The smartbook-like 10.1-inch Slider is similar to the Transformer, but features an always-attached, slide-out keyboard and weighs in at 2.2 pounds. It features Android 3.0, a Tegra 2 processor and two cameras. It will sell for $499 to $799 and be available in May.
The new Eee Pad Slider weighs 886 grams, is 16.7mm thick and comes with Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core processor. The operating system is Android 3.0 although like all the Android Asus devices on show on CES in Las Vegas it was running Android 2.2.
Spec wise you’ll get a 10.1-inch IPS touch-screen, built-in digital cameras on the front (1.2MP) and rear (5MP), and optional onboard 3G allows for go-anywhere internet access.
The Chiclet keyboard when revealed is easy to use, has a nice amount of resistance to the keys and features dedicated Android shortcut keys dotted around the standard QWERTY layout.
The problem however with the Asus Eee Slider is revealing that keyboard. The 10.1-inch screen while light is still too heavy to easily push back into place without having to hold down the keyboard some how. That would be fine if one could get to the keyboard before slid the screen but one can’t so you have to go through this strange ripping motion to get the device open. It’s not pretty and its not easy.
For this to work effectively the mechanism needs to be so smooth that one could do it with their thumbs.
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