$99 HP TouchPad Sale; Cheaper Android Tablets Still a Better Deal

After HP in a strategic move stated that it will discontinue its WebOS line of devices, retailers nationwide dropped the price of TouchPad from $399 to $99 and $499 to $149.

The fire sale created a frenzy among customers with retailers like Best Buy recording out-of-stock status.

Earlier it was reported that Best Buy was sitting on a stock pile of 270,000 TouchPads. It was able to sell only 25,000 units of its inventory.

However while consumers rush to grab the WebOS-based tablet, the TouchPad offered at $99, the rationale to spend the amount on a tablet which HP will no longer support has left the industry watchers bemused.

The choice to spend $99 on a defunct tablet seems incredulous when there are multiple cheap Android replacements available.

Here is a list of some affordable Android tablets available at Best Buy:

Coby Tablet Black

Android 2.3

7-inch Display

Wi-Fi

Aldikp E-Book Reader Appslib Application Store, Google Browser

$179.99

Coby - Kyros Tablet with 512MB Memory - Black

Android 2.2 operating system

7inch Display

Wi-Fi