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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
I want my damn touchpad!!!!!

Got my Paypal refund just now...
Are you willing to pay a bit more to get the Asus tablet? Very good price.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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Can anyone recommend a really thin (hard shell) case? I went down to Fusion of Ideas and got the Carbon Fiber back and clear front put on like so:



I like the backing alot - gives it some texture so it's not as slippery, but I'm thinking I may want an actual hard case when I travel with it.

Also, thinking of getting the keyboard; I've been using my GF's Ipad Zaggmate aluminum case+BT Keyboard, and it actually sits up in landscape pretty ok:



I find its alot easier to use a keyboard when typing on forums.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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I'm not crazy about the case with the touchstone, the lid should have a way to stay open to show the clock.
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Are you willing to pay a bit more to get the Asus tablet? Very good price.
I wouldn't mind the transformer but, I'm not a fan of honeycomb. If I go android for tablet I want to see what they do with Ice cream sandwich(?) or the J-named dessert...
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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
Ok so a local person just posted 2 hours ago 4 16gb touchpads on craigslist for $120 each. I am going to pickup 1 or 2 of them if they still haven't been spoken for already. Anyone else want one with just adding shipping on top of that?
if you can get me one, i will be forever grateful
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Old Sep 3, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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i want it
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 01:17 AM
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Hmmm I know of a office depot that had a demo unit as of last week. Wonder if they'll sell it, and for how much...


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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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don't get a demo unit. They have demo software on them and people are having a hard time getting them to work properly. They don't work like normal consumer touchpads
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 07:58 AM
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This was awesome for football yesterday. I bought the Sports Live! App and it works as described.Needs a bit of polish, though.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BraveDemon
Can anyone recommend a really thin (hard shell) case? I went down to Fusion of Ideas and got the Carbon Fiber back and clear front put on like so:



I like the backing alot - gives it some texture so it's not as slippery, but I'm thinking I may want an actual hard case when I travel with it.

Also, thinking of getting the keyboard; I've been using my GF's Ipad Zaggmate aluminum case+BT Keyboard, and it actually sits up in landscape pretty ok:



I find its alot easier to use a keyboard when typing on forums.
That looks really good. I wonder how charging would be affected. Case + keyboard looks awesome. Anyone tried a BT mouse?
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 08:02 AM
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demo unit issues
http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touc...y-repairs.html
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 09:30 AM
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touchstone is $57 on amazon. were $69 last week. gonna wait longer and see if they go down further.

hp has them for $56

http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/pro...339AA%2523ABA?
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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Should I unbox the second one?
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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No, how about $200 + Paypal and shipping?




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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by WILLDOGS
Doesn't sound like very much of an issue to me......
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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Office Max has them for $399 in today's paper ad.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sho_nuff1997
Office Max has them for $399 in today's paper ad.
Yeah saw that.
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Old Sep 4, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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Now that I finally got my shipping notice for the case and stand, I may be interested in a keyboard.
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
Doesn't sound like very much of an issue to me......
Wel it is because eventhough there is a way to sort of get it out of Demo mode and install the standard OS.... There are still issues with associating a WebOS Account to the device which means no Market access etc... Pretty much would be a boring tablet with no apps to install.
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by WILLDOGS
Wel it is because eventhough there is a way to sort of get it out of Demo mode and install the standard OS.... There are still issues with associating a WebOS Account to the device which means no Market access etc... Pretty much would be a boring tablet with no apps to install.
webdr erases it
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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They're getting closer...

Dual Boot WebOS and Android 2.3

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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 10:54 PM
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^ Yeah, I've been following the progress on rootzwiki and in the devs irc. CM7 team seems to be the furthest along (they have single touch working on the screen which has been the biggest obstacle so far).

Probably going to be atleast another month before an alpha release, but still that's lightning fast given that the android port project was only announced 2-3 weeks ago and devs pretty much had to work from scratch.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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Will sell for $375 shipped
Unboxed Touchpad 16 GB
Unboxed Touchstone charger
Unboxed HP Touchpad Case
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:01 PM
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200 margin.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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Whiskers's DNA does carry a premium.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Majofo
200 margin.
TP was 110 with tax and shipping
Case was $55
Tstone was $60

Check your math.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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$150 premium
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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Mine is supposed to be arriving at my house today, so tonight should be fun although I'm painting rooms in my house. May just bring it to work tomorrow and waste my day messing with it here.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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OK, this is fucked up.

Cost Central, on the pages for both the case and touchstone claim they are sent by USPS, and no tracking information is provided. Then on my invoice it says FedEx shipping.

Then they send me a UPS tracking number.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
$150 premium
Really...?

With a wife that earns more than most of us combined here, you need the extra $150...why?

Just asking. Like I said, it's not like you need the extra few bucks.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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you can do MUCH better on eBay with NEW product....

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=....c0.m270.l1313
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Really...?

With a wife that earns more than most of us combined here, you need the extra $150...why?

Just asking. Like I said, it's not like you need the extra few bucks.
Just because she earns high, it does not mean his allowance is good
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Really...?

With a wife that earns more than most of us combined here, you need the extra $150...why?

Just asking. Like I said, it's not like you need the extra few bucks.
cause.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TeknoKing
you can do MUCH better on eBay with NEW product....

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=....c0.m270.l1313
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TeknoKing
you can do MUCH better on eBay with NEW product....

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=....c0.m270.l1313
Hmm..

Ok $350
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
cause.
Just asking.

It's yours and more power to you if anyone is willing to pay for your asking price.


But, yeah...consider me as not agreeing with you.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Screw it, Ill keep it as a second one if they are not worth much.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
Screw it, Ill keep it as a second one if they are not worth much.
And also, if you're serious about selling it, go to the Black Market before Ron A shows you the true meaning of scalping.
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