HP Touchpad for £60 – any takers?
How can a sell-out tablet be killed off? When HP has to slash the price of the Touchpad to $99.99 (£60) to shift any stock, that's when. As it turns out, people feel much more love towards HP's 9.7in webOS tablet when it costs less than any budget, low-spec tablet or even an irresponsible night out.
When we checked this morning, the prices had leaped back up to over $300 on the US Amazon site but it's worth keeping an eye on the price on sites like Best Buy. Sure, no-one is going to develop apps for webOS anymore but the tablet's redeeming features include Wi-Fi web browsing, touch-to-share with Pre phones and a minimalist iPad-like design. Happy hunting.
EDIT: The Touchpad's price is being slashed at select UK retailers, with many already having sold out. A large number of retailers such as Argos, Play, Dabs and Expansys are still listing the price at the full RRP, but keep your eyes peeled and join us in mashing our F5 buttons till our fingers bleed. Good luck.
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Comments
jdw
1 year ago
if you can jailbreak this to take Android (which I am reliably informed you can)£60 may not be a bad purchase.
hooman78
1 year ago
its already got an app store and a decent enough back catalogue to keep it relevant for a while. plus it has flash right? for £60 i'd buy it! :P
hooman78
1 year ago
why would you want to put android on it? i would enjoy it as a laptop replacement with webos on it. hp did such a bad job with web os. almost as bad as palm did!
jdw
1 year ago
I think you answered your own 'why would you put android on it' question.
PeteXT
1 year ago
I'd rather have WebOS tbh, the tablet was built for it anyway. WebOS isn't that bad, in fact I like some of the features. I do like Android but meh.
hooman78
1 year ago
i dont understand how i answered it?
i love webos. i know it lacks apps but when its core stuff is really well designed. when the hell are they going to drop the price here that's what i wanna know!! :)
rickys
1 year ago
This looks like an interesting trend and I couldn't be more happy about it. The gadget market becomes more and more affordable with time. I usually check the Cincinnati classifieds when I need a gadget, even if the prices are so appealing in the stores you would be surprised to see how many good deals you can find on this kind of websites.