I've bought lots of HP gear in the past 40 years (Calculators, Computers, Test Equipment) and have no qualms about buying this one. I'm sure the hardware is sound, and HP is honoring a one year warranty. Also, my kid is a tech genius and tells me the underground Geeks have already ported Android Gingerbread to the Touchpad! So the whole "dead" WebOS thing doesn't bother me a bit!