Wow Such BS: How does Amazon put a lightning deal on this Acer Iconia A500 and have none available when it goes on sale?
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I got one and put in cart and bought in 30 seconds. I'm sure if you and I were clicking there were hundreds of people across the country doing the same thing. Sorry you missed out, but I believe Tiger Direct/Circuit City has them at the same price. Good luck to you......
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The prices from the sellers (remember its like buying things from Ebay without the auctioning, so same risks apply) on Amazon are way over actuals, your much better off going to other sellers (BestBuy, Staples, Microsoft), there you'll know what your getting and at a fair price
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Best Buy hadn't even heard of it hahaha. All they had were way overpriced lightweights for $1,000 +. I think they really lag on getting the latest computers to market because they have to carry inventory. Amazon can just list the freshest latest computers and get one out to you. Plus Best Buy has the problem of having to replace one of their existing computer models with a new one and that takes time to clear out the old inventory. They also can't get as wide a selection of brands as you can find on the internet.
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I think you sumed it up well. Seems like most of the business world is just waiting for the small supplies of the iTouch to be let out of the Apple warehouse. I talked again to the manager at Best Buy and he said they have no idea ahead of time what they will get. My guess is Amazon is in the same sitution. I have gotten items from Amazon also for years and a similiar thing came up when the HP or it was then Compaq iPaq PDA's first came out, the supply was way more then what was produced. This was the first really vague email response I had received from Amazon, usually they are pretty good. Hopefully Apple will get these things out the door fast ! I think you sumed it up well. Seems like most of the business world is just waiting for the small supplies of the iTouch to be let out of the Apple warehouse. I talked again to the manager at Best Buy and he said they have no idea ahead of time what they will get. My guess is Amazon is in the same sitution. I have gotten items from Amazon also for years and a similiar thing came up when the HP or it was then Compaq iPaq PDA's first came out, the supply was way more then what was produced. This was the first really vague email response I had received from Amazon, usually they are pretty... » Read More I think you sumed it up well. Seems like most of the business world is just waiting for the small supplies of the iTouch to be let out of the Apple warehouse. I talked again to the manager at Best Buy and he said they have no idea ahead of time what they will get. My guess is Amazon is in the same sitution. I have gotten items from Amazon also for years and a similiar thing came up when the HP or it was then Compaq iPaq PDA's first came out, the supply was way more then what was produced. This was the first really vague email response I had received from Amazon, usually they are pretty good. Hopefully Apple will get these things out the door fast ! « Show Less
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I actually missed the Lightning Deal on the 32GB but managed to get one at full retail price ($475). I then chatted with a CSR and managed to lower the price to $149.99. Amazon is taking their time with this one. I had another (non-HPTP-related) order placed on August 22nd with Super Saver Shipping that got shipped earlier today.
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Well, I ordered this computer mid-february after reading the internet rumours of the scheduled early march release. Yesterday was 11th, today's the 12th... still no word from Asus, and Amazon's customer service hotline has no info to offer. Anyone know when we'll finally get this thing?
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Engadget said it was supposed to be available "mid November" when it was first announced. Newegg doesn't have them yet either. I really wish they would hurry up and put these out.
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I too have been watching this laptop for about a month and a half now. I just purchased one from another seller. I don't think Amazon discontinued it, it's just out of stock for everyone right now. If sellers are getting them back in stock, some are jacking the price up. I also noticed that Amazon has the ASUS Eee PC 1000HA on backorder. If you can find the 1000H, buy it...they're selling like hotcakes!
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Yeah Damon, I think and feel the same way as you do. I had exactly the same untimely response as you did! What a joke GE Money Bank is!!! But, I still thought the 31% off the MSRP of $3500 was a killer offer I couldn't refuse! Now, I see that Samsung has reduced the MSRP to $3200, w/Amazon currently selling at 22% off ~ still not as hot a deal, but pretty darn good- I feel that, that price will probably drop another 4-7% over the next month though! So, why not take the plunge then, and just plop it on another card?
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Same here...."Early Feb....blah, blah, blah" from HP and nothing better from Amazon. IN happier news, price just dropped $20 from when I originally pre-ordered so I had them adjust the price. Will be watching the price like a hawk before it ships for any further drops.
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I just got one about a month ago. I buy a lot of stuff from Dell, it was in Dell packaging, you couldn't tell the difference. I have a Dell sales rep and asked him how Amazon can sell it cheaper -- they get some special deal.
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+1. I waited diligently for the Lightning Deal, clicked "Add to Cart" the second it popped up. It sat there "getting deal info" for a few seconds, then went to a grayed out "Waitlist full". I don't go on amazon to gamble with my time. This is a bs gimmick.
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I am sure many are asking the same question! @Amazon PLEASE ANSWER...btw, did you purchase the laptop??
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That's just the way Amazon works sometimes. Not everything makes sense. They may be very overstocked on the cheaper one.
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I clicked on the deal the very second it was available - the next ten minutes, I got "Checking Deal Status" and it just kept churning. Amazon site is very screwy today...why the hell do we spend hours here to get deals that are seemingly impossible to get?
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Thank you for the update. Major bummer - Apple seems to be screwing Amazon and the other retailers by holding out inventory of the new iMacs from them. I don't want to wait another month + either, so I'll probably get one from the Apple store too, and suffer the $150 tax hit. Booooo to Apple on this one.
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Wow, this is getting ridiculous. I can't imagine Amazon not having it in stock and being able to Apple shipping it "in 24 hours" UNLESS Apple is withholding the supply. I mean, that's their right but it's annoying.