The HP TouchPad has briefly appeared again, available to buy from PC World.
It looks like the desirable yet abandoned tablet has already sold out since popping up earlier today, but there's no harm in heading over to the PC World website and checking. The page currently states that reservations are not possible, which makes us think it's sold out already.
However this offer is a far cry from the bargain £90 TouchPads that emerged several weeks ago, in the wake of HP's decision to scrap its webOS operating system.
This new offer would see you shelling out £250 for the 32GB version of the TouchPad, with a case and wireless charging dock thrown in for good measure.
That's still a pretty good deal, but not as brilliant as the rock-bottom prices we saw before.
We've heard HP is brewing up one last batch of the now-popular device, but as HP said those extra units are only for the US, we'd be surprised if the tablets that appeared today belong to that group. Perhaps PC World found a few forgotten TouchPads in the back of the stockroom, under a pile of Nokia N9s.
Earlier today we heard that anyone who bought the doomed TouchPad or HP Pre 3 smart phone before they were discontinued will be eligible for compensation. Check out this story for all the details.
Are you desperate to find a cheap TouchPad? Or would you rather have an iPad? Let us know in the comments section below, or on our Facebook wall.
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anonymous 9 September, 2011 16:42
If you use the code TABLET5 at the checkout you get 5% off which isn't all that bad.
anonymous 9 September, 2011 21:56
i think retailers are milking this story this to drive traffic to their web-shites. Argos were advertising touchpads at £89/£112 for 16/32gb on their website until tuesday.
anonymous 10 September, 2011 22:30
webOS can multi-task ipad's cant, soon touchpads will be dual boot-able, ipad's wont, the deal at £250 includes a case and the inductive charging 'touchstone' the fire sale price for the 32Gb touchpad was £115, the case costs £40 and touchstone should cost about £70, so its really is still a good deal, the next best pad is probably the new sony at £400.
The ipad is as all apple products are -over rated and over priced, the touchpad represents awesome value - -for now!
anonymous 12 September, 2011 09:03
Argos foolishly featured the touchpad on their Autumn catalogue cover.
An Argos manager told me that he heard that the machine is no better than an ipod touch, and that HP knows that the operating system is not up to strength. In other words, 'Dilbert' is based on reality.