HP wouldn't really be enjoying the rare opportunity to feel like Apple, watching its buyers crowding stores to grab a TouchPad selling at $99. Many are poking fun at the makers of the tablet touted as iPad 2 killer, for meeting with a fate none would have imagined when it was introduced in the market back on July 1, this year.
When HP launched its TouchPad tablet 48 days ago there were no takers for the device, which came at a price of $500 for 16GB version and $600 for 32GB version.
The $99 HP TouchPad are selling out fast and Bryna Corcoran, the company's social media manager, tweeted on Monday that more of the cheap tablet is expected early his week. But if you can't get your hands on the TouchPad, try these suggested alternatives.
HP has marked down its short-lived TouchPad tablet so much that the customer can have the 16GB model for $99, and the 32GB model for $149. But is it even worth it at $99?
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You still have a second chance to snag one of those $99 HP TouchPads, as the company's social media manager Bryna Corcoran on Monday tweeted the sale is expected to continue early this week.
Hewlet-Packard, commonly known as HP, announced Thursday that it would stop selling its recently launched TouchPad tablet as well as all WebOS-based smartphones, such as the Palm Pre 2, HP Veer, and the upcoming Palm Pre 3.
If you didn't get the HP TouchPad that's on sale for $99, hang in there. The company's social media manager Bryna Corcoran tweeted on Monday that the second leg of the sale is expected to continue this week.
If you've missed the HP TouchPad blowout sale, you're in luck: Round 2 is just around the corner.
Consumers looking for a place to buy HP's discounted, discontinued TouchPad can look at the company's own online store. Once HP slashed the price on its TouchPad to $99, the product has sold out of many retailers and even HP's online store. But more are on the way, the company says. HP spokeswoman Bryna Corcoran said on Twitter Monday that HP will replenish the supply of TouchPads available at its online store.
HP's turnaround is impressive, but it will prove to be short-lived.
The HP TouchPad sale is slated to continue with more discounted tablet computers priced at $99 available this week, with the sale rumored to spread to Europe.
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HP kicked off a fire sale this weekend, dropping the whole family of its Touchpad tablet computers to bargain-basement prices, but with most retailers selling out within minutes, where can you find one?
In addition to the HP TouchPad sale mayhem, Best Buy is giving away free 8GB Apple iPhone3GS Monday in stores only for new two-year AT&T contract signers, hinting the forthcoming iPhone 5 release date.
Best Buy reportedly had 270,000 units in its inventory.
Don't feel bad if you've missed the first boat to acquire a $99 tablet computer, the HP TouchPad sale is expected to continue this week according to HP's social media manager who says a second wave of the firesale will begin early in the week.
HP's TouchPad was an OK product according to reviews, but it lived a very short product life because consumers showed a hearty appetite for Apple's tablet-leading iPad. Now, many are asking if Apple's iPad will ever have a worthy competitor. At the moment, however, there's no competitor on the horizon ready to challenge the iPad.
HP rebounded a bit on Wall Street Monday as company executives including CEO Leo Apotheker went on a global mission to explain to major investors why the company is drastically changing its mission. Apotheker flew to London to begin selling his new vision of the company and other company leaders, including CFO Cathie Lesjak and Chairman Ray Lane made dozens of calls to answers questions about HP's new and controversial strategy.
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Hewlett-Packard is dumping its TouchPad tablet just shy of 50 days after its anticipated introduction, and while the fire sale price of $99 might be tempting, there are a few things to consider before snatching one up.
After Hewlett-Packard pulled the plug on its tablet computer, major electronics retailers have been quickly selling out of the HP TouchPad at a discounted price of $99 for 16GB and $149 for 32GB at some stores.
