HP TouchPad - surely worth a punt?

m5rcc

The TouchPad has been canned, and HP's impending firesale changes everything. For £89 (16GB) or £115 (32GB), I’d snap one up in a second, even in the knowledge that support from HP will be limited in the future.

debitcardmayhem

m5rcc wrote: »

The TouchPad has been canned, and HP's impending firesale changes everything. For £89 (16GB) or £115 (32GB), I’d snap one up in a second, even in the knowledge that support from HP will be limited in the future.

Surely the Punt went out with the advent of the euro:cool:

RobTang

The problem will be actually getting one.

I had a play with on on a demo version, the OS is nice but I dont think the hardware is bit underpowered. The lag while not bad at all just anoyed me if you've been using devices that are more of less lag free... def not at £350.

£90... Yeah I would

fwor

The things I'd be concerned about:

Replacement battery when the original dies. This does not look to have a generic battery, and there will be no incentive for the Chinese to make copies - so you will be stuck with HP prices and availability or non-availability.

The OS is dead. If it has any serious bugs at the moment, chances are you will have them for good.

App availability - no developer with any sense is going to be developing for WebOS now.

MoneySavingUser

m5rcc wrote: »

The TouchPad has been canned, and HP's impending firesale changes everything. For £89 (16GB) or £115 (32GB), I’d snap one up in a second, even in the knowledge that support from HP will be limited in the future.

where is this available from?

edit: ok seen article in the guardian

even if it had an ebook app and a few others it would be ok I think

battery? by the time it dies most likely you might aswell buy a new tablet

MoneySavingUser

looks like an android port is on the way so that should be good

but out of stock at dixons online