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Yes, the HP Slate 500 is officially backordered, less than a month
after its enterprising debut, and Hewlett-Packard claims it's because
of "extraordinary demand," a phrase that's presently not quantifiable.
The long and short of it, though, is that you're not getting one by
Yuletide if you purchase the pricey portable today, as you'll have to
wait six weeks until they're ready to ship out. Still, if your budding
business bought in on day one, there's still a chance it might arrive
in time -- ours is due to our door in early December, if that gives
you any idea. We've pinged HP for comment, and hope to hear back soon.
We'll be sure to let you know just how "extraordinary" those sales
numbers might be.
Update: We've yet to hear back from HP proper, but a trusted tipster
with a contact inside HP spun us a very interesting tale -- HP
reportedly only ever planned a limited production run of 5,000 units,
and received orders for 9,000 instead. When demand outstripped supply,
HP apparently had to re-hire production workers just to get the
presses printing out tablets again, and are presently placating angry
customers by offering them over $100 off their $800 purchase as apology.
[Thanks, Dan]
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