yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[TouchPad General] amacrobie:
Insight Direct (uk.insight.com) have limited supply of 16gb models in their warehouse at around £150 + VAT for those who are interested. They just had a pile of 32gb but I was in a meeting and missed the call from my account manager - unsurprisingly they're all gone.
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
Argh! This is really frustrating, why do they always put them up when I'm at work and can't access eShops :(

If there are any still around I would be extatic if someone could pick up a spare one for me :)
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
http://uk.insight.com/en-gb/searchresults?K=hp+touchpad

i can't see any so i assume sold out
[TouchPad General] vido.ardes:
Not looking good for the last production line :(

One last run TouchPad blog refers to the US | News Articles | Mobot.net

Sorry Guys
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
Theyve sold out. ironically ive just got my invoice through and he forgot to add the VAT on!

Mine came to 212 in the end!! still a bargain though....
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Great, so US gets few more and we get nothing
[TouchPad General] soh20:
yea tried to get one from the uk didnt have any luck
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Yeah i think i got some kind of value too,

Just got a 32GB for 200 which is kinda good at the present market state, so not too down;P

Now I just cant wait to hack it to FU**;)

JD;)
[TouchPad General] ToSiS:
They removed the SKU's from the site as we killed it last time ;p
[TouchPad General] android-hacker:
I ordered mine from HP SMB on 24th and it's still showing as "in progress". I hope I get one.
[TouchPad General] android-hacker:
Any left anywhere else?
[TouchPad General] android-hacker:
Oh well, finally managed to get through to customer service. My order through the HP store had to be cancelled since it "went into error". Somehow their stupid system allowed me to buy an employee only offer, and acknowledged it, and then got stuck.
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Dont think so mate. There is one last run of production but i dont know if UK are getting any only US

Imagine you got that, you'll get a super cheap touchpad with that employee offer. summit like 10% off probably :P
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
right. Ive got 6x 32gb touchpads....I'm gonna knock em out for a little more to help pay for mine. I had to pay carriage on them as I had to get them sent to me plus I'll have to send them insured to whoever wants them (uk only). I think 250 is pretty fair....
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
You sure you done your math right? I've seen the hp 32 go for less than that on e-bay and I still think it's a rip-off
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
115 (assumed) total postage costs maybe 50 (assumed) = to make back for free pad 165

per unit postage and insurance 35 (assumed) to add later

165 split between devices = 27.5 add the postage 62.5 to add to each device

total 177.50 ?

Unless you want to make loads of profit etc :)

I actually got 4 from cpw, but if i didn't, wouldn't buy for over 150, at a push 165 (just my humble op)
[TouchPad General] Haano:
250 i thinks far too much. If you sell it to me for 130 i might consider it, even lower and i will come pick it up.

PM me please if you want to take this further ;)
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
Yup.....Einstein....look further up the thread....I posted how much they were 212 plus I copped a little postage on top of that...plus I have to send it securely...reckon I'll make 20 quid per pad which I don't think is unreasonable....
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
Einstein wasn't all that ;)

You paid 212 per unit? Holy crap.. I would offload asap as I think they will be 185-195 on ebay in the next week. Or do what I did with my spares, give them away to family as presents :)
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
i wasn't lucky enough to get a shout at the first lot. Although I am impressed with it, especially running at 1.8gig
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
I wouldnt pay anything over 200 for a 32GB, and i didnt;)

JD;)
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
I see what you're saying. But you can get them cheaper on eBay if you find the right auction. Where are you based? If I could pick one up save on postage...
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
200 quid!!

I was itching about spending 90 quid for a 16GB! (still didnt get one) and your talking about a 32 gig for more than 200!! Flippin hell!
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
sure. I'm in Bristol....I think special delivery is about 8 quid...that's why I came to 250....
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
Pah, that's typical. I was supposed to be moving back to Bristol for uni next Wed. But the flat has been delayed until October! :mad:

If you have any left come Oct I may pay you a visit.
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
if I can afford to hold on to it then yes....when I say 250 that includes the carriage....as I say I thought I was being up front :-)
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
i think once the gods that are cyanogen get a stable release out that's dual booting then it'll be really good value for money...android man myself (streak and xoom) but I must say I am impressed with it...flies with the f4 kernel on it....its nice to mess around with different stuff sometimes....
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
Don't hold on to one on my account if you find buyers. I'll still keep hunting elsewhere too, hoping some 64GB magically appear ;)
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Then you will be without a great product @ a great price. The touchpad is fantastic! 200 is no money for an adreno chipset and 1 gig of ram tablet with 32gb storage. But personally I would not have paid over 200 for it just because they was fire sold @115

Just remember what they retailed for two weeks ago;)

JD

Sent from my Samsung Galactic Superstar S II
[TouchPad General] dmarchant:
If these are coming from the last shipment into the UK, the price has been put up by the distributor / HP and so the pricing offered probably reflects it. The price on the last ones available are pretty much twice the original fire sale price. I have just secured 5 16GB ones direct from the disti for work colleagues and had to stick with a gross delivered price of £183 each.
[TouchPad General] ComfySofa:
Yeah - i expect thats the case. I reckon that it will be become the HD2 of tablets. Sold my HD2 ages ago and wish that i kept it....
[TouchPad General] alexhayuk:
petition for uk touchpads

sign up

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/touchpads4uk/
[TouchPad General] abc27:
lol

As if HP are going to alter all their plans because of an online petition hosted on ipetitions.com
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Exactly!

Who would be actually that desperate to want one as well. If you missed the fire sale just put up the extra 90 quid and you can have one, if not, quit whining... The 32gb version was 500 quid so your still getting value.

Making a silly petition begging HP for more generosity is just plain stupid. You would be more better off starting a movement against the companies that allowed 100s to be sold to one person. The sale should have been limited and distributed evenly across the general population.

Dixon's, Curry's and PC world shafted the general public buy just selling all their stock to a few people. Its a known fact that eBay sellers have made big £££££.

JD

Sent from my Samsung Galactic Superstar S II
[TouchPad General] markp1989:
I finally got my touchpad throught, 32gb Model from Dixons.

the first one I ordered went missing, I think the Yodel driver stole it :(.

DIxons dispatched this one yesterday (sept 6th) just playing with it now.

When I was on the phone to Dixons about the missing one, they said that they had a few in stock, but they were not updating their website to reflect it, I guess they kept a few back encase there were any lost or damaged during transit.
[TouchPad General] amacrobie:
Vaguely off topic, but insight direct are expecting a delivery of the official HP cases, around £20 a pop - lots cheaper than the rip-off merchants on ebay are asking.
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
No need to wait for insight. You can buy direct for HP for £19.50 and free shipping.

http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webos/uk/en/tablet/touchpad-accessories.html

They also have Touchstone docks for £34.50
[TouchPad General] :
is the official HP touchpad case any good? I'd like to see a review with better pictures than the hp site and weight measurements.
[TouchPad General] stuart_f:
The one thing stopping me from ordering an official case is that the flap that covers the front is not held down in any way, it just flaps about. Many people add an elastic strap to keep it in place. No use if I put the touchpad in a bag for instance.

Video review here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlQxNuXB6-M&feature=related

Case review starts at 1:30, the problem is shown at 2:01
[TouchPad General] curtisf08:
Hi all

ive been following this thread and iTproPortal.com for days about up2date info on where to buy a touchpad in the uk.

Yesterday they hinted that Mobiles.co.uk would be selling HP pre3 + Hp touchpads for £15.50 per month from vodafone on a 2 year contract.

As of today 7/sept ive jus successfully ordered this bundle and i plan 2 offload the contract sim to a relative at £7.50 a months plus im throwin in an old phone NICE!

stands me at £192 now for both HP phone+Touchpad and im now super happy again

(sorry i couldnt post the direct links, my 1st post)
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Thanks for the info!

But i cant seem to find that deal?
[TouchPad General] curtisf08:
Ive just come off the phone to Mobiles.co.uk about an hour ago and they say sold out fast but are expecting 2000 more units within the next 2 days.

I know carphone-warehouse are the parent company to mobiles.co.uk so 2000 units is kinda believable.

try follownig their twitter page @Mobilescouk for updates. I also read that argos might get some stock on the 11-sept
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Sweet thanks!

Im gonna ring up tomorrow as their customer service is closed. See if maybe i can maybe reserve a touchpad from them.
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Been offered two TouchPad's...

£195 for 16gb

£245 for 32gb

Is that worth it? I'm on the fence about it really...
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Dunno about the 32 GB as i dont look for them but the 16GB one seems about right. they are going for about that much on ebay.
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
32GB is high, 16GB is ok... maybe see if CWH get some more and then buy?
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Yeah, I was thinking the 32gb was a little high. I asked him if he could go down to £220~. No reply yet, I'll keep you guys updated...
[TouchPad General] dmarchant:
About £190 - 195 is roughly right for the last shipment to come into the UK. I bought 5 from Insight (the UK distributor who took the last shipment) and they were selling the 16GB on to account holders at £149.99 + VAT and delivery. That gave a final price of just over £182 each. Allowing a small markup gets to about £195. I think a reasonable price is about £35 - £40 more for the 32GB.

I didn't buy to resell by the way - these were all for work colleagues. We are just lucky having an Insight credit account and getting to hear of the shipment.
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
I paid 200 for my 32gb, but i think i got lucky, and it had already been opened and used for one day, the dude could not see a use for it;/ (I told him straight i could lol)

Hang in there, i think 220 is a fair and maximum amount you should go;) 32GB is definitely the size you want because the space gets used fast with vids and music;)

JD
[TouchPad General] jestera:
Back in stock at PC World and Currys

They are back in at PC World and Currys or at least 32GB is. Trouble is you have to buy it with the charger and case for £249.00 all in.
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/hewlet...case-wireless-charging-dock-11342081-pdt.html

Just got one of these. 32gb for £184, absolute bargin!
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
no,

the win was @115;-)

everyone else got royally shafted, but I love it and it saved me 200 on getting an ipad3 around xmas time:-P

JD
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
But they've all gone :(
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
some people I know payed 220 for a 16gb version, eeeeeeeeeekkk

JD
[TouchPad General] JupiterdroidXDA:
exactly...

so its a bargin of sorts....

now lets get Android on this beast and it will make it all worthwhile;-)

JD
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Agreed :)

10char
[TouchPad General] Puenos:
just thought of ordering one.. I thought "yey, finally a store from Europe as US shops won't ship here.. and what now? Dixon's won't ship outside UK too lol.. I'm not the luckiest guy I guess :(

but thanks for the link :)
[TouchPad General] deeman:
Pcworld 32Gb Touchpad with stand and case £250

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hewle...case-wireless-charging-dock-11342081-pdt.html

Use code TABLET5

to get 5% off

works for dixons and pc world
[TouchPad General] shinygerbil:
Just wandered into a Carphone Warehouse and looked at their display TouchPad (!!) and a rep dashed up to me, told me they were out of stock, and that if they were getting more in, they were likely to be contract-only.

Maybe they'll be doing 3G dongle deals or something? Probably a wise idea given the high demand, as not everyone wants to get into a contract, and also a nice way to inflate the price a little (or a lot). But still...hmm. After the way I've been treated by CPW, I don't think I'll bother.
[TouchPad General] leeboy22001:
Tried the PCWorld link, it works, but you can add to basket, goto checkout but then it disappears from your basket :(
[TouchPad General] redbullcat:
Try the Dixons link I posted on the previous page :)
[TouchPad General] leeboy22001:
The same happens on your dixon link :(
[TouchPad General] Delacor:
You must put the Touchpad's Case in the basket too,

worked for me;)
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
all gone now i think
[TouchPad General] pinsb:
It looks like Carphone Warehouse got 3800 into stock and will be shipping them out to the stores this week.
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Where did you get this info from?
[TouchPad General] Fall Guy:
For anyone claiming a partial refund for unit bought before the 23rd August HP just started confirming qualifying claimants :)
[TouchPad General] ApplesRevenge:
I had to chase up my partial refund from Dixons, it's currently being processed.

It is a shame that customers have to chase it up as the partial refund isn't done automatically.
[TouchPad General] benrees21:
They phoned my out of the blue 3 days after ordering and done the refund there and then.

Sent from my Nexus S running NSCollab ROM and Netarchy 1.3.4 CFS Kernel
[TouchPad General] ApplesRevenge:
Really? They never called me, I had called on 5 different occasions and nothing came from it, resorted to twitter which got the issue resolved quickly.
[TouchPad General] dmarchant:
I posted a query through the Dixons web site while mine was still in transit and followed up with phone call as I didn't want to open it without confirmation of a refund. In the end, I had two email confirmations and a phone call on a Saturday morning to confirm it was going through. Took about 5 working days after shipment but was back-dated on the credit card statement.
[TouchPad General] benrees21:
Yes really lol. Twitter these days seems to get a lot of things sorted.

Sent from my Nexus S running NSCollab ROM and Netarchy 1.3.4 CFS Kernel
[TouchPad General] narcist:
CPW are meant to be getting stock this week. call your local.
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Yep this is true, i went to two different cpw stores and both said they do have stock in warehouses and should be getting some soon. plus they got posters up of a deal where you get the palm pre plus the touchpad for £15.50 a month for 24 months
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
CPW stock going on the website for order or store only anyone know?

or is it going to be 'bundle only' like Dixons/PCW did ~ 250 for touchpad + case + dock...
[TouchPad General] ratsta001:
I work for CPW, we have been told these will be through stores only no website etc. And there are bundle connected and standalone on all models (if you can find them) one of our local stores had 18 delivered this morning they were gone by 11:30. We have not been told how long we will be getting stock for but we have been told its obviously very limited so just keep your ear to the ground and fingers crossed.

I can say unlike Dixon's the bundle deals haven't been inflated in fact if you can get one it saves about another fiver :-)

cheers hope this helps
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
sounds good - shame I won't have even the slightest chances of getting to a store :) good luck everyone
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Well im gonna go to cpw everyday this week to make sure i get a touchpad. fingers crossed they aren't sold by the time i get there!
[TouchPad General] curtisf08:
A good friend who works in CPW just told me they have around a 1000# 32gig and about 700# 16gig in there warehouse.

On friday gone he let me see an internal email stating no staff or customers are allowed to reserve touchpads, 1 per person first come first buy.

If your in Manchester, only CPW Arndale Center or Trafford Center will get em. Use ur local to check if stocks are in transit.
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Huh. the 2 stores in Leicester said they dont have them and wont be getting them. Apparently they got an internal mail saying they wont get them... as opposed to what a different staff member said last friday that they might get them.

Is there anyway you can see if the Leicester stores will get them?
[TouchPad General] curtisf08:
yeah I asked my friend if he could check for instore stock but he says he can only check manchester or our region, sounds daft I know but he did say there was 6 units in derby as of yesterday afternoon.

try and get a direct number to your local cpw and keep askin em to check for stock in transit

I dunno what cpw is up to but they where definately drip feedin there flagship shops in manchester last week,

XDA App
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Thanks for the info!
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
6 in derby? that's nice.
[TouchPad General] narcist:
Stores which have stock, as found on hukd by thorien

h**ps://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8V2R3JGqLPzJxoyD2rdGtHBnoTCsv9iFkYygf5Bpe4/mobilebasic?pli=1&hl=en_US

updated 10:14 updated wrong size sorry.

.

*indicate stock change

16gb.

direct stock 127,123*

wednesbury 46,34*

1463-ashford-1, 0*

1003-ayr-1,0*,1*

295-belfast(park ctr)-1

1568-bolton-1,0*

442-bracknell-2,1*

495-caephilly-1, 0*

1833-carmarthen-6,2*,4*,2*

1958-chippenham-2,0*,4*,0*,

1680-ealing2-1,0*

1321-east kilbride-1,0*,1*,

1478-exmouth-1,0*,1*,0*

1431-gillingham-3,0*

465-grantham-5,3*,8*,0*

1872-grimsby-1,5*,0*

1103-hinckley-2,0*

1952-hull (king)-4,3*,5*,3*

1538-hull (stephens)- 2,0*,2*

1882-inverness-4,7*,4*

1469-ipswich-1,0*

1691-kilburn-1,0*

24-leeds (whiterose)-1,0*

820-mansfield-1,5*,1*

1540-middlesbrough-1

858-milton keynes-1,0*

322-milton keynes-2,0*

1479-newbury-2,1*,2*,1*

1935-northampton-2,3*,2*

1427-portsmouth-1,0*

1767-paignton-2

1713-plymouth-2,0*

1125-scunthorpe-(high)- 2

1926-stafford(queens)-1

1950-stratford-0

282-stockton on tees-1,0*

1791-sunderland-1,2*,1*,0*

1924-swansea-1,0*

1901-taunton-1,0*

1622-truro(king)-6,0*

1682-tottenham hale-1,0*

1880-tunbridge-1,0*

1720-white city-2,0*

509-whitehaven-2,1*,2*

1889-windsor-2,0*,2*,0*

617-woolwich(powis)-1,0*

1766-yeovil(middle)-4,7*,3*

32gb

100-direct stock- 28

1463-ashford-1,0*

1888-ballymena-1,0*

295-belfast-1

224-bluewater-1,0*

1568-bolton-1

422-bracknell-4,1*,0*

1833-carmarthen-9,3*,4*

1958-chippenham-6,4*

1680-ealing-1,0*

1321-east kilbride-0,2*

1478-exmouth-4,1*

1431-gillingham-3

465-grantham-12,11*,0*

1872-grimsby-5,0*

1830-guiseley-1,0*

1103-hinkley-7,0*

1952-hull(king)-6,5*

1538-hull(stephens)-0

1882-inverness-8,7*,6*

1469-ipswich-1

187-liverpool aintree-1,0*

820-mansfeild-5

322-milton keynes-1,0*

1479-newbury-3,1*

1935-northampton-3,2*

1767-paignton-6

1713-plymouth- 2

1125-scunthorpe-6

1926-stafford(queens)-5

1950-stratford-1

1791-sunderland-1

1924-swansea-7,2*,1*

1901-taunton-1

1622-truro-6

1880-tunbridge-1

509-whitehaven-1

1889-windsor-2

617-woolwich-1

1766-yeovil-7,5*
[TouchPad General] psp888:
That list is suspicious, Chippenham doesn't even have a carphonewarehouse!
[TouchPad General] Higadeb:
Agreed, Tunbridge doesn't exist, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells do but no stock.
[TouchPad General] mat_1_uk:
And Scarborough not even on list ?
[TouchPad General] sckc23:
I thought chippenham did have CPW, and i heard people getting a touchpad earlier today from the branch.. Its somehow not listed on CPW store finder (which was there when i searched last week) but google search found one on high street.

This list is compiled by a member @ HUKD website who works at CPW. he has been really helpful and a lot of people managed to grab a TP according to his stock list.
[TouchPad General] Brendo:
Just confirming, went in this morn and there's none availible at st johns wood cpw or the couple of stores nearby :(

----
[TouchPad General] profspudhed:
just so everyone knows they arent completely gone, i asked the other day in carphonewarehouse and was told no but they have some in the warehouse that are there for insurance and reserved ones, he said it was unlikely but keep checking in, so today i did, and the lovely sales assistant told me they had one single 32gb one left at £115 so i grabbed it, theyre still out there people!
[TouchPad General] Brendo:
lucky! surprising staff dont just snap them all up
[TouchPad General] ronilzizou:
Nice! Lucky you man!

Guess ill have to go down to Leicester stores again and have a look. The staff must hate me now! :P

EDIT: Well i got one of Ebay, 32 gb for £190 + Postage. Still a good deal!
[TouchPad General] addnaan:
thanksssssss
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
managed to get 2 orders of 2 units (4) b4 the crash :)
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
will sell any excess on here IF all of my orders come though
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
to answer my phone question - apparently the CPW site doesnt like you buying stuff on firefox or chrome - the buy button doesnt appear!
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
I used chrome (OSX) and was fine
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
dont suppose you'd sell me one at the price you paid? :D
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
Obviously!! I dont intend to profit if thats what you mean!! That would be lame!!
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
lol first refusal? :P

I remember the 2nd XMAS of the Wii - people were buying them for 179 - selling for 399....

I bought 5 in the end, sold them all for 179 - didnt make a penny - felt good inside though (if not poorer than i could have been) :)

currently lurking on argos.co.uk and play.com to see if they drop them.
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
I know there are 100+ units that dont have price drop, will order 2 when price alters and post the link. They just need to get confirmation that HP will refund, but thats just a few calls away
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
I got the confirmation page on cpw, but not received an e-mail :/
[TouchPad General] chaywa:
Can I have first dibs as the creator of this thread?

Please!

Tried ordering one at CPW, said it went through fine but no confirmation emails yet. Tempted to head down there for 9am tomorrow morning and get one at my local.

Got one reserved for Argos but we'll see if they change there prices tomorrow!
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
I keep hoping that play.com will just update their prices... when i spoke to them on the phone they said they were aware of it and the team were dealing with it at the moment... whatever that means :p gets my hopes up though
[TouchPad General] Lothaen:
not a bad idea to reserve.... i guess no cancellation charges or anything?

edit@: only problem for me - none of the stores near me have it in stock for reserve
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
well I'm in same boat, no confirmation e-mail :(
[TouchPad General] deanwray:
oh an i think android Devs should get 1st refusal of any spare units :)