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Araaadi 08-19-2011 06:50 PM

i want one :(
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Gh0stRider 08-19-2011 06:57 PM

We had like 10 calls about it in a minute lol
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LiquidTurbo 08-19-2011 06:57 PM

Sell you for $399... save $40 on taxes!!! :troll:

ShadowBun 08-19-2011 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parm104 (Post 7551278)
I called it, sold out everywhere...Our staff promotions were STILL cheaper than these prices...

My first post in this thread was, "if you could get it for this price, you WOULD..." and people argued it lol.

how much were the staff prices anyways?

FN-2199 08-19-2011 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YellowBun (Post 7551315)
how much were the staff prices anyways?

$63 for 16GB now.
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Tim Budong 08-19-2011 07:25 PM

Parm104 hit the spot

Its a benefit to see employee purchases. Its put out by vendors so store reps have something to talk about to increase sales, build a connection between retail/corporate and brand awareness within the retail level.

if it was a company policy in which all retail reps were to have one. then the company should be responsible in providing the product. not the retail reps.

regardless...webOS is dying...doesnt matter which company licenses the OS. Android will still be the primary focus for major manufactures.

Also, when the last palm launched on rogers, I was never contacted by Palm to even talk about or explain the product. If there was a focus even before the palm launch in canada, this might not have happened so soon.

Now this is just from the wireless industry perspective, im not sure how Palm/HP handles with the other vendors

LiquidTurbo 08-19-2011 07:26 PM

Christ the Touchpad is SLOW.

Grandmaster TSE 08-19-2011 07:38 PM

hahaha, our store phone never stopped ringing after people found out haha

Gh0stRider 08-19-2011 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grandmaster TSE (Post 7551340)
hahaha, our store phone never stopped ringing after people found out haha

we stopped answering phone calls lol

krazynuck 08-19-2011 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 7551328)
Christ the Touchpad is SLOW.

is it that bad....have you tried to play movies on it?

LiquidTurbo 08-19-2011 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazynuck (Post 7551353)
is it that bad....have you tried to play movies on it?

Currently trying..I'm updating to the latest update so maybe it helps.

IT's just not as snappy as an iPad 2.

STill. for 99, I'm really not complaining at all!


But still. ti takes 1:30 to boot up. An update takes 15mins to install?

Sometimes the apps lag slightly. Really, for a tablet, since everything is touch, it needs to be snappy.

!MiKrofT 08-19-2011 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo (Post 7551355)
Currently trying..I'm updating to the latest update so maybe it helps.

IT's just not as snappy as an iPad 2.

STill. for 99, I'm really not complaining at all!


But still. ti takes 1:30 to boot up. An update takes 15mins to install?

Sometimes the apps lag slightly. Really, for a tablet, since everything is touch, it needs to be snappy.

Overclock it to 1.7ghz haha. I hear it should be snappier after that.

Grandmaster TSE 08-19-2011 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gh0stRider (Post 7551351)
we stopped answering phone calls lol

hahaha, wanted to stop, but had to

shawn79 08-19-2011 08:05 PM

bought 2 it was 1 per customer too lol

LiquidTurbo 08-19-2011 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !MiKrofT (Post 7551359)
Overclock it to 1.7ghz haha. I hear it should be snappier after that.

"HP TouchPad Overclocked to 1.7 GHz

Even before HP released the OTA update this week, homebrew solutions existed to deal with performance issues and add features to the TouchPad. Developers had identified areas where webOS fell short in running as fast or as well as it should, and released fixes called patches for them. I found a couple of these patches made a big difference in the operation of the TouchPad, due to background system logging that was happening. These patches turned that logging off and the difference in performance was significant.

I applied the OTA system update as soon as it was available and was impressed with the improvement over the TouchPad as released by HP. I then applied homebrew patches to make it even better and the result was spectacular. My TouchPad was running almost as well as the iPad, which is the goal in the tablet world."






Sounds like you're right. Gonna OC itnow.

shawn79 08-19-2011 08:44 PM

can this device be hack into an adriod

Grandmaster TSE 08-19-2011 08:50 PM

they're working on the hack to run android, which would fucking rock

as for the overclock, anyone know where to get the update and anything extra you gotta do? some info would be awesome

ShadowBun 08-19-2011 08:59 PM

dam lol $69 for it would be sweet
got lazy and stay in lol

whose working on the android hack?
any source?

bengy 08-19-2011 09:38 PM

So many dipshits bought this in order to flip it on craigslist. I feel sorry for whoever buys it off them for anything more than $120 for the 16GB version or $200 for the 32GB version.

Datsun 08-19-2011 09:55 PM

Are there any more coming in stock?...missed the sale :okay:

LiquidTurbo 08-19-2011 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donut (Post 7551452)
Are there any more coming in stock?...missed the sale :okay:

They're discontinued...

hypediss 08-19-2011 10:07 PM

so dam glad i got a 32gb even tho i wanted a 16

it was like a bum rush

SiRV 08-19-2011 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carl Johnson (Post 7549662)
H-P discontinues webOS handsets, tablets

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. said Thursday afternoon that it plans to discontinue operations for its webOS devices, such as the Pre wireless handsets and TouchPad tablet. H-P HPQ -7.33% announced the move in the final hour of trading on Thursday, along with preliminary results for its third fiscal quarter. The company said it will "continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software going forward." The company acquired the webOS mobile operating system when it bought Palm Inc. last April in a deal worth $1.2 billion in cash. The TouchPad went on sale last month to tepid reviews and has seen disappointing sales since the launch, according to various media reports.

Source: H-P discontinues webOS handsets, tablets - MarketWatch

Shiat, HPQ down 20% on friday close...!

LiquidTurbo 08-19-2011 10:28 PM

^ yea. 6 year low. Time to buy HP stock? Lol.

parm104 08-19-2011 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bengy (Post 7551440)
So many dipshits bought this in order to flip it on craigslist. I feel sorry for whoever buys it off them for anything more than $120 for the 16GB version or $200 for the 32GB version.

I don't understand the mentality of this. This product isn't good in GENERAL, it's good because of the PRICE! So why would anyone buy this at a higher price, especially now?

Greed is 110% stupidity...these people actually think they can sell a product for more than what it sells for in stores...


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