow]

Just ordered one from the US rainforest, used a forwarding & shipping firm that pre-pay customs. Assuming the order is shipped and not cancelled should come to around approx £115. Worth a punt. Also have a few reserved locally, can't see the prices dropping anything like as low as the US fire sale.

I can't seem to see it on there for that kind of price? Cheapest is $330.

 

[fornowagain]

Look like they came and went, only the supplier with stock shows along with their current price. I have a confirmed order for £63. Remains to be seen if it ships, but it's a big US seller so fingers crossed.

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