Finally, after days of teasing folks here in Singapore, HP has revealed that it is selling the TouchPad at hugely-discounted prices of S$118 (16GB version) and S$188 (32GB version) from tomorrow.
The fire sale will happen at the Comex tech bazaar starting tomorrow at Suntec Singapore. One hundred units of each version of the tablet will be available each day at the HP booth during the four-day event, and each person is allowed to buy just one unit.
HP Singapore had said last week that it would separately allow refunds for users who had already pre-ordered the tablets, which was supposed to have gone on sale here for S$699.
This comes just weeks after the tablet was dumped in the United States for as little as US$99, which has since ironically sparked a rush for a device that the company thought had been a failure after just six weeks of putting it on the shelves.
More details from the HP Singapore Facebook page:
AT HP BOOTH 8428 – HP DIRECT COUNTER ONLY
The 16GB and 32GB HP TouchPads will be available for S$118 (S$126 with GST) and S$188 (S$201 with GST) per unit respectively during the first two days of COMEX 2011 (1-2 September 2011). 100 units of the 16GB and 32GB versions each will be available each day and this purchase is limited to one unit per person, regardless of whether it’s 16GB or 32GB. The mode of purchase is cash and carry only, no credit cards or NETS. This is non-refundable and non-returnable.
These units will be available at HP booth 8428 (specifically the HP Direct counter), Hall 402/403.
AT HP BOOTHS (8150, 8245, 8428)
You will also be able to purchase a HP TouchPad 16GB and HP TouchPad 32GB for S$49 (with GST) and S$119 (with GST) respectively with any purchase of a HP TouchSmart610-1138d, 1178d, 1188d; and HP Pavilion dv4-3020TX, HP Pavilion dv6-6144TX, dv6-6105TX and dv6-6106TX.
Your purchase-with-purchase HP TouchPad will be available at RewardsLINK, first come first serve, while stocks last.
Tell us in the comments what you’re buying at the Comex show tomorrow and do follow our updates from tomorrow when we bring you some of the good deals from the tech show.
ebay.com.sg
Latest auction price is S$308 as at 3 Sep, 11pm….
Auction closing on 6 sep 2011
Hurry, email me at : hp.touchpad.16gb.for.sale@gmail.com if interested
Brand new HP Touchpad16GB for sale…
I managed to buy the HP Touchpad16GB (purchase-with-purchase)… Someone went round asking if anyone in the queue willing to give up their HP Touchpad and willing to pay beyond $130, but no one wants to..
Reason given by many were : It is so cheap and no harm buying it and let their children play games with it… I have not unpacked the HP Touchpad16GB.
If anyone interested to offer beyond $180 (latest offer price), I may just decide to sell it.
So hurry, email me at hp.touchpad.16GB.for.sale@gmail.com
disappointing when i was planning to get one..
I managed to buy the HP Touchpad16GB (purchase-with-purchase)… Someone went round asking if anyone in the queue willing to give up their HP Touchpad and willing to pay beyond $130, but no one wants to.. Reason given by many were : It is so cheap and no harm buying it and let their children play games with it… I have not unpacked the HP Touchpad16GB. If anyone interested to offer beyond $180 (latest offer price), I may just decide to sell it.
ebay.com.sg Latest auction price is S$308 as at 3 Sep, 11pm….Auction closing on 6 sep 2011
So hurry, email me at hp.touchpad.16GB.for.sale@gmail.com if you are willing to offer any good and reasonable price.
No more HP TouchPad standalone sales for the rest of COMEX, according to HP Singapore’s Facebookpage.
Citing “safety and security” issues, HP has done away with the 200 devices rationed out per day entirely. You can still get the Touchpad at reduced prices if you buy a HP PC bundle though.
So please don’t go early to queue up from tomorrow onwards — you cannot get the HP Touchpad anymore as a standalone.
I was there this morning when they were doing some crowd management at around 11.40am. It was quite bad, and I actually think that this is an unpopular but necessary move. If only they planned the distribution better, it wouldn’t have been so messy…
Just to set things straight. There was a somewhat orderly queue of more than 200 by 8am, I reckon. I then heard rumours saying Comex security personnel says there is no queue, so late comers gave up queueing and just crowded near the entrance. Apparently, someone came up with tickets to give out at about 9:10am. The crowd rushed in, ignoring the queue formed hours ago. So, yes, there was no queue and it was a free for all. It just happened at 9am++ and outside the doors.
The final straw for me is that someone (security or HP personnel) then started shouting for people to form a straight line to get the tickets, and to not push. Talk about miscommunications and lack of management. It was another blunder when they didn’t put up notices to inform others that the 200 tickets have been given out already.
Giving out the queue numbers even before the start of the sale was something avoidable. This is not exactly ‘first come first serve’…the queue numbers distribution should have started at 12 noon. There were lots of people like me expecting to grab this product at this price point and was really dissapointed the way HP managed this “sale”. Unfortunately after waiting for more than an hour when I was finally moving out, I could see security persons physically trying to push people out of the HP stall. Is this treatment expected from a global giant known as HP?
I queued up from 10 – 12 they opened the store at 11:30 we ran to the both and they told “all unit sold out”. That was so mean people felt like cheated there
I queued up from 10 – 12 they opened the store at 11:30 we ran to the both and they told “all unit sold out”. That was so mean people felt like cheated there
How about Philippines?
When will it come to India?
When will it come to India?
I wish the sale is in Nigeria. Is there a way it can happen? At this price, it will sell 5 million units in the 1st month.
I wish the sale is in Nigeria. Is there a way it can happen? At this price, it will 5 million units in the 1st month.
It’s going to be mad tomorrow!
Yeah, at that price, I think people will be there in the morning! 🙂