Confirmed by a Dixons PR Guy on Twitter.
Can't link but search for MarkWebb_Dixons for confirmation.
Dixons.co.uk sale will be tonight at a unconfirmed time.
Also confirmed to be in Currys and PC World stores tomorrow morning, albeit very limited stock supposedly.
Thanks dude
chaywa said:
Confirmed by a Dixons PR Guy on Twitter.
Can't link but search for MarkWebb_Dixons for confirmation.
Dixons.co.uk sale will be tonight at a unconfirmed time.
Also confirmed to be in Currys and PC World stores tomorrow morning, albeit very limited stock supposedly.
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Currys ain't loading
Or is just me?
Awesome, thanks for letting us know!
Update:
The company has since confirmed they will go on sale at all three stores online from 6pm, and in store tomorrow morning.
The 16GB version will be £89, down from £349, while the 32GB version will be £115, down from £429. He stressed there would be "limited stock".
Webb also added the company would be offering refunds to those who paid the full price.
Source
Any idea if other retailers (Amazon UK, Ebuyer, etc.) will follow suit?
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Currys ain't loading
Or is just me?
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Nope, currys.co.uk is loading for me.
http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/currys.co.uk
Refreshing the dixons.co.uk TouchPad page every minute or two now
If it runs Android soon...
I think they have sold out before even lowering the price as people buy at full price in order to get the refund.
Bummer
Paul
If that's happened...noooooo!
The product pages keep going up/down, not too sure why though.
As of writing the 16GB page is up - 32GB one says unavailable.
would love one - not sure if I am allowed to spend £90 though
Dixons - Sorry, this product is currently not available.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Gaz25 said:
Dixons - Sorry, this product is currently not available.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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It's back, now. They keep taking it on/off for some reason.
Bloody tease!
Patience my young padawans.
i have amazon,official hp,dixons,pc world/curries ,bestbuy,expansys and twitter tabs open and refreshing every 30 sec....... have i missed any? i will likely be getting both16 and 32 versions any one else getting both the versions?
at dixons 32GB one is 115 now!
cant seem to get one though. the site is unusably laggy, and if the product page actually loads, it says unavailable. anyone got one so far?
No all seems a bit iffy to me...
Paul
Would it be better to go in store or buy online? I'm thinking buy in store because online can be dodgy at times.
this is proper laggy, I'm trying to pay for one.#
Update: god dam it!!! got to the address screen which then took me back to the main screen with an empty basket!!!
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Just a poll to see where people in the UK have got their TouchPad's from.
EDIT: If you choose Somewhere else please list it in the thread. Thanks!
I've voted under Play.com - but order went through at full price of £349
don't know whether they are now sold out at full price
and don't know whether I'd be able to argue them down to reduced price once it arrives, or whether I'll have to return it.
I'm not keeping at at £260 more than everyone else!!
I'm a 'Somewhere Else'
Today I got my 32Gb for £115 inc VAT through work. Luckily for me I work for a Trade Only IT disti. It's coming on the lorry Thursday, with a hundred or so others for all the guys and gals here (at the office). TouchPad's will outnumber iPads here
Looking forward to this...
Staples online, and had phone call to confirm it (they are doing fraud checks on all orders apparently, and I got my confirmation after the call)
Add option for Amazon.com
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Add option for Amazon.com
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As I said, UK only. Sorry.
I can't add or change the options anyway
I bought over the phone from Carphone Warehouse, so I had to vote "other".
Work for a distributor and they put 50 of each aside in our office for people to buy. Went pretty sharply!
....waiting on the Pre 3 now *wink* *wink*
what a well designed poll when most people are "other"
wow only 21 people have got one?
Voters: 21
Just got one from Argos. Really nice tablet, want to overclock it straight away.
letom said:
Just got one from Argos. Really nice tablet, want to overclock it straight away.
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Damn you're lucky! xD
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Damn you're lucky! xD
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Yeah I know . I've been playing around with it for 30 minutes and it's a steal at this price. Not worth £350 though. I heard HP were getting another batch in, so I'd be surprised if everyone who wanted one didn't get one. The IPS panel really is beautiful.
Hope you all get one soon.
got mine from comet £89 got email plus a call confirming a september 5th delivary
Insight UK, got 4 for work n play! Only 90 quid each for 16GB ones!!
Just hoping touchdroid or android player comes reality!
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Managed to get mine from carphone warehouse, they had already sold out but I persuaded them to locate a couple for me. Received them today, very happy with it so far, the touchpad has massive potential.
edit: argos told me they still have stock left iin their warehouse
Staples uk has dispatched mine.
Mine shipped from Amazon themselves this afternoon. It`s a 32Gb one and still at £429.99 so might yet go back. Was ordered 10.30pm Monday got a "We know about the pricing. You`ll have to wait and see in 3-5 days for an answer."
reply to my email
happy enough to say I (almost) have one now from play.com - after the mega headache of 'wont drop the price' saga.
it should arrive tomorrow...
Ordered mine from Staples UK online on Tuesday, arrived Thursday morning
So I ordered a transformer prime yesterday for $440. Has anyone found a cheaper deal? I got mine from expansys after coupon codes and stuff.
smachine said:
So I ordered a transformer prime yesterday for $440. Has anyone found a cheaper deal? I got mine from expansys after coupon codes and stuff.
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Can you share these "codes" ?
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Can you share these "codes" ?
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You got a PM, but its 465 now.
cheapest will be the broken wifi ones on craigslist after buying them off Ebay Jan 1st
smachine said:
So I ordered a transformer prime yesterday for $440. Has anyone found a cheaper deal? I got mine from expansys after coupon codes and stuff.
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I would just like to say I LOVE YOU!!!! I'm one of those people who was trying to get information from everyone and trying to preorder this thing everywhere and you just answered my call. Tank god for my lack of ever sleeping and spending way to much time reading way to many threads on XDA. You my friend have reached Hero status to the max
Can I get these codes too?
I would like these code too please.
i will take the codes too . someone please pm with the instructions.. the ones i find online re a no go
If we're sharing codes...I'll take my chances. I'd appreciate a PM with that same info.
Thanks!
Please Pm me those codes as well, thank you
Or, if you have a Discover card they're giving 10% cashback for purchases on BB.com that's $50 right there plus another $10 in reward points BB gift cards.
Could I get a pm with the code?
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just PMed everyone who wanted info. Best buy deal seems good also, but tax is charged, and I dont have a discover card
Hrmm... I'm starting to doubt whether expansys will fulfill all these preorders. I pre-ordered mine 5 days ago and I'm sure it was up before that as well. It seems that they are the only site taking pre-orders so they must be getting a ton of requests. I don't think they are a big partner with Asus so they can't be getting enough shipments to fulfill these orders. (not unless you're willing to wait till January)
And, they are still taking pre-orders!
Math doesn't seem right. (especially when sites like Amazon and Newegg sold out so quickly)
Plus, I'm sure a lot more people are ordering just to take advantage of the discounts.
Something seems off...
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Hrmm... I'm starting to doubt whether expansys will fulfill all these preorders. I pre-ordered mine 5 days ago and I'm sure it was up before that as well. It seems that they are the only site taking pre-orders so they must be getting a ton of requests. I don't think they are a big partner with Asus so they can't be getting enough shipments to fulfill these orders. (not unless you're willing to wait till January)
And, they are still taking pre-orders!
Math doesn't seem right. (especially when sites like Amazon and Newegg sold out so quickly)
Plus, I'm sure a lot more people are ordering just to take advantage of the discounts.
Something seems off...
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Yea seems a little off, however, during the HP touchpad firesale they pulled through. They oversold but fulfilled orders. Im hoping they learned from that fiasco and wont oversell stock they dont have. I never heard of expansys till recently, so maybe people in the US dont shop much there.
I checked my order status and its still not updated. Crossing my fingers...
could i get the codes also? thank you!
smachine said:
Yea seems a little off, however, during the HP touchpad firesale they pulled through. They oversold but fulfilled orders. Im hoping they learned from that fiasco and wont oversell stock they dont have. I never heard of expansys till recently, so maybe people in the US dont shop much there.
I checked my order status and its still not updated. Crossing my fingers...
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They still cut off a lot of orders with the TouchPad(I remember getting the email but I was one of the few that made it though).
And with HP, it's their product. They started up production again to fulfill some extra orders. (can't do that here)
Oh well... nothing more can be done... It's a bit sad because the original transformer also had stocking issues. I thought Asus and the retailers would've coordinated a bit better this time but it doesn't seem that way. They can't really say that they didn't expect the demand when they experienced the same rush last time. I'm still not even sure when the "actual" release date is!
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They still cut off a lot of orders with the TouchPad(I remember getting the email but I was one of the few that made it though).
And with HP, it's their product. They started up production again to fulfill some extra orders. (can't do that here)
Oh well... nothing more can be done... It's a bit sad because the original transformer also had stocking issues. I thought Asus and the retailers would've coordinated a bit better this time but it doesn't seem that way. They can't really say that they didn't expect the demand when they experienced the same rush last time. I'm still not even sure when the "actual" release date is!
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They did coordinate better. Problem is that Prime has been even more popular than they estimated.
can I get the codes as well ?
thank you
can anybody share the codes that they received please.
codes please, thanks!
Hello guys
just got a mail from TD which I just c&p here for you
Good luck
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TigerDirect.com
HP TouchPad Alert
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Dear /,
Thank you for signing up to be alerted to HP TouchPad inventory updates.
We last contacted you about the HP TouchPad bundles in early
November. Those bundles sold out in mere minutes.
We just received a small shipment of HP TouchPads that will be
made available, Thursday, December 15th, at 2:30pm Eastern Time.
They will only be available on our website by going to the following link:
www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/campaig...TT&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM2933-_-tigeremail
Our call center does NOT have access to this inventory. Again,
you can only purchase the TouchPads online by going to
www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/campaig...TT&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM2933-_-tigeremail
Now, we DO NOT have enough HP TouchPads to satisfy everyone who
has signed up to get these HP TouchPad alerts. So, we wanted to
give you a quick heads up before it goes live Today at 2:30pm ET.
Remember, it's likely to sell out within about 30 minutes, if not
sooner.
www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/campaig...TT&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM2933-_-tigeremail
In the event you try to purchase and it sells out, just know
we're continuing to try to source more HP Touchpads bundles. As
soon as we get more, we will send you a quick email to let you
know. Be assured we are working aggressively to get more.
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WHAT DO I GET?
- HP 32GB TouchPad
- Belkin 10.1" Tablet Case
- Creative Labs D80 Bluetooth Speakers
All for just $249.99.
www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/campaig...TT&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM2933-_-tigeremail
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EXPECTATIONS
Due to overwhelming demand for this product, it's expected to
sell out in less than 30 minutes. That means that it may say
"SOLD OUT" before 3pm. Also, we're limiting this inventory to
one unit per customer. Sorry. No rainchecks. No backorders.
Once we sell out, that's it.
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QUICK RECAP:
Limited Quantity of HP TouchPads
Available at 2:30pm eastern 12/15/11
Only available online at:
www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/campaig...TT&cm_mmc=email-_-Main-_-WEM2933-_-tigeremail
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Regards,
TigerDirect.com
Deal Alert Team
Too bad you have to buy the other items with the Touchpad.
true, there have been better bundles.. but again.. 250$ for everything is still a great price..
I'm from Europe and around here there was no chance to get one @ Firesale price.. I had to pay 250€ just for the TP and a case... which still seems to be an pretty good deal to me
Thanks,
Even though they overcharge for crap you don't need, I'll still be buying one!
This deal may sell out in seconds, make sure you're sitting at your pc ready to go when it hits.
true.. monitoring the website with browser addons might also help.. I use page monitor when using chrome, which alerts me when the page is updated..
but better be prepared.. would even consider reading through the thread from the guy who wasnt able to snag one from ebay.. some people wrote down how they were able to purchase one even though they had severe problems again..
Isn't 2.30pm eastern time in 10 minutes, if so why does the countdown still show over 5 hours to go?
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Isn't 2.30pm eastern time in 10 minutes, if so why does the countdown still show over 5 hours to go?
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haven't been able to go online and watch the whole sale.. but sometimes countdown isnt showing correct.. guess that they had server issues again..
for what I see the whole sale is over now, and everything is sold out, so the sale definately took place..
Were you able to grab one?
I was just able to add one to my cart, and the checkout area says "in-stock".
Edit: The 249 one. The 299 bundle is showing as out.
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I was just able to add one to my cart, and the checkout area says "in-stock".
Edit: The 249 one. The 299 bundle is showing as out.
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I was able to add the 299 bundle to my cart just now and it showed in green text that it was in stock.
I was looking at the printer and on the right side of the page it had a link for the bundle.
I added it to cart thinking it was going to say "error" or "out of stock" but nope, let me through.
Oh well, I purchased the 249 bundle shortly after reading this post.
They still had the $249 bundle 20 minutes ago, I almost sprung for one on ebay last night, I really want that wider portrait view you get with these that the Asus and Acer lack, now see if it gets shipped
Well that's great to hear
I thought I might me too late on forwarding this..
and yeah, I too prefer it's portrait over that of Acer or Asus
I ordered one today at 3:40pm ET, and I got the order confirmed and I was surprised. I ready to buy something else and had almost given up on the touchpad. I just hope they dont cancel my order.
Just called them this morning, did not even know they where going to be selling them. The said they filled pre orders on a first come first serve basis. I went to the store and pre-ordered there, and received my 32 GB champagne Tablet withen 20 minutes.
*NOTE* they only have the 32 GB Champagne color.
Unfortunately it is a Christmas gift, so I will not be able to give any information on it.
EDIT: They will apparently ship even though it says in store pickup online. Just use the Chat.
When are they shipping?
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what is abt? sorry for the lack of knowledge
I think he means this: http://www.abt.com/product/58305/ASUS-TF201B1CG.html
You mean you actually RECEIVED your Prime? Or just got a pre-order?
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what is abt? sorry for the lack of knowledge
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its an electronics store in illinois. damnit!
Wow - shows them as in stock and available for in store purchase! They are about 1 hr away from me. I should hop in the car and head over there.
Yes i have received the prime.
I went there with no pre-order and did like a switch-a-roo and pre-ordered it in store just so i can be on the list of people that can pick one up.
They only have a store in the Chicago-Land area unfortunately.
Whitepants said:
Yes i have received the prime.
I went there with no pre-order and did like a switch-a-roo and pre-ordered it in store just so i can be on the list of people that can pick one up.
They only have a store in the Chicago-Land area unfortunately.
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Just another reason I'm sorry I moved away from Chicago...
I called. CSR rep said they sold out in minutes. New shipment in January, he said.
In any event, just chatted with a CSR and he said they're out of stock.
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You mean you actually RECEIVED your Prime? Or just got a pre-order?
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i called on the phone and got one.. they are shipping it to me.. he said there was 3 left and he had 28 web chats for the same product to be shipped but i got one of the 3.
Well if you live in Illinois you might be lucky enough to get a Champagne model. They definitely don't have the Grey in-store yet.
I just called for an online order and I was told I'd have to wait until mid-January if I ordered from them.
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I called. CSR rep said they sold out in minutes. New shipment in January, he said.
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They told me in store that they would receives a trickle of tablets everyday so I'd call every day as they seem to be the most helpful.
I bought mine from Kevin if that helps.
they charged my card and sent me an invoice.. my guess is tomorrow i will get a notice that it will not ship and i will be out the money and have to wait for them to refund my money.
This is getting ridiculous. They are showing up in flashes at places we never expected from all the announcements, then they are gone before anyone can react!
I've never chased a pre-order like this before - completely out of control....
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Unfortunately it is a Christmas gift, so I will not be able to give any information on it.
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Thanks for a wonderfully informative thread.
anyone else get to the point of getting an invoice?
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anyone else get to the point of getting an invoice?
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Got an order in with a CSR. Started an online chat session right after I saw this thread open. Originally the CSR said that they didn't have any of the models in, but then said he'll check one more time.
After a couple minutes, he told me they had 5 left of the Champagne 32gb only. They had originally received 15, but 10 were accounted for by preorder.
He then gave me his telephone number and told me to call right away.
I called, and we went ahead with the order. Luckily, I've already been an ABT customer, so all my info was in the system. Just had to give them my credit card info.
Chose 2-day shipping, and was told I should get it on Friday.
I received a PDF invoice through email, but my order isn't showing up online yet ( crosses fingers).
This is absolutely crazy. I've had preorders in at 5 or 6 retailers, and it's come down to this?
The funny thing is, I was just shipped a gray dock yesterday from Best Buy. Gray dock and Champagne tablet? lol.
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Got an order in with a CSR. Started an online chat session right after I saw this thread open. Originally the CSR said that they didn't have any of the models in, but then said he'll check one more time.
After a couple minutes, he told me they had 5 left of the Champagne 32gb only. They had originally received 15, but 10 were accounted for by preorder.
He then gave me his telephone number and told me to call right away.
I called, and we went ahead with the order. Luckily, I've already been an ABT customer, so all my info was in the system. Just had to give them my credit card info.
Chose 2-day shipping, and was told I should get it on Friday.
I received a PDF invoice through email, but my order isn't showing up online yet ( crosses fingers).
This is absolutely crazy. I've had preorders in at 5 or 6 retailers, and it's come down to this?
The funny thing is, I was just shipped a gray dock yesterday from Best Buy. Gray dock and Champagne tablet? lol.
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I wanna know what that combo looks like. I think it would look pretty good personally
My Amazon "Pre Order" for the 64 gig version says releasing at the end of January early February. I have had this thing on pre-order since December and I am kind of getting tired of waiting.
Is there an actual brick and mortar store I can drive to that has this thing in stock anywhere? I don't care if its 32 or 64.
heres the link from bitly. im a new user so i cant put in an actual outside link but this is what comes after the '/' z5xLve
its a link to the bby website, you should be able to have it by next week!
I was waiting for the same thing, but I don't think it will happen soon. Not when companies are selling out online in under an hour (sometimes minutes). Sorry.
I finally heard about NowInStock.net and signed up to receive email alerts (I chose only stores that had brick&mortar in my city). It only took 2-3 days for something to be made available.
Also, remember that the longer you wait the fewer the hardware defects should be (except GPS of coarse ) so thats a happy thought. Good luck dude.
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My Amazon "Pre Order" for the 64 gig version says releasing at the end of January early February. I have had this thing on pre-order since December and I am kind of getting tired of waiting.
Is there an actual brick and mortar store I can drive to that has this thing in stock anywhere? I don't care if its 32 or 64.
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Yes there are local stores selling these. I bought mine from a Fry's retail location in Atlanta (Alpharetta).
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Yes there are local stores selling these. I bought mine from a Fry's retail location in Atlanta (Alpharetta).
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Did they also have docks in stock?
Ordered mine two days ago and it will be here today or monday
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Did they also have docks in stock?
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They didn't have docks when I was there a couple of days ago.
There is a thread about how to special order a Grey dock by walking into Best Buy. You should be able to get a dock within a few days. I did it and it worked like a charm.
SquareBare said:
My Amazon "Pre Order" for the 64 gig version says releasing at the end of January early February. I have had this thing on pre-order since December and I am kind of getting tired of waiting.
Is there an actual brick and mortar store I can drive to that has this thing in stock anywhere? I don't care if its 32 or 64.
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Check Best Buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...d=4038674&st=asus transformer prime&cp=1&lp=3
You can check store availability for the Gray Model now.
Still not in stores, but, going into a solid day 2 of availability on Best Buy's website tells me the initial onslaught has slowed to a crawl and they should start to flow from the other sources (Amazon. Abe's, etc.) and perhaps start to show up in brick and mortars.
Before this I had not seen it available for more than a few hours at a time. Also, you can now go through the "proper" searches on their web site to find it "in stock" (i.e. computers>tablets>price>bingo!) where before you had to search specifically for it (almost "back channel" it).
Can't help but wonder if the known issues arising has slowed demand to this point or if this has occurred naturally.
BTW, mine is scheduled for delivery today by EOD. Yay!
You can check Google Product Search and Milo.com as well. Prime has been showing up in few local Best Buy stores as IN STOCK.
I ordered mine from OD on Wednesday and I tracked it. it's scheduled to be here on Monday. I called and ordered it. Also I called and they said they didn't have it. Then I called back to see when they'd have it and they had it. Then I called back with my payment information and they said they were out. Then I called back to see if I backordered it if the coupon would apply and they had it and now according to UPS it'll be here Monday. So perhaps it depends on the person you get. Oh yea the automated thingie said they were OOS as well but when it sent me to the CSR they had it. weird.
I really wanted a 64GB model but don't wanna wait, and 32GBmicrosd cards are cheap enough to make me order. best buy site says it can't be picked up but shipped to me. Should I just hold out for the 64GB model?
That's the real question, when are the 64GB models gonna start showing up I'm stores, not too picky on colors
When bestbuy says ships in 3-5 days, is that TRUE?
Best Buy
Best Buy should have the Grey 32 model still in stock, ordered one a week ago got it a few days ago. Unfortunately I had a dead pixel right in the middle of the screen so I had to exchange for a new one. I just called today and they are already sending me a new one so BB should have plenty in stock. Besides in a week everyone will start to have them in stock.
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Still not in stores, but, going into a solid day 2 of availability on Best Buy's website tells me the initial onslaught has slowed to a crawl and they should start to flow from the other sources (Amazon. Abe's, etc.) and perhaps start to show up in brick and mortars.
Before this I had not seen it available for more than a few hours at a time. Also, you can now go through the "proper" searches on their web site to find it "in stock" (i.e. computers>tablets>price>bingo!) where before you had to search specifically for it (almost "back channel" it).
Can't help but wonder if the known issues arising has slowed demand to this point or if this has occurred naturally.
BTW, mine is scheduled for delivery today by EOD. Yay!
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you know bestbuy's online inventory system is a joke right?
thats what im worried about, it says it ships from warehouse in a day but i dont want to end up waiting a month for this
Can't help but wonder if the known issues arising has slowed demand to this point or if this has occurred naturally.
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Well the issues are pretty minor to me. I don't quite care that the bootloader is locked. Asus is very sparing with the customization. Also I won't be using the tablet for GPS, since the only really useful GPS requires a 3G signal and my Galaxy Nexus handles that just fine.
This tablet is still top dog in my book and I am done waiting for others.
BTW, mine is scheduled for delivery today by EOD. Yay!
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Congrats!