Hewlett-Packard: TouchPad News and Discussion Thread
08-29-2011, 12:01 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:02 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:03 PM
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Creepy guy in the mirror.
The camera on this thing absolutely sucks!!! Fortunately I dont really care about it, but it surprises me that they neglected that component. The image quality is typical of 5 year old camera phones.
08-29-2011, 12:04 PM
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Its a sickness...
08-29-2011, 12:06 PM
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BOM Price is ~340. So from that POV, yes. If I could score a XOOM tablet for less that 400, I'd go that route. There's also option C, you and I can go to HP and light that bitch on fire.
08-29-2011, 12:12 PM
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Nook color is 7" screen.
No want.
No want.
08-29-2011, 12:15 PM
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Do not want XOOM tablet. Need at least IPS display like the transformer or iirc galaxy tab
08-29-2011, 12:18 PM
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Is honeycomb any better then 2.x?
08-29-2011, 12:18 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:23 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:25 PM
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If I'm on the go, I have my phone...
08-29-2011, 12:26 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:27 PM
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Hows the performance with the Nook Color with 3.1?
08-29-2011, 12:35 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:41 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:43 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:53 PM
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What?
08-29-2011, 12:54 PM
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08-29-2011, 12:56 PM
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08-29-2011, 01:05 PM
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08-29-2011, 01:07 PM
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08-29-2011, 01:09 PM
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08-29-2011, 01:25 PM
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Two huge reasons why other tablets are priced the same:
1) They think to compete with Apple, you need to price the same as Apple. Microsoft learned the hard way, and now these guys will as well. Apple has such an entrenched user base that you have to undercut them even with the same or better hardware/experience. This is marketing fail.
2) Economies of scale. Apple has the manufacturing corner almost all locked up, especially with displays. The other manufacturers are making a conscious decision to try and make a profit on each one sold, because they don't have the ecosystem in place to gain sales afterward like Apple can. This is why most people think the Amazon tablet will come in under Apple, because they can get the revenue on the back end with media sales.
Amazon, in reality, is the only one who will seriously threaten Apple.
1) They think to compete with Apple, you need to price the same as Apple. Microsoft learned the hard way, and now these guys will as well. Apple has such an entrenched user base that you have to undercut them even with the same or better hardware/experience. This is marketing fail.
2) Economies of scale. Apple has the manufacturing corner almost all locked up, especially with displays. The other manufacturers are making a conscious decision to try and make a profit on each one sold, because they don't have the ecosystem in place to gain sales afterward like Apple can. This is why most people think the Amazon tablet will come in under Apple, because they can get the revenue on the back end with media sales.
Amazon, in reality, is the only one who will seriously threaten Apple.
08-29-2011, 01:32 PM
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My phone already has a 4.3" screen so whatever I get needs to be 9 or 10" to make it worth it.
08-29-2011, 01:51 PM
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Mine still says shipping tomorrow not holding my breath but will jump for joy and yell and scream in celebration if it does.
08-29-2011, 02:12 PM
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Then you better hope I get my two TouchPads or find two and sell them to me at original HP pricing.
08-29-2011, 02:13 PM
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Downloaded SuperNES for WebOS and downloading ROMs. It begins.
08-29-2011, 02:31 PM
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Original HP Firesale Pricing
08-29-2011, 02:48 PM
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Hmmmm found a local guy selling a 32gb Xoom Tablet that he has only had for a week with a case for only $350. Sounds too good to be true.
08-29-2011, 02:51 PM
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