I understand if you slowly, carefully heat the corner tabs with a hairdryer that you can bend them enough to tighten the grip they would have on the TouchPad. I am going to try to get one as well... seems as nice if not nicer than the OEM one and its cheaper (and easier to find, hopefully). Update: I just ordered one from Verizon for $10. Should be here in a few days.
They are making more. Apparently since the announcement was so sudden, their vendors had parts for another 100,000 in the pipeline. Apparently to keep the vendors happy and keep partnerships alive, HP will be manufacturing 100,000 more or so.
I heard they were making more too...but aren't they at a loss...I guess it makes the loss smaller by producing more...they don't have spend money on marketing as its taken a life of its own now... I want one...
These are parts they already have in stock. They are just putting them together, as long as they can assembly and ship these at below the 99 price, they will get some money back. If they don't make these, they have to scrap these parts and get 0.
I'm guessing most likely the HP site. In fact, a buddy of mine that still works there told me about 10 minutes ago that they might make the available to employees first.
Time to get hopes up again, only to have rug pulled out from under again I'm sure. http://news.inventhelp.com/Articles/Electronics/Electronics/hp-touchpad-release-date-12558.aspx HP TouchPad: Up To 200,000 More At $99 In Late October Published: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 3:02 PM EST 5506 Views Author: Nickolay Lamm If you’re like many people, by the time you heard that HP was marking down its TouchPad from $499 to $99, it was already too late. People who managed to buy a TouchPad for the new $99 price tag were at the right place, at the right time. Even some Best Buy sales associates could not buy one for themselves. Fortunately, HP will be coming out with 100,000 to 200,000 TouchPads at reduced pricing, sometime around late October, giving you another chance to get your hands on one. No, the release of thousands of more TouchPads does not reflect HP’s willingness to make something of its large user base of TouchPad users. Rather, the re-release of TouchPad represents HP’s obligations to its suppliers, whose contracts were suddenly cut short after the cancellation of the tablet. By making up to 200,000 more TouchPads, and selling them at a loss, HP is losing less money because it isn’t violating any supplier contracts. The new batches of TouchPads will be released late October and will be HP’s final release of the TouchPad, which, although not nearly as slick and fast as the iPad, has components that cost more than $300 alone. Although HP will sell the product at a loss and part ways with its failed tablet computer, the overwhelming demand for the TouchPad is the closest a company has got to matching the enthusiasm consumers have for Apple products. The strategy of subsidizing tablets and using them as a loss leader is, now, a strategy that will be used to compete with the Apple iPad. The difficulty in buying a $99 tablet, when the price first dropped, suggests that a lot of luck will come into play if you plan on getting one for that price, when the tablet is re-released. You’ll have another chance when the TouchPad goes on sale, yet again, at $99 for the 16GB version and $149 for the 32GB version. Although those are the expected prices for the re-release in October, it is by no means a done deal as HP may very well raise the prices the second time around. Astronomic demand, an expected 80% price drop, and a limited quantity, suggests that the real world price of the TouchPad may be significantly higher. For the original price drop, consumers complained that stores would not follow HP’s pricing guidelines. Furthermore, because the TouchPads sold out fast, eBay was one of the best ways to buy one, where people sold off their 16GB tablets for the market value of $230. So, when late October comes around, check up on the latest news, because doing so might let you be at the right place, at the right time.
Nice, looks like everyone who wants one will be in good position to get one. Sucks for the hoarders who bought multiple ones expecting to make a profit. If they have not sold their touchpads by now then they are boned.
People say this every time something happens. Truth is these things are worth 200 bucks easily. They could sell 10 million for 150-200.
At $200 yeah. Anything more and it's stops being worth it and you might as well pay a bit more for a tablet with proper support.
I doubt that people if they hear of 200k more of these things being produced would buy a touchpad right now for $200, they will all wait.
Official HP case for $25 http://www.amazon.com/HP-TouchPad-C...&tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&qid=1314766309&sr=8-1
I loved the one I got for my parents so much I plan on getting one for myself. Great news about the additional stock.
