华硕滑盖式平板计算机.docx

华硕滑盖式平板计算机.docx

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华硕滑盖式平板计算机

ASUSEeePadSlider:

HybridGadget

表單的頂端

表單的頂端

TheASUSEeePadSliderwasinitiallyplannedtobereleasedtogetherwithitssibling,theEeePadTransformer.However,ASUShadtopushbackthereleaseduetosometechnicalissueswiththeSlider.Ourfirsthands-onwiththeEeePadSliderwasduringtheConsumerElectronicsShow2011inJanuary,whereitwasshowcasedtogetherwiththeTransformer.WhiletheTransformerfeaturesadetachablekeyboarddockingstation,theEeePadSlidercomeswithaslide-outkeyboardunderneaththetablet-kindoflikeaslidersmartphone.WeweredulyimpressedduringourreviewoftheEeePadTransformer asitbringsmobilityandfunctionalityoftabletstothenextlevel.Naturally,wehadhighhopeswhenthereviewunitoftheEeePadSlidercamein.ReadontoseeiftheASUSEeePadSlidercanone-uptheTransformerandtherestofthetablets.

HidingbeneaththeASUSEeePadSliderisabuilt-infullQWERTYkeyboard.

SlidingoutthekeyboardturnstheEeePadSliderintoanetbookofsorts.

DesignAspects 

Ontheoutlook,theEeePadSliderlooksjustaboutthesameasanyothertabletinthemarketandthereseemsnothingoutstandingaboutit.Infact,theEeePadSliderhasaratherthickblackbezelaroundthe10.1-inchdisplayjustliketheEeePadTransformerwhichmakesitlookbulky.Alongthetopcenterportionofthebezel,a1.2-megapixelfrontcameraandlightsensorareembedded.Asforthemain10.1-inchdisplayoccupyingmostoftheEeePadSlider'sfrontface,itcontinuestoattractfingerprintseasily,justlikemosttablets.Thescreenisalsotooreflectiveforourliking.

BoththeSliderandtheTransformerhavethickbezelsaroundtheir10.1-inchdisplays.

ConsideringthefactthattheSliderhasabuilt-inkeyboard,itisnotsurprisingtofeeltheweightandthicknessofthetabletinyourhands.Tippingthescalesat960g,itiscurrentlytheheaviestsingle-devicetabletinthemarket（theEeePadTransformerandAcerW500aretwo-piecedevices）,hencewehighlyrecommendusingtheSliderwithbothhands.IncorporatingaslidingkeyboardalsomeansthattheEeePadSliderisfarfrombeingthinasitmeasures17.3mm-thatmakesitthethickesttabletatthepointofwriting.Forcomparison'ssake,theEeePadSliderisalmosttwiceasthickastheAppleiPad2,whichhasaslimprofileof8.8mm.Intermsofhandling,itdoesnotperformaswellcomparedtotheTransformerandtheothertabletsinthemarketduetoitsbiggerbulkandbuild.

HoldingtheASUSEeePadSliderononehandisakintoliftinga1kgdumbbell.Wedon'trecommendonehandoperationoftheSlider.

PicturedherearetheASUSEeePadTransformerwithouttheoptionalkeyboard（left）andtheASUSEeePadSlider（right）.Thebuilt-inkeyboardaddsbulktotheprofileoftheSlider.

Next,weexplorethetablet'sslidingmechanismofthekeyboard.Unlikewhatmostpeoplewouldhavecometoexpect（includingourselves）,theslidingmechanismdoesnotworkthesamewayasthoseinsliderphonessuchastheMotorolaMilestone2.Onslidermobilephones,youtendtouseyourthumb（s）toslidethescreenouttorevealtheQWERTYkeyboard.UnfortunatelyduetothesizeandbulkoftheASUSEeePadSlider,youwillhavetoliftthetoppartofthetabletalittletoslideupthetabletandrevealthekeyboard.Whenpassingthetablettomanycolleaguesintheofficetogiveitashot,wenoticedthatalloftheminstinctivelytriedtoslidethescreenoutlikeamobilephonewithoutsuccess.Toovercomethis,it'sagoodthingthatASUSincludedarrowstickersontheblackbezelandbodyofthekeyboardtoguideusersonthisaspect.Apartfromthisminorquibble,theslidingmechanismworkedfineandlocksthetabletfirmlyinplacewitha"clicksound". 

ThearrowsguideyouonliftingthetopsectionoftheSliderup.

ThereisahooklocatedateachsideofthekeyboardtosecuretheSliderfirmlywhenitisfullyextended.

ThisishowtheASUSEeePadSliderwilllookfromthebackwhenit'sfullyextended.

ThehingelooksquitesturdyalthoughASUSmakesnomentiononitsdurability.Guesswe'llhavetofindoutinduetimefromuserreports.

WeapplaudASUSforthebrilliantdesignoftheslidingmechanism.

Thebuilt-inQWERTYkeyboardisquitealookerwithitsbronzetoneandbrownkeys.ComparedtotheTransformerkeyboarddockingstation,thekeyboardontheSliderissmallerandfeelsslightlycramped.Fortunately,thekeysaresufficientlyraisedforgoodtactilefeedback.Intheend,theoveralltypingexperienceleavesuswantingmoreastactilefeedbackcouldn'tcompensateforthecrampedkeyboardlayout.Whileyourtypingexperienceisdefinitelyfasterthanjustrelyingontheonscreenvirtualkeyboardonmosttablets,it'snotabletomatchthatofagoodkeyboard.Sodon'texpecttowriteessaysontheSlider,butitwillsufficeforupdatingyoursocialmedianeedsquickly.

ThetypingexperienceonthekeyboardoftheASUSEeePadSliderisgenerallypositivecomparedtoavirtualkeyboard.However,itstillfeelscrampedleavinguswantingabetterkeyboardformoreserioususe.

ConnectivityOptionsontheASUSEeePadSlider

Ontheleftsideofthekeyboard,youwillfindthemicroSDmemorycardslot,arebootbutton,volumecontrolsandthepowerbutton.SimilartotheTransformer,wewouldhavepreferedthememorycardslottobecoveredandprotected.Whilewehavenoproblemsaccessingthevolumecontrols,wefoundthePowerbuttonatadtoosmall.ThelocationofthePowerbuttonalsopuzzledusasmosttabletshavetheirPowerbuttonsatthetopcornerwhereasontheEeePadSlider,itislocatedatthebottomleftcorner.

Ontheleftprofile,you'llfindamicroSDmemorycardslot,arebootbutton,volumecontrolsandthepowerbutton.ASUSshouldhavedesignedabiggerPowerbuttonandlocateitinabetterposition.

Therightprofileofthetablethasafull-sizedUSBporttoconnectamouseorthumbdrivedirectly.Alsoseeninthispictureisa3.5mmaudiooutputjackforheadphones.

Atthetopofthekeyboardyouwillseetheproprietaryconnectorandthemini-HDMIport.TheproprietaryconnectorallowsyoutochargetheSliderandperformdatatransfers.AsmentionedintheTransformerreview,itisinconvenientforuserstobringaproprietaryconnectorforthepurposeofchargingandperformingdatatransferswhenmosttabletsnowadaysusemicroUSBports.Auniversallyusedconnectorwouldmeaneasyreplaceabilityandafarhigherchancetobeyoumightalreadyhavethatcableorbeabletoborrowoneinanurgency.

Themini-HDMIportonthetopofthetabletenablesyoutooutputvideostoHDTVs.

WhenyouturntheSlidertoitsback,youwillfindthe5.0-megapixelrearcamera.Takenotethatthecameralenscanbescratchedeasilywhenplacedonanysurfaceandthatwedidn'tlike.

NoLovefromAndroid3.2Yet

AlthoughASUSannouncedthatGoogleAndroid3.2updateswouldbearrivingtoallitsEeePadtabletdevices,itisunfortunatethattheEeePadSliderstillrunsonAndroid3.1.Atthepointofthereview,therewasnoupdateavailablefortheSlideralthoughtheTransformergotupdatedtoAndroid3.2.However,wearewillingtooverlookonthisminoraspectasAndroid3.2isnotasignificantupgrade. Android3.1itselfisalsoanincrementalupgradefromtheoriginalAndroid3.0Honeycombplatformasithasroughlythesameuserinterfaceandstockfeaturesbutcomeswithsomerefinementsandnewfeatures.Forthissection,wewilllookatseveralimprovementsoftheAndroid3.1whicharerelevantfortheEeePadSlider. 

TheASUSEeePadSlidercurrentlyrunsonAndroid3.1,whichcanbeupgradedtoAndroid3.2.

AccordingtoAndroidDevelopers,theAndroid3.1platformhassomeuserinterface（UI）refinementsthatmakeitmoreuser-intuitive. Forexample,therearebetterUItransitionssuchasbetteroptimizedanimationoftheLauncherapp.UIelementsaretweakedintermsofcolor,positioningandtextappearancetomakethemeasiertoview,understandanduse.

Unfortunately,theAndroid3.1userinterfacerefinementsweremainlysubtleasitstillmaintainsasimilarlookandfeeltoAndroid3.0.

ThemultitaskingtabinAndroid3.1isimprovedovertheonefoundinAndroid3.0.Insteadofshowingthefivemostrecentapps,themultitaskingtabcannowshowupto17appsatonetime.ThisisdependentonindividualappsaswefoundthattheEeePadSlidercouldonlyhandle16appsonanoccasion.Nevertheless,wecertainlywelcometheexpandedmultitaskingtabwhichallowsyoutorunmoreappsatthesametime.

Althoughthemultitaskingtabcanhandlemoreappsnow,youarestillunabletocloseorexitanappfromtheredirectly.

InAndroid3.1,youalsohavetheabilitytoresizethewidgetsonyourhomescreen.Dependingonthewidgetyouchoose,youcanalterthesizehorizontallyand/orvertically.ThestockAndroidemailwidget（notASUSE-mailwidget）allowsyoutoresizeitbothwayswhilethe3x3Bookmarkswidgetcanonlybealteredvertically.Toresizeawidget,justpressandhold. 

Wefinditusefultobeabletoresizethewidgetsaccordingtoourpreferencesandneeds.

ThewebbrowserofAndroid3.1hasaredesingedQuickControlsuserinterface,whichhelpstomaximizethescreenforawholesomeInternetviewingexperience.Whenitisnotinuse,itwillnotappearanywhereonthebrowser.Toactivateanduseit,justswipefromtheleftortheright,holditthereandselectthesettingsyouwanttochange.Forfirsttimeusers,wenoticedtheyfounditdifficulttoadaptastheQuickControlswidgetdisappearsonceyourfingerisoffthescreen.It'salittleannoyingsoittakestimetogetusedtoit.

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