yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[TouchPad General] Falstafff:
It makes sense though that the quantity is changing. The fine print says one per customer, and I think they are cancelling double orders. I just had a double order cancelled myself.
[TouchPad General] cbf123:
I suspect they're dribbling thing out in batches

This way they're limited in terms of how much risk there is of overselling.
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
I was going to try an buy another 16GB from rapid, they had 0 on hand within 15 minutes.

They had a few 32GB on hand, by the time my g/f got her card out they were gone.

I show this charge as pending on my AmEx as well...AmEx has top notch service for disputes if there are any problems...

I hope, with any luck, I'll have two of them, one from Erwin and one from rapid.

But time will tell....

If anyone calls Erwin, I'd like to hear their response.
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
Just got off the phone with RapidBuyr. The customer rep I talked with spoke with her manager and whats happening is when you add a item to your cart it puts a reserve on that item for ~30 minutes (there's a quality improvement tip there onsale!!!) and if they don't complete the sale it that hold gets released and the number goes back up. That's why its going from 0 to 5 or in between. My order has been confirmed by the sales department so go ahead guys order away!
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
The wepage won't load for me god damn it I'm mad. I've been trying for days to get one. If ne one gets an extra 16 or 32 and wouldn't mind selling to me please pm I can't take this ne more lol
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
Please I will paypal someone the money right away !!! Why won't it load !!! :(
[TouchPad General] liquidice007:
I think a larger website linked to them, they got swamped and it crashed their server.
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
I called Nd they said thier website crashed now I'm sure I won't be able to get it....ugh five minutes too late ....again....

Fml haha
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
Thanks guys..... I said go buy away not crash the server....... now i can't get order updates..... xD LOL
[TouchPad General] LBCaptivate:
Under order status at Rapidbuyr it shows that my order is confirmed. Once they issue a tracking number I will now that the order actually went through. Time will tell!
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
Taken from my receipt.

Have a question? Email us at support@rapidbuyr.com or call us at (855)55-RAPID
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
If you got a confirmed then it went through. I called up with my order status showed the same thing. As long as 300 people didn't try to order since my post you should be fine. If your concerned call up NOW before their phones get over loaded and have your order number ready (the 18467 number) and have them confirmed it went through. I think their merchant system is better setup then ONSALE's crap that i went through....
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
Taken from their website:

"Sorry, inventory has been allocated to other buyers.

Inventory for this deal has been exhausted. There are units currently in shopping carts of other buyers. For abandoned carts or buyers who cancel their orders prior to confirmation, units may be returned to inventory. Please check back later."

So check back in about 20-30 minutes, there is bound to be a few people who changed their minds and you might get lucky!
[TouchPad General] LBCaptivate:
Looks like my order was about 130 orders before yours. Keeping my fingers crossed. I was able to buy a 32g that first day BB was selling them last week. I was not even looking for one then. I just happend to see a big line at BB, asked what they were buying and got their last 32g then. This one is for my girlfiend.
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
I just called, talked to Susanne in Service and I tried to lighten the mood with a quick joke.

She sounded stressed...but she was as pleasant and helpful as can be.

I asked her to confirm my order number, which she talked to her manager and did within a minute. I laughed and said I'm probably the 15,000 person to call and these things are the new Holy Grail...she kinda laughed.

Remember, if you're calling, you're probably one of hundreds...instead of being demanding or rude, go over the top nice and be courteous. It goes a long way...
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
Da o.o Thats the same person I talked with. Oh boyyy looks like there is only one person on the phones. All hell is about to break loose with these touchpad orders. BE VERY NICE to her. And yeah she did sound stressed too when I talked with her too. Good luck!
[TouchPad General] sainth:
thanks, r_3

if you work for them or whatever, it's awesome that some of us here got orders in before the hoards descended!
[TouchPad General] Falstafff:
Claudface, keep trying, mine has reloaded now. It is still showing 0, but you never know.

At this point I will grab any I get. The first goes to my forum Moderator DeCadence, but then I'll hook you up. I owe this thread big time!
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
Thanks I've been sitting for like 40 minutes refreshing and no luck :( if u get ne extra please let me know!!!

I bet u people.write scripts for stuff like this and getem all lol
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
Yeah Calud, keep trying man. I was so pissed off at onsale for their mess and thought I wouldn't get another shot at getting a 32GB TP at 150 but looks like I got lucky. Even if they do sell out, there is always HP since they will be having stock back in soon.
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
I'll never stop bwahaha til I get one. My classes today are pretty much useless now haha.

It sucks cause the site crashed in front of me when i clicked on see the deals :-(

I know HP will getrm but sooo many people are on that auto notify I consider that game over.

All I want is one tobget Android and Mrs around with and enjoy....
[TouchPad General] Falstafff:
Remember, though, the bold part below...

"Sorry, inventory has been allocated to other buyers.

Inventory for this deal has been exhausted. There are units currently in shopping carts of other buyers. For abandoned carts or buyers who cancel their orders prior to confirmation, units may be returned to inventory. Please check back later."

Going to become well acquainted with my F5 button today...
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
Yeah I was told on the phone that the hold for a item is about ~30 minutes. So keep that in mind when ordering or "F5"ing
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
Thing is I've done it over hour so how could there be any left its been well over thirty minutes ??
[TouchPad General] thebaka18:
Yeah I been noticing that too. Keep checking. There might be hope still.
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
Do you guys know the most up to date place to check???

I really don't wanna miss out on the next one???
[TouchPad General] Falstafff:
Daily deal just changed to something else at rapidbuyr. Hmmm.....
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
:( Yup also saw that
[TouchPad General] Gopena:
One peice of advice

CALL YOUR LOCAL BEST BUY, and get the next truck's arrival time. BB puts stock out as its unloaded off the truck.

The word right now is that BB and HP are the only ones getting stock from here on out, unless you hear otherwise :D Heading to my store today at 5 or so in hopes of getting one off the truck when It comes in (IF they even do today)
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
I talked to my buddy who works warehouse at bb and he said there's none coming...at least at his store ...so all my hopes in HP.

I already imagine how fun this tablet could be. With everyone getting it it'll be like the hd2 of tablets lol

Except not entirely true at all of course
[TouchPad General] idlacrosseplayer:
It's sad that so many people (myself included) got screwed by companies who didn't have procedures in place to handle large orders. It's even more sad to see the outrage because of it.

While I'm sad that 3 companies failed to deliver to me, and my bank won't release the funds, I am by no means outraged; there is some serious hatred hitting the Internet right now...
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
Lol i agree I got screwed too but life goes on...I'm sure no one intended for this to happen. How often do things like this even happen you know...
[TouchPad General] sewhuy:
Just spoke with a Bestbuy rep in one if the SoCal stores and was informed all stores in the area will no longer be receiving new stock.

Call made@ 1310 hours. Sorry for the bad news
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
God I might have to wait and find one on craigslist.... :(
[TouchPad General] aim1126:
I was able to find one on craigslist for 200 (32gb) not bad considering it used to cost $600 a month ago. Hp is supposed to start selling them again next week. If I'm able to buy one ill post it here for anybody interested
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
Thanks ! Maybe ill get lucky and even get one from HP who knows
[TouchPad General] paximos:
I have a 16 and 32 gig...Unopened

I wonder how much one would pay for them?

By accident, bought 2 from Best Buy yesterday and have them on hand, and have one coming from HP...

Edit: (not trying to make money)

I went to Best Buy to buy and iPod case for my daughter, there was a line and I just got in. Had a very nice conversation with a couple of people and ended up getting a 16 and 32 (only one of each per person)...Not trying to make money, we have an iPad, an iPod, Xoom and an Android phone..Just curious as to how HP did...Got the 32gig out of the box, installed Preware, optimzed it (zdnet.com has good article and links)...it works great. I have one coming from HP too, but no rush now. I think I am going to install the 16gig under the counter or on the fridge door and use it for cooking websites. Don't know what I will do with the 32gig from HP!!
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
Post number 37, the slick deals link has all the best info rolled into one.

Tools, sites, etc.

Guys, and by no means am I defending HP or other...you can't plan for something like this.

Hurricane Katrina comes to mind. You can plan all you want, something comes along completely unplanned for and unexpected.

If they only cut the price 25%, do you think there would be this frenzy? No...

At the Best Buy I went to yesterday, I was 7th in line. I got there 15 minutes before the doors opened. The first guy in line, no idea how long he was there, got the first and only 2 at this store. I'm not begrudging him...he played the game right. He wanted it the most. Good for him...

Same thing here. Some people have the time to scour the net...some people only have the luck of it falling in their lap. I have two pending charges on my card.

Anyone on this thread knows how fast they sellout...if your 100 or 150 bucks or so causes you to be in that bad of a financial bind, then this shouldn't have been a purchase in the first place....
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
I watched quite a few on ebay recently, and quite a few ended and got relisted...

You can probably get 200 to 250 for the 16GB on fleabay and 225 to 300 for the 32GB. Then pay fees, paypal, etc.
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
Well if your not trying to make money and wouldn't mind shipping it , id happily take it and cover shipping and price...I'm so sick of looking for them I just wanna be done.

I'm located in Chicago. Is seriously appreciate it!!

Let me know!!

Pm or reply whichever :)
[TouchPad General] dubie76:
Ill pay $130 +shipping for a 16gb tab.
[TouchPad General] claud_face:
I was thinking the 32gb one but yea you obviously.could sell it for more on eBay or start taking best offers from people but if your ok with same price plus shipping ...you'd make my day lol
[TouchPad General] robertjohnson2006:
I am interested in the touchpad, pm me price + shipping, I can send via paypal!!!!!!

need one for my wife, she likes to draw and wants a tablet for drawing/art stuff.
[TouchPad General] tiny17:
You should probably look to spending a lot more on a tablet with an active digitizer then.
[TouchPad General] bgroins:
Some coworkers and I ordered 32 GB models from here and got confirmations. But I've been canceled so many times it's kind of hard to keep the faith.

I want to believe.
[TouchPad General] SimonTuffGuy:
My work got 5 32GB's in stock this afternoon... Have 4 16GB and 4 more 32GB's that should be in on Monday.

I grabbed one of the 32's because I couldn't pass up the price... Waiting to see what we do with the rest of them. :)
[TouchPad General] idlacrosseplayer:
Where do you work? Can I buy one? :-)
[TouchPad General] SimonTuffGuy:
I'm with a small computer shop in Central PA. Just so happens that we've got 2 awesome vendors who let us in on their deals before their inventory got depleted.

We've got 7 employees... And I know that most of them were interested in getting their hands on one as well.

Once I have an idea of what inventory looks like, I'll post back availability, if any. Til then, please refrain from the PMs about buying.

thanks! :P
[TouchPad General] riotburn:
the wiz just cancelled my order, looking to buy one if any yous has an extra :D
[TouchPad General] r_3:
Hey guys, I do work at RapidBuyr and can confirm that it is a legit site. I was not spamming, I was attempting to help you guys out and I am glad that a few of you got the deal!

We only had 35 of each and they literally sold out in a few minutes. We constantly have great deals on electronics and feel free to spread the word!
[TouchPad General] ahmadshawki:
If anyone is still interested, this site has the 32GB version:

http://www.directron.com/fb356utaba.html
[TouchPad General] SteveRiley:
Already out. You can add one to your cart, then you're presented with this wonderfully turgid error message:

"OK is not currently available"? Lol.
[TouchPad General] Txsrooster:
I get same..glad to see some people got in on the rapid buyr thingy.
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
My apologies for saying you were a spammer. You understand how that looked and how fast things get out of hand on the web.

That being said...once I get mine in my hands from your site (I called and confirmed) I will be posting back about the whole experience.

Thank you for posting the site....
[TouchPad General] idlacrosseplayer:
Bump

I'd like to bump this thread, as it has helped several people already.
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
I have been calling Erwin computers since yesterday, via the number on their site and on my receipt.

It's been busy...I've called 5 or 6 times.

I'm very confident Rapid is going to come through with flying colors.

The Erwin folks, I'm 50/50 on whether I get it from them or not.

Here are the most common links I've been using.

HP

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...eryString=&searchQuery=HP+Touchpad&aoid=35252

Best Buy 32GB

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemp...contract_desc=2+YEARS+NEW&pageMode=searchmode

Best Buy 16GB

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemp...contract_desc=2+YEARS+NEW&pageMode=searchmode
[TouchPad General] LBCaptivate:
If my order status is confirmed, does that mean I got the deal? Just curious, I got the same from B&N and then had the order cancelled a day later.

Thanks for the deal!
[TouchPad General] dajogejr:
Call them with your order number (mine started with 18XXX)

Be nice...they've been getting hammer with calls I'm sure.

They will verify your order in a minute or so..
[TouchPad General] :
Anyone help me get one please? Im in the uk many many thanks :D
[TouchPad General] Txsrooster:
I was the one who suggested it may be spam..but it turns out I was wrong. You are a person of their word..and I apologize for insinuating that you were anything but.
[TouchPad General] madtopcoder:
I want one but my order got canceled. Now it seems I will not have one period because all the web sites and local stores don't carry anymore. Time to move on for something else.
[TouchPad General] zmk76:
Just picked up two from Aarons sales and leasing. Out the door with tax $152.99 each.

They will tell you on the phone they are only for purchase with a laptop. If you go there or know someone that works there they will sell them carryout or on a 6 month lease for $39. 99 a month.
[TouchPad General] Haano:
UK Anyone?

Anyone know where to get it from the UK?

I've tried Argos, Currys, PC World, Asda, sainsburys, Tesco, Hp.com, plus its been taken off their websites (except argos)

Everywhere's sold out

Any ideas?
[TouchPad General] :
+1
[TouchPad General] sakuul:
They do indeed have them in stock, but will only sell with a lease agreement
[TouchPad General] zmk76:
Well I got mine carryout, but you could always lease it, make one payment and then payoff the lease. They advertise 90 days same as cash.
[TouchPad General] punkthemonk:
clever boxes ltd sell them on ebay right now. I got mine from them.
[TouchPad General] sakuul:
Went to 3 diferent aarons the won't sell them at all without something else with it

Thinking it a Michigan thing, they said something about a webmail
[TouchPad General] pewpewbangbang:
link? and how much
[TouchPad General] keekah:
Called a couple Aarons around the north houston area. One said 800. One said coming September. And the last and final one I called said 180. So there you go people. Aarons is like the only physical store with them but for almost twice the price.
[TouchPad General] sakuul:
Called there customer service # , was told it was at the stores discretion
[TouchPad General] madtopcoder:
If it is close to 200, I rather get a new Acer tablet. It was on sale on amazon couple days ago for 370. Open an amazon card cut it down to 330. Then 100 gift card cuts it down to 230 with free shipping. I saw many touchpads selling for 220 on eBay. Nah, not getting it.
[TouchPad General] Haano:
UK anyone

Cheers mna but clever boxes ltd sell the 16gb for more than double its current fire sale price so ill pass on that one. Ill wait a bit if i cant get my hands on one cause hp have said more cheap tablets on the way :D
[TouchPad General] vasmi:
If u live in Miami area the bb on bird rd will be passing out tickets for HP touchpads they have 50 of each some people already in line also one in sawgrass shows on bb site they have in store I guess they will also do the same the lady I talked to in bird road location said coral gables location Also had some good luck
[TouchPad General] lioryte:
Dadeland or Pinecrest? is it over or opening 2morrow?
[TouchPad General] lioryte:
LOL ?Here is the Bird Rd Store as it was at 6:30AM Looked to be about 100 ppl and counting. I honestly don't think #30 and ^ in line will get anything, but what do I know???
[TouchPad General] tiny17:
Shheeesh, don't these people have something better to do? Spend 5 hours in a line, or just pay $100 more for a tablet? I guess some people don't value their time as much as others.
[TouchPad General] tiny17:
Here is a strange one:

Aug 27, 2011 8:59 AM Delivered, Raleigh, NC Left on porch. Signature Service not requested.

So I am on the second floor - with my blinds open so I can see everything in front of my house. I have been here for the past hour. No FedEx vehicle has been by. I would have seen it. There is nothing on my porch.
[TouchPad General] Falstafff:
My order for a 32gb from rapidbuyr has been confirmed. Sent an email to custserv testerday and lady said everything good to go, will ship Monday and ccards will be charged then.
[TouchPad General] cordell12:
Check with the Aaron's in Baytown. I got mine there a day ago, she told me she has access to pull them from any store around. She also said that many stores in the area still have them, limit 1 per customer though.
[TouchPad General] icesteam:
Anyone know where to buy cheapest Hp touchstone dock charger with shipping ?
[TouchPad General] lioryte:
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3252449
[TouchPad General] Txsrooster:
Went to the Aarons in Texas City. They have them but you have to purchase a computer and do the financing. Asked how that was going..not to well was the answer.
[TouchPad General] daddymatt:
I got one! Thanks!

Sent from the best phone on the planet (SGS2) running the best ROM on the planet (Cognition S2)!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
I'm having trouble flashing a kernel. I've compiled the 2.3.4 kernel (faux's kernel, and i'm using ken's 2.3.4 ROM) and i am trying to fastboot the resulting zImage to my device with no luck. i keep getting either an error, or no action at all.

using the below command, the image is sent, bootloader mode, but just sits there forever.

fastboot boot zimage zImage

and below just gives an error such as FAILED: 0x30003000.

fastboot flash zimage zImage

i've searched the forum and see talk about needing the ramdisk, but i'm new to that. my nexus one i was able to just flash the zimage directly after compile with no ramdisk with it.

however i did give the ramdisk a shot. i took my nand backup, pulled the boot.img from it. then broke that up with an extract perl script i found from google, got the resulting ramdisk, which actually looked like the same size as the HKTW ramdisk, both at 152kb. but alas, i just get a boot loop when i use the ramdisk with the following command:

fastboot flash:raw boot zImage ramdisk.gz

so i'm kinda stuck here and hope someone could give me a pointer. thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guidoido004:
i had this while trying to flash xoom's kernel
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
interesting so you think there is no solution and it has something to do with tegra devices? i can't imagine it's impossible else how are we making custom ROMs!

anyone else have hints? i doubt recovery matters, but i'm using CWM. i even tried wiping dalvik cache before the flash. since fastbooting a kernel doesnt use recovery but the bootloader, recovery prob does not matter either way.

anyone have the ramdisk they could send me? i'm using 2.3.4 ken's ROM. maybe i just goofed on extracting the ramdisk myself.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
anyone have any additional advice or tips on the kernel zimage and flashing it to the atrix? i'm at my wits end here. i've tried for 5 days everything i could think of and just CANNOT flash the kernel that i compiled.

i also compiled it about 30 times thinking something screwed up. but seems like i just cant flash it to device. thanks.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stephen Who:
use cwm? thats how I flashed the kernel. went perfectly.

also, are you unlocked?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
Well this is a zimage because I compiled the source and that's what's giving me trouble flashing to the phone.

I'd have to bundle into a flashable zip to use CWM and I need the ramdisk to do that.

Yes I'm unlocked.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Clown:
Movd to proper section
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acerbix:
Here is a (roundabout) way:

Not sure if you found an answer - but here is a roundabout way:

Start with an existing CWM kernel zip file and extract the boot image off it. Then follow the instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=443994

to get the ramdisk from the image.

Now - since you compiled your own kernel, assuming you know your way around Linux - you might need to adapt the command to match your linux installation, paths, etc.

Also - You might want to use moto-fastboot instead of the stock android fastboot:

sudo moto-fastboot flash:raw boot zImage mynewimage.img-ramdisk.cpio.gz

where zImage is the zImage compiled by you, and the ramdisk.cpio.gz is the ramdisk you extracted. This is how I load my own kernels onto my Atrix - and has worked for me. I just use a standard ramdisk image - makes life easier :)

Cheers.