Comments on: ASUS Eee Pad Slider delayed until Fall

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:09:00 +0000

I used to think that, when I was comparing MFLOP/MFLOP, or CPU to CPU, etc. But I realized this is filling a specific gap – people who don’t need the full power of a shrunken desktop CPU (which is effectively what a laptop is).

These devices use little power in comparison, and are very light/maneuverable. Having recently switched from a hands-on tech role to one that’s more direction-providing, I could probably use one of these rather than my laptop. Since much of my remaining hands-on is through RDP or LogMeIn anyway, the only thing I’d miss is Visio (provided there’s an Android version of our VPN).

I have an IBM ThinkPad X61, which is a wonderful 2lb notebook as my personal laptop, that I never use anymore. I may sell it and buy one of these.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:09:00 +0000

I have an IBM ThinkPad X61, which is a wonderful 2lb notebook as my personal laptop, that I never use anymore. I may sell it and buy one of these.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:13:00 +0000

Not to happy with the price. Might as well by a nice laptop..

By: Tablet Cases

Tablet Cases — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:49:00 +0000

with so many new tablets about to come out, they are definitely not making it easy for themselves by delaying the launch

By: plunder

plunder — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:28:00 +0000

I read about the delay elsewhere. The above theory seems reasonable and makes me feel better about the delay. The Slider format makes a lot of sense for me, but I also wonder what the Ice-Cream update will do to all Android device plans.

Recently my little Archos70 (a stopgap device) was updated and seems to be running better. Archos Gen9 devices will be available sometime in Sept-Nov and they have some great features. We will also soon see the Toshiba Thrive soon. So many options, so many choices?????

By: Leona

Leona — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:25:00 +0000

I wondered why things had gone quite on the Slider, all the tech I wanted to purchase has been delayed, first Sony now Asus, just have to sit and wait I guess.