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You'll want to keep a sharp eye out though; it's limited stock only and, by the sounds of things, when they're gone, they're gone.</div>
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Currys and PC World will also carry the reduced HP TouchPads at the same price points, with the sale beginning on Tuesday morning.</div>
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HP's much-anticipated price drop for the ditched TouchPad has reportedly been outed thanks to a phone call with HP's sales reps.</div>
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The HP TouchPad is only going to cost $99 (for the 16GB version) over in the US and UK webOS stalwarts were wondering whether the same super-low cost was going to be afforded to us.</div>
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Many expected a much higher price for Britons, but according to Twitter we're only going to have to pay £89 for a 16GB version of the tablet and £115 for a 32GB offering.</div>
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TechRadar had a word with HP about the mooted price cut, but was told the situation is "still fluid" and the new pricing would be communicated in due course.</div>
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The decision to drop the TouchPad from its line up could cost HP up to $100 million, according to BGR, which cites an earnings call where the company stated it would charge five cents per share to absorb the cost of the written-off stock.</div>
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That would equate to $103 million (£62 million) as there are over two billion shares in the public - showing that getting a tablet strategy wrong in today's Apple-dominated times could be a very dangerous thing indeed.</div>
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Updated: HP TouchPad UK price drop to £89 confirmed at Dixons

Update: Mark Webb, head of media relations for Dixons Retail, has outed the retailer's prices for the HP TouchPad: you'll be ...