POLL: Should I buy the $99 HP TouchPad?

3 points by chromedude 15y ago ↗ HN

I am considering buying an HP TouchPad, because it is so cheap, but it is not worth it if I can't put Android on it. What are the chances that a good Android porting would come over so that I could basically make it into an Android tablet. So what do you think Yes or No?

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hugh3 15y ago ↗

I think you're unlikely to find enough people interested in voting on your own personal purchasing decisions to make a statistically valid sample.

chromedude 15y ago ↗

Yeah, probably true.

nextparadigms 15y ago ↗

100% chance it will have Android ICS by the end of the year. Buy it.

http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?t=3327

Khao 15y ago ↗

If you're asking this question, then I guess you're already sold in your head and you already want it bad.

I'd say go for it, and even if an Android port never happens (I think this is very unlikely) it's only $99 and you still have a tablet in working condition for all the browsing and e-mailing and e-book reading you want. It won't have all the fancy games and apps from the Market/App Store, but everything web-related will work!

chromedude 15y ago ↗

the thing is the reason I would get it is for Android development.

orangecat 15y ago ↗

Yes, obviously. Where are you finding it still in stock?