Based on what I've read so far, HP has shipped/sold around 800,000 Touchpads,
with another 200,000 going into the last production run soon.
That's ONE MILLION Touchpads. Compared to the iPads, which will reach 51 million
units by the end of next qurater, it's a very tiny number.
However, 1 million is still a lot of people. I'm sure a third-party company will
no doubt see the potential for profits in providing repair service and battery
replacement.
Last year, my iPod Classic's battery died and the warranty had expired. I found
a company that sold replacement batteries. They will replace it for you for a fee,
but I decided to give it a go. I ordered the extended battery for $10 more. In
addition, I couldn't resist the temptation and also ordered a 240GB hard drive
upgrade! They threw in a small took kit for free. It was scary at first, as I've
never cracked opened an iPod before. However, it turned out to be relatively
easy and I managed to complete the upgrade in just one hour. I ended up with
a 240GB iPod Classic with an extended battery. It lasted 6 more hours than
the stock battery(when new). The 240GB hard drive held all my music and
videos with 20GB to spare.

After a few months, I sold it to a friend. It's
still working fine, according to her.
The Touchpad can't be that much harder to crack open than an iPod.

The
only problem is finding where to buy a replacement battery. It's only a matter
of time before someone comes out with it.(propabaly sourced from a factory
in China where anything is possible

)