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So, I just bought an HP TouchPad, as reviewed here.

So, why is this dumb? Well, its WebOS (not iOS or Android) which has been scrapped by HP after all of 4 months. Oh, and the kicker? The TouchPad itself is being scrapped.

So, why did I get it? Because it was listed as $599, and called "not a good value." Its also a very good tablet, but not a great one. However, I only paid $149 for it. Got it on the NCIX.com US launch. I guess they had ~30 of them and I snagged one. That being said, I'm pretty stoked about it. I can play all of my videos on it, my wife can play angry birds, I can also use a Kindle app, and it also has a pretty cool free app to stream radio over the wireless.

My risk: it will one day be borked.

Why might this be brilliant? Windows 8 and/or Andriod may be ported to it very soon. If so, I may have scored an awesome deal. Time will tell. I cannot advise anyone to do what I've done, but if you are willing to risk it like I have, and if you can find them, its an awesome deal.

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I got one right when they went all Deleted at BestBuy for $150. 32 gig tablet? Hell yes. WebOS...? Kinda blows. But I've snooped on a couple places that seem to be waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich to be released so they can port it to the Touchpad.

Overall, I still really like this thing and I'm satisfied with my $150 spent.

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I got one right when they went all Deleted at BestBuy for $150. 32 gig tablet? Hell yes. WebOS...? Kinda blows. But I've snooped on a couple places that seem to be waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich to be released so they can port it to the Touchpad.

Overall, I still really like this thing and I'm satisfied with my $150 spent.

Makes me feel better. And I felt the hardware alone was worth taking the risk on. If we just use it as an alarm clock, radio, e-reader, media player, occaisional web browser, and Angry Bird platform I think we'll be thrilled with it. The wife does like her Angry Birds.

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