Best Buy Tries Bundle Approach for HP TouchPad: Offering $150 32GB TouchPad With Purchase of HP Notebook
Just when we had all but forgotten about the infamous HP TouchPad, it seems as though Best Buy is trying to revive the device through a new bundled deal approach. Best Buy announced that customers who purchase an HP or Compaq laptop, desktop or all-in-one computer can opt to purchase an HP TouchPad tablet for an additional $149. The bundle deal will launch on November 1st.
If you aren’t in the market for a notebook, and can’t shake your love for the TouchPad, then you can also purchase the tablet at its initial launch price of $599.99. Man, we miss the days of the fire sale prices. Even though HP killed of webOS, it looks like they still believe consumers will purchase the device at full price. That remains to be seen.
In case you all but forgot what the TouchPad has to offer in the spec department, we included some spec highlights to jump start your memory. The TouchPad sports a 9.7-inch XGA display, 32GB of storage, a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and support for 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and NFC. Interested? Continue reading for the full Best Buy press release.
HP Drops Bundle of a Deal in Customers’ Laps at Best Buy
Get a 32GB HP TouchPad for $149 with purchase of an HP or Compaq laptop, desktop or all-in-one computer
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2011 – Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) today announced that beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1 customers can get the HP TouchPad for the low, low price of $149 with the purchase of an HP or Compaq laptop, desktop or all-in-one computer.1 Customers can take advantage of this deal online at BestBuy.com® and at all Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile® standalone stores nationwide.
The HP TouchPad is designed to work like you do, so individuals can accomplish more, letting you connect, play, surf and share more easily. It provides the ability to seamlessly move back and forth between apps without losing your place while automatically grouping similar activities together. The HP TouchPad functions on the webOS operating platform and comes with 32GB of storage space.
Best Buy is advancing growth of the tablet category by combining the most tablets under one roof2 with a shopping experience that allows customers to easily try and compare devices. These devices are emerging as priorities on holiday gift lists, as more consumers consider how each can contribute to a faster, easier or more mobile entertainment, work or connections experience.
1. HP TouchPad available for individual purchase, outside of the bundle offer, for $599.99.
2. Based on a comparison to National Retailers as of June 11, 2011.
