HP Touchpad for 100$ @ US online stores

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Unless ICC offered that very low rate of shipping, which is less than sending a 1.7 kg package via DTDC! lol

I think they would've cleared it duty free, because otherwise they would make very little money out of the whole deal.
 
teche said:
As an end consumer, at what price a dealer buys or someone has bought matters almost zilch.

At 99$ the TP is a deal, desirability decreases as the price goes up. 270$ for 16GB is not a deal, just an outcome of euphoria/mad rush.

Quote I got from ICC clearly mentiones - Duty included.
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even in duty free quote they write the same

Agreed but people are buying it

If people are foolish enough to buy it then the seller has all the right to sell it

He will not add a note in his listing

"Dont buy its worthless deal at $270 you could find many better options under $250 itself"

If noobs have the money to buy let them buy

If uber rich have the money to buy let them buy

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Its duty free quote confirmed
 
I made the payment for an all-inclusive buy as their quote & bill showed.

Can't ask more afterwards because that would be il-legal.
 
teche said:
SnS quote for the same product, all inclusive was 7.3k.
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It really wasn't a "quote" from them. Well I don't really know what to call it! lol

Here's what they said-

3) The shipping charges are 10$ for the 1st 500gms and 8$ for every subsequent 500gms + 10.3%(service tax). Assuming the hp touch pad (16gb) weighs below 2kgs. The shipping charges will be 1725 INR( including taxes)
4) Assuming the hp touch pad (16gb) costs you 100 usd the duty charges will be approx..1000 INR hence the total cost of the touch pad will be approx.…7300 INR.
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They did consider it as 100 $, it cost me 120 $ in total from best buy.

So it'll end up costing a extra 1000 rupees, hopefully around 8.5k
 
@Daniel, Full Quote:

Item Type: Computers

Item Description: HP TouchPad Tablet with 16GB M

As described in the U.S. website below:

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Rs. 7026

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Its a pity Shopabroadonline doesn't have an address like S&S then. That 690 Rs shipping is so inviting, it's almost 1.1k less than S&S!

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And guys, my UPS shipment had 13 packages along with it. ALL 13 WENT TO S&S's address!!

12 were in the 3.7-3.9 lbs bracket, only one was 2.8 lbs. So is it safe to assume that they had 12 TP's delivered to them from BB that day?!

Are there really that many S&S users?! :O
 
I don't understand whypeople still keep on quoting SnS quote??? when will they understand that SnS will not purchase anything on their behalf? They are just a mail forwarder.
My dear, The SnS quote has got no meaning, it is just an estimate.
 
viditkalra said:
How did you pay for shipping?
Has your TP reached the SNS address?
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You can pay for shipping in S&S tracking page via CC mate. And yeah, it reached S&S yesterday and they have forwarded it to Dubai.

Varkey, if you read this, where is your shipment mate??!!

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bigbyte said:
I don't understand whypeople still keep on quoting SnS quote??? when will they understand that SnS will not purchase anything on their behalf? They are just a mail forwarder.
My dear, The SnS quote has got no meaning, it is just an estimate.
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Err, look at the context in which I quoted that. I specifically said it meant nothing. I fully know what SnS is and what they do!

Which is precisely why their "quote" of 7.3k is hilarious.
 
old news but a simple complete link

How to install Ubuntu Linux on an HP TouchPad - Liliputing

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I know its too much to ask and cannot be done but

can we add more RAM in it

Teardown of HP TouchPad: Made like a PC and straightforward to repair | TechRepublic

Cracking Open the HP TouchPad: 1GB Samsung K4P8G304EC-FGC1 LPDDR2 | 63 of 74

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an email quietly slides in my Inbox

The following items have been shipped to you by Amazon.com:

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Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal
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Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com LLC):
1 HP TouchPad Wi-Fi 32 GB 9.... $149.99 1 $149.99
Shipped via UPS
Tracking number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
If you don't want the other I am ready to take it off your hands.

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Offcourse at a reasonable price.

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^ I think you can increase the RAM I did that once in a Chinese tablet. That had the regular SD rams that comes in laptop so just removed that & placed in a 1gb one (it had 256MB)

Not sure about the HP Touchpad, will only be able to say for sure when i see the Disassembly video
 
Sorry none for sale

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aasimenator said:
If you don't want the other I am ready to take it off your hands.

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Offcourse at a reasonable price.

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^ I think you can increase the RAM I did that once in a Chinese tablet. That had the regular SD rams that comes in laptop so just removed that & placed in a 1gb one (it had 256MB)

Not sure about the HP Touchpad, will only be able to say for sure when i see the Disassembly video
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I have posted the links of the RAM itself disassembled
 
JT_daniel said:
Varkey, if you read this, where is your shipment mate??!!
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It was shipped to a friends address, as I was not sure whether they will ship to SnS or ICC Address. :P Not yet delivered though.
 
viditkalra said:
Damn man.. Did you choose a different shipping method?
I chose UPS and it is still in transit..Will reach NY on Tuesday..
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Nah the standard ground shipping. But mine was shipped from a warehouse closer to NY I think. The UPS link one of our members posted a few pages back shows that the warehouse for that shipment was from California, which is at opposite ends in the US. Maybe yours is also from that warehouse?
 
varkey , JT_daniel can we have an accessories thread

All confirmed can also chip in

I am in look out for touchstone charger , keyboard , case , screenguard and sleeve

Was browsing ebay India and letsbuy

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these are Gadgetshielsz ebay store ipad link

Touchpad is not available with gadgetshieldz

as i read in SD ipad fits

so which one from these

gadgetshieldz | eBay
 
Update from Datavis (On their facebook wall) for those who bought them on ebay...

UPDATE: Friday 7am - 1st. We would like to again reiterate this should be a constructive venue for updates and comments. Threats for feedback will not make anything move faster. If you firmly believe HP's problems which created an earthquake through their Authorized Dealer Networks is worthy of tarnishing one's company 7000 times over. It is your prerogative.

Continued: The way HP works for LARGE inventory is they allocate goods in distributor warehouses for US. We stock 99% of the items, including touchpads. The extended quantities are sometimes offered on hotter items as we have allocation and we can utilize their warehouse space.

When the floodgates opened on Saturday (with no notice from HP), we sold this massive # in a short time. When we went to pull our stock, the distributors did not want to ship, though our goods were PAID for and confirmed. It took longer than expected and some legal threats, but the money was deducted from our account x 9500 units, which COVERS ALL OF YOU.

Touchpads are in route and we will post a copy of our Bill of Lading as proof hopefully today. In addition, the bulk of the tracking #s will update tonight, with movement soon after. Please keep in mind we are working as fast as we can, we realize this will literally MAKE or BREAK our business. Please keep that in mind when you comment, threat, etc. tHERE IS ALSO A HURRICANE coming up our way, and we are not sure how much staff will be able to make it on Sunday. Again we will keep you posted.

Lastly, with regard to more units after the committed batch. We believe we will get 1 last shot of them as HP is building more. YES they do cost more than $80-$90 and everyone that HP sold for $99 was a loss. You will get your item AT THE CHEAPER PRICE YOU PAID. The next batch for new orders will be considerably more. We do not know the higher price, but please also keep that in mind when complaining. Once again, thank you once again. This is one in a million $*#& storm that nobody could ever predict. We are confident it will be handled properly.

Another mass email will also summarize the above and have further details later this evening.
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Very interesting, eh? So HP realized there was massive demand for these and stopped the distributors from sending units out to retailers? So I guess the next wave will be priced more than the 99$ and 149$..
 
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