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Fantastic keyboard
Solid sliding mechanism
Gorgeous screen
Those crazy kids at ASUS. While every other manufacturer is chasing Apple’s iPad with what the lawyers are calling ‘slavish copies’, they’re off doing something different with Android slates. First there was the innovative dock of the Eee Pad Transformer, now it’s the all-in-one Slider’s turn to give tablet owners what they’re all secretly craving: a keyboard.
Asus Eee Pad Slider – quality keyboard
The keyboard itself is curiously comfortable. The keys are small, but they’re so well built and spaced out that the feeling you’ve slipped back into using a late 90s personal organiser is soon shaken off - surprisingly quickly, in fact. Most of this review was written on the Slider, at a typing speed almost equal to a full size ‘board.
Asus Eee Pad Slider – slides with style
The keyboard isn’t just for writing on. The large hinge which flicks up at the back also props the screen up at a fixed angle for viewing too. It’s a beautifully well made mechanism, absolutely rigid and locked into place with magnets, it turns your knees into a solid impromptu desk.
Asus Eee Pad Slider – lots of ways to connect
With microSD, microHDMI, headphone/mic and a full sized USB port, the only thing that’s missing from the Slider’s repertoire of connections is a proper SD card reader. That’ll disappoint photographers, especially with Android’s decent RAW camera apps, but those who want to connect a USB mouse or games controller will be pleased that the Slider supports them as standard. Connecting to a TV via the microHDMI means you do your Nvidia Tegra-based gaming on the big screen, too.
Asus Eee Pad Slider – lovely IPS panel
The screen is almost identical to the Transformer, which means it’s a gloriously rich IPS panel with vibrant colours and wide viewing angles. The best thing about it, though, is the physical finish. Its near frictionless surface will smooth the passage of the stickiest fingers.
Review continues after the break...
Asus Eee Pad Slider – better for typing than for reading
The drawback, of course, is the size and weight of the Slider. With the keyboard out, it’s an awesome device. But as a pure tablet it’s double the width of most rivals and too heavy to comfortably hold one handed in a portrait position for long. So if you see yourself using a tablet mainly for reading magazines or PDFs, it’s not the one for you.
Asus Eee Pad Slider – cloud storage
iCloud is great for keeping all your Apple products up to date with file versions and libraries. But ASUS has long included WebSync with its tablets. That’s 5GB of free space that appears as a hard drive on any tablet or PC, and the beauty of Android is that any service works with any app.
The Slider’s built in keyboard is indescribably more convenient than carrying a Bluetooth one around with you, even if it adds the same weight. It uses no battery power, and provides the tablet with crucial support too. As a result, for Tweeting in front of the TV, taking notes in a lecture, or trying to work on a crowded train, the Slider is a fantastically well designed device.
But ASUS’ own Transformer is cheaper than the Slider, has more USB hubs and an SD card reader to boot. And although the Slider is lighter overall and the keyboard is more compact, the crucial thing is that if you want the pure tablet experience you can simply undock the Transformer’s screen.
For that reason, the Transformer remains our favourite Android tablet. But the Slider, the Slider is something else.
The First Hour
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1
It's big, but it's also pretty, even in the unusual brown finish
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12
Heavy to hold and the keyboard's a bit uncomfortable
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27
That's a really beautiful, slick screen and simple interface
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42
It's a shame there's no 3G but the battery life should be good
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49
Quickly getting used to using it on the sofa and bashing out 100 wpm
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55
We had our reservations but we're quickly falling for the Slider
Tech Specs
- Battery life
- 8 hours
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 273x180.3x17.3mm
- HDMI
- microHDMI
- Processor
- NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz
- RAM
- 1GB
- Screen resolution
- 1280x800
- Screen size
- 10.1in
- Storage
- 16GB + microSD
- USB
- 1x
- Weight
- 960g
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
Comments
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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timon
1 year ago
It's just far too expensive. There must be something in these tablets that's high cost and only time and market will get the efficiency needed to lower the cost of whatever it is.
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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jester22
1 year ago
The tablet is great but typing is hard. The ASUS Eee Pad solves this problem but I would be a lot nicer if it has a white or red finish. I can't wait to try this.
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michaelws
1 year ago
I just bought an Iconia A500, now I find this beauty. Will probably return the A500. Thankfully it has an IPS display.
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
I think this is the standout product in this category. Some reviews are saying it's too wighty but I think a fe extra grams for such a lot more versatility is well worth it!
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1 year ago
@tom
awesome app thanks! i got the rainforest, nice idea and better than miserable london at the moment.
love the slider concept - my only fault with my iphone is the tiny on screen keyboard especially when im trying to write long emails. good one, asus!
maevebanks
1 year ago
Thanks for this Tom. I completely agree. I bought a Galaxy tab in the summer and found it a nightmare for typing, also there was a latency problem so I never know what I was typing! I'm not sure if this is the same for all tabs but I really think that Asus might have found a happy middle ground here. Thanks for the app too! Let's hope I win and not you!
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tomc
1 year ago
love the look of the slider... am a touch typist and just haven't been able to adapt to typing directly onto a screen! So this will fit the bill.
Also just caught a chance to win one with ASUS UK.
rather fun app
http://www.facebook.com/asus.uk?sk=app_249463781770615