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HP TouchPad Displays Start Appearing at Best Buy, Walmart

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Prior to the launch of the webOS TouchPad, we’re beginning to see HP reserving floor and shelf space for its tablets at retailers. A price sticker was seen at a local Walmart showing that the TouchPad will retail for $599 when it becomes available for sale. At Best Buy, we’re seeing a minimalist white display table for the tablet with HP logo on the front.

Though HP still hasn’t announced a release date for the tablet, prior leaks indicate that the company’s first webOS tablet will be coming June in WiFi form to select retailers. The TouchPad will also be coming with mobile broadband in July, according to that leak.

At least with the separate display presence at Best Buy stores, the TouchPad will be able to stand apart from other tablets, mainly those running the Android operating system. The retailer already places the Apple iPad tablets separately from Android tablets in the Apple section of the store.

The tablet’s previous rumored pricing was for around $600 for the 32 GB WiFi-only version.

The TouchPad will be entering a crowded tablet space, and it’s unclear if HP will release a cheaper variant of the TouchPad with less storage capacity to be more competitive in price with other Android tablets. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 retails for $500 with just 16 GB of storage and WiFi-only. The PlayBook, made by Research in Motion, also comes in at that price, but the PlayBook has a smaller 7-inch display. The HTC Flyer, which is available with a 7-inch display and has an optional digitizer pen, is expandable with a micro SDHC card, and also retails for $500 in the U.S. Lower costs alternatives, such as the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, costs just $400 and is a dual-core tablet with a 10-inch display.

Via: Pre Central and Engadget

11 Comments

11 Comments

  1. Narutoglen

    06/08/2011 at 3:45 pm

    too expensive…. id just get the pre 3 and w8 till later for the touchpad… ;(

    • Whatever

      06/08/2011 at 3:55 pm

      Too expensive??

      Have you read the whole article where it states the prices & specs of the other tablets in the market?

  2. Narutoglen

    06/08/2011 at 3:45 pm

    too expensive…. id just get the pre 3 and w8 till later for the touchpad… ;(

  3. StaplesGuy

    06/08/2011 at 3:58 pm

    HP does have a 16GB version that will be sold at 499.00. I work at Staples and we already have the price tags to show that. So, Hp will have a cheaper model to compare with the other 16gb tabs on the market.

  4. Lonnie Spears

    06/08/2011 at 4:06 pm

    Why no formal release date this late in the month?

    • itztoxik

      06/08/2011 at 5:06 pm

      it’s the 8th… and they’re probably releasing it in late june early july.

    • itztoxik

      06/08/2011 at 5:06 pm

      it’s the 8th… and they’re probably releasing it in late june early july.

  5. url

    06/08/2011 at 8:01 pm

    i don’t need anything higher than a 16gig, its not going replace my mp4 player. the $500 price point much better for a tablet.

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