Americans have had access to Asus’ EEE Pad Slider with its integrated slide-out keyboard for a while, but come next Monday, Brits can pick one up at their leisure. Asus has announced that the Slider will be available starting at £429.99, or about $680 USD. Retailers PC World and Curry’s will be the first to offer the tablet, both online and in-store.
In case you’ve forgotten, the Slider is a lot like the EEE Pad Transformer with a keyboard that tucks away when not in use, instead of detaching completely. The dual-core Tegra 2 processor runs at an impressive 1.2GHz, powering Honeycomb on the 10-inch 1280 x 800 screen. 32GB of on-board storage should be enough for all but the largest media collections. The Slider is currently only available in WiFi form, and sadly, we haven’t heard anything about a mobile broadband version. Check out this hands-on for an in-depth look at the tablet.
If you’re on the fence about a Transformer or Slider purchase, you might want to wait a few weeks. Asus has been teasing the upcoming Transformer 2 with a slick CG video, and an executive showed off the device on-stage while confirming its quad-core Tegra 3 processor. The official announcement is slated for November 9th, and considering what the executive said about Ice Cream Sandwich tablets, it could be ready to hit the market before the end of the year. We haven’t heard of a successor to the Slider, though, so if you’re heart is set on an all-in-one form factor, go right ahead.
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Asus have an app on facebook I did the other day which is really fun, you answer a few questions and it tells you what your ‘dream destination’ should be, best of all, you can win an eeepad slider! http://www.facebook.com/ASUS?sk=app_285068464836940
Typical the usa get it for about £270 and we pay £430 so rip off Britain strikes again!
I know! The price difference is staggering. We’re paying almost DOUBLE the price. I tried adding it to my Amazon.com add and it said “you cannot ship this product to your country” :-[. Best Buy don’t ship to The UK either.
Surprise, surprise it’s the 24th and it’s not on either PC World or Currys websites. Just release the bloody thing already!
Looks like Asus is getting ready to launch the long-awaited Eee Pad Slider tablet, as the company has launched the official product page as seen here. The tablet originally made its debut back in January during CES 2011, and was expected to launch in May. But now the projected launch date is unofficially in September with the arrival of two models: the $400 16 GB version and the $500 32 GB version.
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