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**FINAL** HP TouchPad Fire Sale Starts November 1st

32GB Model HP TouchPads will be $149.99 with the exception of one thing........
YOU MUST PURCHASE A LAPTOP/DESKTOP IN ORDER TO GET THE TABLET FOR THE FIRE SALE PRICE.
If you purchase the TouchPad as a standalone device you will be charged $599.99
Good Job HP And Best Buy......GOOD JOB
So my question is....Who Is Taking The Plunge?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395544,00.asp#fbid=gEAbSeNW-tS

That's dirty. Best Buy exclusive? Lame. You have to buy a junk laptop to lock into the fire sale. Wonder if they'd let it slide if you return the laptop. I guess they would catch it or have already set preventitive measures.

chrischoi said:
That's dirty. Best Buy exclusive? Lame. You have to buy a junk laptop to lock into the fire sale. Wonder if they'd let it slide if you return the laptop. I guess they would catch it or have already set preventitive measures.
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If you return the laptop they will charge you the difference
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Wonder where they got that inventory... Not a terrible deal I suppose if you just had to have a prebuilt computer.
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i wonder if it'll still be effective around black friday time hmm...i need to buy a pc for the family

TweetyBear said:
i wonder if it'll still be effective around black friday time hmm...i need to buy a pc for the family
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They'd probably set a bar for Black Friday deals not apply or a price limit if they'll even have them around that time.

The only way I see this working is find someone that wants to buy a pc and go with them and you fork out the $150. Other than that I don't see anyone buying a pc just to get a touchpad. The first fire sale was bait for something like this.
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My mom needs a laptop, think Im gonna have her wait til the 1st. I dont need a TP but it would be nice to have just to flip for some extra cash.

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They'd probably set a bar for Black Friday deals not apply or a price limit if they'll even have them around that time.
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blah, that's why i don't shop at bestbuy much. glad i got my tp

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HP really played dirty on this one. I need a new laptop but am waiting to buy on BLACK FRIDAY. I was really pissed when i received the email stating they can't meet the demands for their last batch of touch pads (something like that). Now its only available in best buy SMH

charlieb620 said:
The only way I see this working is find someone that wants to buy a pc and go with them and you fork out the $150. Other than that I don't see anyone buying a pc just to get a touchpad. The first fire sale was bait for something like this.
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More than likely they want to capitalize on the hype the fire sale generated.

thats no good.. i have to spend money on a laptop then its cheaper?

paintballa809 said:
thats no good.. i have to spend money on a laptop then its cheaper?
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Your 2 weeks late anyway.
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I recently got an e-mail from Tiger Direct and they were doing this. Received it but about 20 minutes after I looked at it online, they were sold out.

Im just going to buy one off of ebay I found one for 180 new which was good enough for me. poor touchpad imo they looked so beautiful.

Midnight release???

So im just wondering if anyone knows if therell be a midnight release for the nexus 4 or if anyone knows when the orders will go live any info can be helpful!!
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Nobody knows but why the panic?
Its not gonna sell out on the first day, people thought this with the nexus 7 pre-order.
.... Yet all orders from the first WEEK were in the 1st wave of dispatches.
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No panic im selling my phone so I want to order it asap so I dont have to go too long with out one you know!!!
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I was wondering the same thing.
chrisjcks said:
Nobody knows but why the panic?
Its not gonna sell out on the first day, people thought this with the nexus 7 pre-order.
.... Yet all orders from the first WEEK were in the 1st wave of dispatches.
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So were pre-orders for the Nexus 7 started at midnight?

I would think there to be a tremendous difference in demand between a lame ass 7" tab and a quad core 2gb mobile phone with the latest hardware priced insanely cheaper domestically than elsewhere. Insanely cheaper, period.
Never know but I don't expect the 16gb Nexus 4 to last 5min.

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I was wondering the same thing.
So were pre-orders for the Nexus 7 started at midnight?
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No preorders started as soon as Google io was finished

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-4/222850-info-nexus-4-t-mobile.html#post2301584
Well there ya go. Part of me didn't want to post it as to steer people away from bringing down the site, but meh, I'll be optimistic that Google has enough stock + demand isn't THATT high.

dralways said:
I would think there to be a tremendous difference in demand between a lame ass 7" tab and a quad core 2gb mobile phone with the latest hardware priced insanely cheaper domestically than elsewhere. Insanely cheaper, period.
Never know but I don't expect the 16gb Nexus 4 to last 5min.
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Why?
Only people who follow these tech sites know about the Nexus 4 here in the UK, no tv, radio, newspaper articles have been shown.
We also get stock from a totally different country to US orders.
For the mast majority, only people who go into an O2 store will know about it, and their stock differs from the playstore stock.
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What does spam f5 mean and what kind of info should you have ready?
I have already bought stuff from the Google Play store so they have all my details. I figured I would just sign in well before midnight and when the Nexus 4 became available I would select it to buy.
Has anyone bought like a device on the first day available and would like to share what happened?

donec said:
What does spam f5 mean and what kind of info should you have ready?
I have already bought stuff from the Google Play store so they have all my details. I figured I would just sign in well before midnight and when the Nexus 4 became available I would select it to buy.
Has anyone bought like a device on the first day available and would like to share what happened?
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Assuming you're serious, spamming F5 means quickly and repeatedly pressing the F5 key on the keyboard, to constantly refresh the webpage in hopes of it letting you order the phone

I have never heard of that before even though I have been around computers since the 70's. Thanks for the clarification.

I thinking the UK is going to be the easier place to get a midnight order done. There have been no ads or whatever as someone in this thread has already said. Also, here in the UK the majority of people buy off contract phones so this one isn't going to be that different. But on the flipside in the US there is a massive LTE network that you wont be able to access and that will cut the amount down quite a bit. I'm guessing they will sell a lot but I don't see it selling out...... unless they start running ads after they open the site to orders.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...-shipments-start-november-13th-no-pre-orders/
I wouldn't bet or hold your breath on a midnight release, but who knows anything can happen.
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[Q] [B]Serious Dilemma, Sold Old Nexus, New coming in September, What to do ???[B]

Hello,
I am in a serious dilemma
I was anxiously waiting for the New Nexus 7 dubbed as Nexus 7 II. I was waiting for it like anything and checking it daily for months if anything new came up about the device until yesterday, it was officially announced.
However, I am very disappointed. The disappointment is not because of the device but due to the fact when it will release in the UK . I sold my nexus 7 first generation last week and my xperia so I could buy New nexus 7 and a new phone. Well, I love the new nexus but the problem is it won't release in the UK till September. I was expecting it to come to the UK the same week as it happened last year. Now without a tablet n a proper phone (using HTC incredible s in terrible condtion) I feel terrible. Hooked to technology and couldnot stay without it, I am not sure what to do.
To make matters worse, I be travelling to Malaysia/Thailand on august 9 and I won't be back by December due to some assignments.
I ask for suggestions what should I do.
I am going to get a phone for sure tomorrow so phone wouldnot be a problem.
My plan was to get a cheap phone and a Nexus 7 2 so I can manage between the two. One has to be cheap !
Hear are my choices, but if you think of anything better, please do not hesitate to reply.
1) Get a normal android phone for about GBP 100-150 max and get a cheap tablet and wait till December till I buy a new Nexus 10 or Nexus 7.
I personally like 8" Tablets. Will there be an 8 incher by then?
2) Get Nexus 7 again and wait till 2014 to buy a third generation. Would it live long enough to see Key Lime Pie ?
3) Get Nook Ebook Reader, the simple touch, get a better phone and just read books till then and use my phone for all the stuff.
4) Get a flight to USA, get two nexus 7 2, come back to the UK and then travel to Malaysia. [I wish I could afford such a lavish trip ]
You can understand how much I am willing to get a new Nexus 7 but at the same time, the disappointment of not having it till next year is killing me. I am just thinking of getting a Nook ebook reader and do everything else on my phone.
What do you suggest !!!
EDIT : I got my Nexus 7 and the sad part is , the top speakers do not work In another situation, one after another

I'm sure you can order a new Nexus 7 through a third party online.

Buy a used nexus 7 they are super cheap.
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If you come to America I'll put you up for the price of a second gen nexus 7! honestly just get a used gen 1. There is nothing wrong with them. Sure we all want the latest and greatest but it isn't like suddenly now that 7.2 is out all of our original 7`s are steamy piles of ****.
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I'm sure you can order a new Nexus 7 through a third party online.
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plznote said:
Buy a used nexus 7 they are super cheap.
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SlowCobra96 said:
If you come to America I'll put you up for the price of a second gen nexus 7! honestly just get a used gen 1. There is nothing wrong with them. Sure we all want the latest and greatest but it isn't like suddenly now that 7.2 is out all of our original 7`s are steamy piles of ****.
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Thank you all for your answers.
I checked third party sites which are giving out nexus 7 2 in the UK. They are taking 300 quids for 16 gb model which is very expensive. I guess I will get the old one used !
Cheers

You can buy from amazon, then use mail forwarding company like shipito or comgateway.
That's what I've done, very cheap

What about buying a used one off eBay or other sites like Craigslist, etc.

Nbsss said:
You can buy from amazon, then use mail forwarding company like shipito or comgateway.
That's what I've done, very cheap
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SlowCobra96 said:
If you come to America I'll put you up for the price of a second gen nexus 7! honestly just get a used gen 1. There is nothing wrong with them. Sure we all want the latest and greatest but it isn't like suddenly now that 7.2 is out all of our original 7`s are steamy piles of ****.
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Buy a used nexus 7 they are super cheap.
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hello again all of you,
for the price of nexus 7 2012, i was getting nexus 2013 in US through a friend so i skipped the old one and asked a friend to get it for me. now the problem is that her littler sister's coming who is only 12. her mom agreed to put nexus in her suitcase but the girl wont have any handcarry luggage. Now i m a bit uncertain again as i checked drop test video at youtube n few bumps wont turn new nexus 7 on. I know the aircarriers usually don't care about fragile stickers and throw things around? Thus there is a chance i might get nexus but not in working condition. So is there any way to make it shock proof?
should i go ahead n pay the 270$ price tag or wait. I have to sent the money to US so please reply quickly. thanks alot in advance

I personally wouldn't trust it in a bag with no proper packaging to secure it from bumps and bruises so to speak.
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Leave it packed in the box and wrap it in bubbles, it will be just fine. And put it in between some clothes in the middle of the suitcase. Or the girl can take it out and carry it in her pocket as her personal device.
When you think of it, delivery companies don't usually handle packages very well, and stuff still comes trough okay. Also whole crates of N7s travelled by ship from china and they are still fine.
I ordered a cell phone from amazon recently, there were now bubble wraps or anything, just an original box, wrapped in amazon carton, the phones box had some bruises, but the phone itself is fine. That was only from italy to slovenia but still.

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I personally wouldn't trust it in a bag with no proper packaging to secure it from bumps and bruises so to speak.
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issak42 said:
Leave it packed in the box and wrap it in bubbles, it will be just fine. And put it in between some clothes in the middle of the suitcase. Or the girl can take it out and carry it in her pocket as her personal device.
When you think of it, delivery companies don't usually handle packages very well, and stuff still comes trough okay. Also whole crates of N7s travelled by ship from china and they are still fine.
I ordered a cell phone from amazon recently, there were now bubble wraps or anything, just an original box, wrapped in amazon carton, the phones box had some bruises, but the phone itself is fine. That was only from italy to slovenia but still.
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Thank you for your help. Appreciated!
The nexus has been bought and it is arriving in a week now. So this is all decided.
I asked her Mom to open it and check for any defects in case any just to be on the safe side. Moreover, the girl is 11 or 12 so giving a device in her hands is a bit risky. Bubble packing makes sense and I already had thought about putting it in between clothes. I hope someone else tags along and can put it in carry on luggage. I will specially ask for bubble packing and keep it between clothes etc though.
In past, I have carried my devices(phones in socks,boxes etc) in plane for so many times and I never had a problem yet, once i bought a toy for my brother and it was in my luggage and it was slightly damaged/broken from its side however I was manage to fix the tires back(Big monster truck about 5 kgs)
Nexus has more weight than a normal phone and also it's very prone to drops as i saw the video on android police or android authority.
That just terrifies me!

Everything is fine, it came just fine and she just brought it without even opening it.
I had a faulty speaker though which started working on its own after some heavy gaming (Heat required for flux to melt a bit I guess )

This new Nexus 7 gets better after using it for a while

I'm loving this new model, but yesterday I wasn't so sure, had a bit of scrolling lag, didn't seem particularly quick, its as if you have to let the device work for a while so it irons out its own little wrinkles, today this tablet has been super smooth, fast and responsive, last night I had a bit of buyers remorse, tonight I'm thinking this thing amazing, highly highly recommend to anyone thinking about it, and if your wondering if its enough of an upgrade from the 1st Nexus then yes... I couldn't go back at all, Google have tool a major step forward with this device, I'm really excites to see what the N10 will be like
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I have noticed the same thing. Today this tablet really started to fly.
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DualSportDad said:
I have noticed the same thing. Today this tablet really started to fly.
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I've had a BNIB 32gb sitting in my room since friday. My coworker messaged me before lunch, and we went to the local best buy to go take a look...I ended up buying one on impulse.
Trying to see if buyer's remorse will kick in before the return period, I'm sure it'll be much harder to give up if I actually touch it again...

wtf is a BNIB? lol
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keijikage said:
I've had a BNIB 32gb sitting in my room since friday. My coworker messaged me before lunch, and we went to the local best buy to go take a look...I ended up buying one on impulse.
Trying to see if buyer's remorse will kick in before the return period, I'm sure it'll be much harder to give up if I actually touch it again...
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Personally I don't think its worth the upgrade over the original. But if you have the extra $300 to burn it's a nice tablet. If poetic had their revolution case out I might hang on to mine but I find myself using my old 7 more than the new cause of the case and kickstand.
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jayochs said:
wtf is a BNIB? lol
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BNIB(Brand new in box) not sure if you were kidding lol

keijikage said:
I've had a BNIB 32gb sitting in my room since friday. My coworker messaged me before lunch, and we went to the local best buy to go take a look...I ended up buying one on impulse.
Trying to see if buyer's remorse will kick in before the return period, I'm sure it'll be much harder to give up if I actually touch it again...
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Well you sell your old one and offset the cost of the new one. ~$100 is worth the upgraded hardware to me.
I'm waiting for a case to come out and find the new one kinda slippery because it is so thin and the rubber is on all sides.
My concern is while the OG N7 is still kicking today, come October it might not fair so well.
I'm a device whore and just love tinkering so I factor that into the difference in cost too.
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eep2378 said:
BNIB(Brand new in box) not sure if you were kidding lol
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hahaha nope, i've never heard that before..wow lol

player911 said:
Well you sell your old one and offset the cost of the new one. ~$100 is worth the upgraded hardware to me.
I'm waiting for a case to come out and find the new one kinda slippery because it is so thin and the rubber is on all sides.
My concern is while the OG N7 is still kicking today, come October it might not fair so well.
I'm a device whore and just love tinkering so I factor that into the difference in cost too.
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The thing is, (not that i'm rolling in money here), is that the OG N7 still has more utility than the $100 or so I would get for it. I could dedicate it as a tablet for the kitchen, "public" livingroom tablet, etc etc.
That being said, all I do is watch videos on mine, or maybe browse the internet. All that extra speed won't do me a whole lot of good, but damn did the new N7 feel good in the store.

For me it was a no-brainer upgrade. My 16 GB launch model had long since run out of space (had a 32 GB USB stick along to carry my PS1 games. Sold it on Amazon last week for $130. The $140 difference to upgrade size, screen, speakers, speed, and storage was well worth the cost.
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see anandtech mini review:
google has implemented fsTRIM in 4.3. This will manage "garbage collection" during idle cycles and keep the eMMC from becoming slow, and in perhaps may be the reason it seems faster day two.

The caches take some time to settle down. That's the first lesson I learnt when doing cache wipes. So prolly after a bit of use and time, caches have built up and you're running good.

Any way to install the stock GPE rom?

Had to take back the nexus 7 I got for christmas because of the phantom touch and I just scored a G Pad today from new egg for $279 shipped :good:
Anyhow I was wondering if we can flash the GPE rom onto the reg G pad?

brewer15650 said:
Had to take back the nexus 7 I got for christmas because of the phantom touch and I just scored a G Pad today from new egg for $279 shipped :good:
Anyhow I was wondering if we can flash the GPE rom onto the reg G pad?
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Any places to get a good deal on the G Pad right now ?
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naruto.ninjakid said:
Any places to get a good deal on the G Pad right now ?
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Newegg - $279
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834325004

Try the latest build of CM, trust me. It's better than a GPE ROM.
It's really smooth and battery life are great.

cbb77 said:
Newegg - $279
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834325004
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I was waiting for a good deal. How good is new egg for good products ? Was hearing some pretty scary stuff about them.
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I'll let you know I ordered mine today....crosses fingers
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brewer15650 said:
I'll let you know I ordered mine today....crosses fingers
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Probably be too late lol I'm going to order mine now as well. Don't want to miss this deal ! I know its a good tablet but I wasn't willing to pay $350 !
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I was waiting for a good deal. How good is new egg for good products ? Was hearing some pretty scary stuff about them.
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Personally, I have been ordering items from Newegg for years now. I have never had a problem with them. Plus usually get quick shipping as a number of items come out of NJ, so I usually get items within a day or two. So far, I have never had to return an item so I can speak to how easy or not they are to deal with in that department. But again, they are my first go to company when ordering tech items.
Forgot to mention, this is where I picked up mine as well. Note, you may receive an unsealed box, however that appears to be how majority of the units have been shipped. I personally observed the same thing with the units at Best Buy. All the units they had in the cage were unsealed as well.

cbb77 said:
Personally, I have been ordering items from Newegg for years now. I have never had a problem with them. Plus usually get quick shipping as a number of items come out of NJ, so I usually get items within a day or two. So far, I have never had to return an item so I can speak to how easy or not they are to deal with in that department. But again, they are my first go to company when ordering tech items.
Forgot to mention, this is where I picked up mine as well. Note, you may receive an unsealed box, however that appears to be how majority of the units have been shipped. I personally observed the same thing with the units at Best Buy. All the units they had in the cage were unsealed as well.
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Im going to order one now. Saw some open boxes for $210 but I rather spend the extra cash and have peace of mind. Thanks

EdenGottlieb said:
Try the latest build of CM, trust me. It's better than a GPE ROM.
It's really smooth and battery life are great.
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When will there be a stable CM ROM version for this tablet?

Yesterday CM11 M2 (Milestone2) was released - it should be stable enough to use it as your daily ROM

Well considering that LG manufactures the phone and ships it with software installed already... LG gets access to the code. They have to have the software ahead of time to make sure it runs on the hardware.