With HP's decision to cancel all devices that are running the webOS, they put their Touchpad on a fire sale. That means that after only a few weeks of having their tablet on the market for $499 and $599 for their 16GB and 32GB models, that the price went down to $99 and $149 respectively. That's a HUGE discount and prompted so many people to buy them.
I was one of those people that managed to acquire a 32GB Touchpad during their online sale, although it took them nearly a month to process the order and have it shipped out. The delay was mainly in part to the extreme demand and having over 10000 orders to go through from the weekend sale.

My thoughts on the Touchpad are quite good actually, although with this being my first tablet device I have a hard time seeing the point to the extra gadget in my place. I have a desktop, a laptop as well as an Android phone, so I do have a hard time finding a real purpose for this. Though I am using it to create this post right now. The main draw for me was the pricepoint and being able to have a piece of technology that seems to be the way most companies and devices are going. I currently deal with schools that are staying ontop of technology, with their programs based around each student having a laptop to do their work. They're constantly having demos of various devices, and some have already implemented Apple iPads for their junior classes.

Physically the Touchpad is put together well with a good list of features to jump into the game (albeit a bit late). They may be a hit behind with their offerings, but nothing to be shy about. With the dual-core processor, 9.7" screen and Beats Audio stereo sound it makes for a great portable video player being able to handle high definition 720p video (I haven't tried 1080p). Though one downside I found while trying out the video playback is the device is formatted as fat32, so files cannot be larger than 4GB. The on screen keyboard is a delight and easy to use, having numbers along the top is a nice bonus, along with the ability to change the size of the keys.

There are people helping develop and port Android to the device go unlock the potential even further, especially since webOS is being dissolved. The applications in the market are decent, with a lot of them being designed for the Pre handheld devices. Unlocking the Android OS or even designing a system to allow Android apps to run within the webOS would be ideal to keep this device useful. I'm not saying that as it is the Touchpad is useless, it's far from it. With all basics covered: web, mail, Facebook, Skype, there are only a few things I haven't been able to do with it this past week, in the limited time I've been using it.

So without this getting into too much rambling, I'll end by saying that the HP Touchpad is a fantastic device for people wanting to get into the tablet market. Its not over complicated, easy to use, and if you can get your hands on one now, a great price.