ASUS’ Eee Pad Slider is fast becoming just as mythical as the flying horse the company’s named after. We’ve had several encounters with potential release windows for the slate, only to see it continually creep back into fall. Well, judging by a recent report from Notebook Italia and the tab’s new product page, it looks like we may actually see a September launch for the 10.1-incher — in Italy. Contrary to prior rumors, the company will be offering the Slider in two storage configurations — 16GB and 32GB at potential €479 and €599 price points overseas, while $400 and $550 models should hit the US. We’ve also got a slew of official specs for the Honeycomb-based device, which should ship with Android 3.1 installed, with a promised 3.2 upgrade to follow. The QWERTYfied tablet packs a 1280 x 800 WXGA display, dual-core 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of memory, 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera, 5 megapixel rear-facing camera, USB 2.0, mini-HDMI, microSD card reader, WiFi and Bluetooth. The company’s also thrown in one year of “unlimited ASUS Web Storage” for your cloud computing needs. Will the electronics maker finally commit to a concrete launch for the Slider? We’ll find out in a month’s time.
ASUS Eee Pad Slider Specifications
- Operating System: Android 3.1 (guaranteed upgrade to Android 3.2)
- Display: 10.1 “LED backlight WXGA (1280×800), IPS technology with viewing angles of 178 degrees, multitouch capacitive to 10 points of contact, anti-scratch coating glass-Gorilla Glass
- Processor: NVIDIA Tegra 2
- Memory: 1GB
- Storage: ASUS 16GB/32GB eMMC + Unlimited Web Storage
- Networking: WLAN 802.11 b / g / n@2.4GHz , Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR
- Camera: 1.2-Megapixel front and rear 5 Megapixel
- Audio: High Quality Speaker, SRS Sound Supreme, integrated microphone
- Ports: 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x Mini HDMI, 1 x Audio Jack (Headphone / Mic-In)
- Expansion: Micro SD Card Reader
- Sensors: G-sensor, light sensor, gyro, digital compass, GPS
- Software: ASUS Launcher, MyLibrary, MyNet, myCloud, file manager, Kindle books, Zinio Magazine PressReader, Polaris Office, ASUS sync
- Battery: 25Wh Li-Polymer, up to 8 hours of battery life in video playback in 720p
- Colors: Brown, White
- Dimensions: 273 x 180.3 x 17.3 mm
- Weight: 960 g
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