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Retailers are having a hard time filling their pre-orders of Google's Nexus 7 tablet.
On Friday Reuters said that Google's Nexus 7 tablet was selling out across the nation, and it hadn't even hit store shelves yet... technically. The news arrived after Google confirmed that the Android 4.1.1 tablet had indeed started shipping on Friday, falling within the company's previous 7/12-7/17 launch window.
According to GameStop, the company has already blown through its first two allocations of the tablet reserved for pre-purchased orders. A third allotment of pre-sale units will be available in August -- Reuters said GameStop wouldn't provide an actual number. Even more, both Sam's Club and Staples listed the device as "out of stock" on Friday, and by Monday afternoon, Office Depot also listed the tablet as out of stock.
A Staples rep said via a phone call that the company reportedly had a hard time dealing with the sudden rush of orders, and was forced to push a large chunk off to another system to handle the load. Meanwhile, those consumers checking their order status online saw them to be canceled, thus causing a flood of phone calls to customer service.
Tom's Hardware
I think the reason the Nexus 7 Tablet is selling so well is because it is the first Tablet to come with a fast CPU and GPU, and come with the latest version of Google Android 4.1 Jellybean for 199 USD. Plus, Google and Asus work together in creating the Tablet.
On Friday Reuters said that Google's Nexus 7 tablet was selling out across the nation, and it hadn't even hit store shelves yet... technically. The news arrived after Google confirmed that the Android 4.1.1 tablet had indeed started shipping on Friday, falling within the company's previous 7/12-7/17 launch window.
According to GameStop, the company has already blown through its first two allocations of the tablet reserved for pre-purchased orders. A third allotment of pre-sale units will be available in August -- Reuters said GameStop wouldn't provide an actual number. Even more, both Sam's Club and Staples listed the device as "out of stock" on Friday, and by Monday afternoon, Office Depot also listed the tablet as out of stock.
A Staples rep said via a phone call that the company reportedly had a hard time dealing with the sudden rush of orders, and was forced to push a large chunk off to another system to handle the load. Meanwhile, those consumers checking their order status online saw them to be canceled, thus causing a flood of phone calls to customer service.
Tom's Hardware
I think the reason the Nexus 7 Tablet is selling so well is because it is the first Tablet to come with a fast CPU and GPU, and come with the latest version of Google Android 4.1 Jellybean for 199 USD. Plus, Google and Asus work together in creating the Tablet.
