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11-22-2011, 04:01 AM
Asus has been quietly creating some of the most compelling Android-based tablets on the market, with the Eee Pad Transformer taking the slender form factor championed by the iPad and giving user the option to combine it with a keyboard dock that helped it to compete directly with laptops. Now the Asus Eee Pad Slider is out, refreshing the style and setup of its predecessor without compromising functionality.
Android 3.1 is preinstalled on the Eee Pad Slider and the whole thing is powered by a dual core 1GHz processor. With the first glut of 1.5GHz tablets making an appearance and the promise of quad core chips for 2012 this might seem like a little bit of a problem on paper. However, Asus proves that there is no hindrance in using a slightly older chip as long as you can make the most out of its available resources. 1GB of RAM joins the processor, letting the Eee Pad Slider handle multitasking with aplomb and you can get up to 32GB of onboard storage with the option to add extra memory via microSD card.
The 10.1 inch touchscreen display of the Eee Pad Slider is bright, colourful and features a resolution of 1280x800, which is fairly typical of devices of this size. However, what is most unusual about the tablet is the fact that its screen can be push upwards, popping out at an angle to reveal a full QWERTY keypad underneath. This invites the user to place it on a flat surface or their lap and then type freely while other tablet owners are tapping out emails one character at a time via cumbersome onscreen keyboards.
It is difficult to overstate just what a difference having a full physical keypad makes. If you like sending emails or browsing the web from your tablet then you will appreciate that sometimes you will wish you were still using a laptop. The Asus Eee Pad Slider lets you get the best of both worlds, with its slim tablet design not being overly compromised by the build in keypad. This does mean that it is a tablet aimed at the serious business user, but in a market where the iPad 2 dominates the mainstream it pays to be different and distinctive, which is precisely the aim of the Eee Pad Slider.
You can expect to get the usual collection of Android applications and features on this latest Asus tablet, but the manufacturer has added a few of its own to keep things interesting. There is the Asus Launcher widget which lets you get a quick overview of multiple features, from appointments you may have programmed into the calendar to the current weather and even what music is playing, just like portable media players ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) bundled in with a personal organiser. You also get Polaris Office, which lets you create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations when you are on the move. In short, the Asus Eee Pad Slider is a tablet that is bursting with things to do.
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Android 3.1 is preinstalled on the Eee Pad Slider and the whole thing is powered by a dual core 1GHz processor. With the first glut of 1.5GHz tablets making an appearance and the promise of quad core chips for 2012 this might seem like a little bit of a problem on paper. However, Asus proves that there is no hindrance in using a slightly older chip as long as you can make the most out of its available resources. 1GB of RAM joins the processor, letting the Eee Pad Slider handle multitasking with aplomb and you can get up to 32GB of onboard storage with the option to add extra memory via microSD card.
The 10.1 inch touchscreen display of the Eee Pad Slider is bright, colourful and features a resolution of 1280x800, which is fairly typical of devices of this size. However, what is most unusual about the tablet is the fact that its screen can be push upwards, popping out at an angle to reveal a full QWERTY keypad underneath. This invites the user to place it on a flat surface or their lap and then type freely while other tablet owners are tapping out emails one character at a time via cumbersome onscreen keyboards.
It is difficult to overstate just what a difference having a full physical keypad makes. If you like sending emails or browsing the web from your tablet then you will appreciate that sometimes you will wish you were still using a laptop. The Asus Eee Pad Slider lets you get the best of both worlds, with its slim tablet design not being overly compromised by the build in keypad. This does mean that it is a tablet aimed at the serious business user, but in a market where the iPad 2 dominates the mainstream it pays to be different and distinctive, which is precisely the aim of the Eee Pad Slider.
You can expect to get the usual collection of Android applications and features on this latest Asus tablet, but the manufacturer has added a few of its own to keep things interesting. There is the Asus Launcher widget which lets you get a quick overview of multiple features, from appointments you may have programmed into the calendar to the current weather and even what music is playing, just like portable media players ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) bundled in with a personal organiser. You also get Polaris Office, which lets you create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations when you are on the move. In short, the Asus Eee Pad Slider is a tablet that is bursting with things to do.
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