TimeOut

I may try to get one just to have a nice tablet to check web and email when around the house.

Any owners here?  Can't go wrong for a benjamin IMO!

- AT

and am currently on the email notification list..

totaly worth the $100...since my wife and kid have taken away my ipad..

They will manufacture more tablets hopefully at the $100 (or $150) price point. I am sure some are already manufactured and should be heading to the US shortly as sea shipment takes several weeks. Also, it's in HP's best interest to manufacture more at the moment for several reasons including:

1) components have already been purchased and instead of writing down inventory (at its partnered manufacturers), they might as well manufacture and get some revenue

2) The company is keeping the webOS software, and while the company is still trying to figure out what to do with it (license or sell), having more TouchPads out there can only help keep the developer community interested at a minimum. They need the developer community to stay active if the company were to attempt to monetize the asset (they will at best get only half of the $1.2 billion they spent on it, just a guess).

I want one myself as it couldn't hurt to have a tablet like that at such a low price. I'd keep checking the website rather than rely on the company's e-mail distribution list.

Best of luck trying to find the second best selling tablet (though at firesale prices) in the market

Nabil

 

I could have had one but decided not to.  I'm weaning myself off the internet and email (I spend my entire working day working on the internet) and trying to get back to actually doing things, making things...trying to stop being a passive consumer of what are often 2nd-rate ideas and time wasting nonsense.

Slightly OT... I actually don't understand all the "the PC is dead - long live the tablet" rhetoric.  Tablets are fine for some things, but my work PC is currently running two client applications that are doing realtime database access across a VPN (and these will never be rewritten for a tablet OS given how complex they are and how expensive it would be), and I'm working on the spreadsheet from hell.  A tablet that can do all that would need the screen, keyboard and processing power of a PC...  The kids are using Sketchup to design fantasy houses - even if Sketchup were ported to Android, a large screen and serious processing power and memory make a huge difference.


nick

I have to agree with you about the tablets.  Although it's convenient to browse the net and check emails or play games, I rarely use my iPads as it's limited on what I need to do. 

-MW

For you want an inexpensive tablet to play games, browse the 'net, and toss around, it's a steal at $99 and $150.  With all those developers trying to install Android it'll make the HP even better.  I had the opportunity to get one when the sale was announced but passed on it.  I'd rather put the $$ towards the next gen tablets coming out like the Toshiba Excite. 

-MW

Called the Sony Tablet S.

JerryW

The Tablet S looks interesting, it'll be available first in the UK on Sept 16th with the Tablet P in November.  Sony has lots of movies and music under it's belt plus the Playstation Suite games.  Are you thinking about getting one?

-MW

This message has been edited by DRMW on 2011-09-01 15:31:30

Expensive for a tablet IMO.

- AT

Another option for basic use is the soon to be released Lenovo IdeaPad A1 7 inch tablet running Android 2.3 Gingerbread on a single-core Cortex A8 processor, 1,024 x 600 display, in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB at around $199 (8GB), $249 (16GB), and $299 (32GB). WiFi, as well as GPS ( 3G connectivity is unknown) plus a front and rear facing cameras, and SD and Micro SD card lots.

-MW

Press Release:

Toshiba AT200

tablet built to exceed expectations at only 7.7mm thin and 558g with full 10.1” screen

Toshiba Europe GmbH unveiled an exciting new product today – the ultra-thin 25.7cm (10.1’’) AT200 tablet. Despite measuring only 7.7mm from front to back, the Toshiba AT200 delivers a broad range of essential ports and interfaces. It offers an amazing wide-view display for comfortable content consumption plus full web browsing capabilities to meet the preferred usage for tablets. Every bit as powerful as it is stylish and robust, this tablet is built to exceed expectations. The Toshiba AT200 will be available in the fourth quarter of 2011 in Europe.

Ultra-thin, ultra-powerful
“The new ultra-thin 25.7cm (10.1") tablet Toshiba AT200, featuring Android™ 3.2, Honeycomb, is the latest in a long line of Toshiba products that are masterfully engineered”, said Marco Perino, General Manager DS Digital Products Division. “With a thickness of only 7.7mm and a weight of just 558g, the elegant Toshiba AT200 is highly mobile yet extremely smart and powerful.“

All essentials on-board
To connect with other devices the ultra-slim tablet comes with all essential interfaces and ports onboard: amongst them micro-USB, micro-SD, Wi-Fi™ and Bluetooth®. The micro-HDMI®-port allows streaming HD content to the large screen of a TV. Front and back HD cameras are ideal for video conferencing and augmented reality applications.

High-quality media consumption - no matter where you are
The Toshiba AT200 allows users to enjoy videos at home and while out and about. It features a brilliant 25.7cm (10.1") high-definition screen that displays pictures with crisp colours and in full detail. Despite being ultra-thin, it allows up to eight hours of video consumption .

Sound quality at its best
To complement the first-class video capabilities the new Toshiba tablet with stereo speakers allows for a high quality sound playback. The Adaptive Sound Device Enhancer’s sophisticated algorithm maximises sound quality to achieve a quality that normally only can be found with large speakers. Plus, a technology called Sound Masking Equalizer identifies and enhances sound that is being masked or distorted by surrounding noise. The result is a well-balanced, powerful playback of music and video sounds even under high ambient noise levels.

Endless usage possibilities
Toshiba’s new tablet also offers a rich web browsing experience including support of Adobe® Flash® Player, access to more than 250,000 apps on Android Market™ and Toshiba Places for endless possibilities.

Available on Sept. 16th in the U.S.:

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