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candyflip 08-24-2011 09:41 AM

Best Buy has been shipping them back out to stores and they will be showing up throughout the week.

MaDalton 08-24-2011 10:17 AM

http://h20386.www2.hp.com/GermanySto...detail=P183839 :(

Kenny B! 08-24-2011 12:17 PM

Just got a notice from BB that they are not shipping online orders and won't be getting anymore, ah well!

dallasnovelty 08-24-2011 12:18 PM

Man that sucks if BB doesn't get anymore. Maybe Someone will come thru and hook me up

candyflip 08-24-2011 02:01 PM

Bust Buy is sending them all back to the stores. Some of the stores have already started receiving them and have also already sold out of them. Some stores have yet to get them, so there is still a chance that a store near you still hasn't gotten their shipment yet.

HPs online store changed today from out of stock to coming soon.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh.../FY11/TouchPad

This Slickdeals thread is still posting updates as they get them. Lots of info here:

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3220862

Diomed 08-24-2011 04:30 PM

Got mine hooked up and rolling, typing on it right now.

I must say this thing is pretty damn neat, and is definitely worth $150 for a 32gb.

I would never pay $500-600 for one of these or an ipad, although I did pay $300 for an ipod touch. But that little bastard was worth it in terms of portability/iphone replacement.

It definitely is unique to a laptop a and I always thought why buy an ipad when you can buy a laptop but it is definitely different. Perfect for laying in bed.

kane 08-24-2011 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diomed (Post 18378194)
Got mine hooked up and rolling, typing on it right now.

I must say this thing is pretty damn neat, and is definitely worth $150 for a 32gb.

I would never pay $500-600 for one of these or an ipad, although I did pay $300 for an ipod touch. But that little bastard was worth it in terms of portability/iphone replacement.

It definitely is unique to a laptop a and I always thought why buy an ipad when you can buy a laptop but it is definitely different. Perfect for laying in bed.

just got mine up too. Had to install WiFi in the house. It is a cool little toy. Typed this post on it.

candyflip 08-24-2011 05:00 PM

I'm typing from mine right now too.

Hulu Plus works on it quite nicely, so that's a big plus...until the decide to block the user agent. :1orglaugh

Go in to the settings and do the Software Update. It fixes a few things, speeds a few others up and makes the keyboard even better than it already is.

ExtremeBank_Adam 08-24-2011 09:06 PM

Picked up 2 32 gigs tonight at Best Buy... They said they got 50 of each in and would be getting more They only allowed 1 per customer but saw someone I knew who "bought" the 2nd one.

paymeback 08-25-2011 01:27 AM

Picked up 7 myself been playing with one and its nice, can see myself using it quite abit for business and personal.

People went pretty crazy for them over here and sold out within the hour, 400 person lines in the city stores etc..people are playing a massive premium for them on ebay.

Might keep some of them for when android works.

Thomas007 08-25-2011 03:59 AM

Could this be a media stunt? A quite expensive media stunt to get market share on the tablet market?

candyflip 08-25-2011 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomas007 (Post 18379075)
Could this be a media stunt? A quite expensive media stunt to get market share on the tablet market?

This has been discussed, but who really knows. It could also be something to boost numbers to make a sale of whatever assets they're going to offload look a little better.

Who knows really.

We ended up with 7 of them, too.

Keeping one for each of us and one each for two of our kids. One went to my mom and the other two are going to be Christmas presents.

candyflip 08-26-2011 06:19 AM

Here's a link for anyone who got one and uses a Mac. There are a bunch of homebrew patches that you can make use of that really make this run a little bit better. Once you get everything set up, it takes a few minutes to do:

http://johnbiehler.com/2011/07/22/ho...hpad-on-a-mac/

Just Alex 08-26-2011 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candyflip (Post 18379146)
This has been discussed, but who really knows. It could also be something to boost numbers to make a sale of whatever assets they're going to offload look a little better.

Who knows really.

We ended up with 7 of them, too.

Keeping one for each of us and one each for two of our kids. One went to my mom and the other two are going to be Christmas presents.

How did you get 7? All of my orders have been canceled :mad:

candyflip 08-26-2011 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just Alex (Post 18381533)
How did you get 7? All of my orders have been canceled :mad:

We got 4 of them online. 1 from HP and 3 from Best Buy. The ones from BB have all arrived. The first night I was up all night refreshing shopping carts and what not, like a madman.

I bought the other three at BJs, before they marked them down and they got credited once they dropped the price.

I've also had a few orders cancelled, when I got in late on some smaller shops.

I got a bunch of others from BJs as well, but they were for my brother in law.

candyflip 08-27-2011 05:19 AM

Tweak your Touchpad:

http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touc...ml#post3027858

spazlabz 08-27-2011 06:20 AM

I want one of those so freaking bad I can taste it

candyflip 08-29-2011 06:44 AM

It is already booting CyanogenMod Android.

http://androidandme.com/2011/08/news...e-hp-touchpad/

lazycash 08-29-2011 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candyflip (Post 18386934)
It is already booting CyanogenMod Android.

http://androidandme.com/2011/08/news...e-hp-touchpad/

Did you overclock yours up to 1.7?

dallasnovelty 08-29-2011 08:58 PM

Anyone find anymore for sale??

marlboroack 08-29-2011 09:12 PM

Can i have 1 of your 2 HP touchpads?

candyflip 08-30-2011 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazycash (Post 18388271)
Did you overclock yours up to 1.7?

Before I went to bed last night, I bumped it up to 1.9 and it seems pretty stable...and FAST!

Jumping from 1.5 to 1.7 was VERY noticeable.

I am thinking of putting a video together of stock, 1.5 and 1.9 for comparison.

NetHorse 08-30-2011 04:48 AM

Those who got one of these for $99 & $149 got amazing deals. The IPS screen alone is worth $100.

I think it's funny they're selling for $300+ on ebay though. Since I wasn't in the market for a tablet before this firesale I refuse to spend a dime over 99 or 149, haha.

Kenny B! 08-30-2011 06:32 AM

Futureshop and best buy are sending out back orders, got an email today saying my 32 db has been shipped!

drmadcat 08-30-2011 07:09 AM

does anybody do shipping to Australia

CaptainHowdy 08-30-2011 07:10 AM

Is "touchpad" short for "touchy douchebag"??

lazycash 08-30-2011 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by candyflip (Post 18388834)
Before I went to bed last night, I bumped it up to 1.9 and it seems pretty stable...and FAST!

Jumping from 1.5 to 1.7 was VERY noticeable.

I am thinking of putting a video together of stock, 1.5 and 1.9 for comparison.

Hadn't heard of anyone going to 1.9, would be curious to know what impact if any that has on battery life or heat issues.

candyflip 08-30-2011 10:41 AM

There's gonna be a hit to battery life for sure, but there is no significant rise in temp.

My Pimp 08-30-2011 12:51 PM

Have fun with these.


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