[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoshi411:
conclusion from actual use of the slider

Dark Aura "If the keyboard is always attached, then the TF is better for me since there is the option to use as tablet only or netbook."

Hoshi "But the TF you always have to carry that extra keyboard around with you incase you feel like TRANSFORMING it. The slider is the real transformer. The slider is the book that can be used as a tablet. Just slide the keyboard in and it is a tablet. It can also be a netbook.... just slide the keyboard out. I didn't really get this point."

Frosty5689 "No touchpad so no"

Hoshi "it has touchscreen. Why would you need a touchpad? O_o As for the TF, it has a bulky redundant touchpad addition which I would think is a reason not to buy it."

Jeffervesce " I think the slider is a little too bulky, not that the tf is small but you can detach if you want."

Hoshi "Carrying around an extra keyboard for that moment when you want to TRANSFORM, is not a little bit bulky?"

Gadgetfann "it's missing the keyboard shortcuts."

Hoshi "The TF has keyboard shortcuts???"

Gadgetfann "Plus, one of the nice things about the dock is that it protects the screen when it's closed. The Slider has no screen protection."

Hoshi "true. But you can stick it in a case when not using it. Haven't searched around for protective film yet but good point. However, you will have to lug around the keyboard attachment in your bag for that time when you want to GUARD THE SCREEN. Leave it at home and your at square one. I would feel silly carrying around the keyboard just so I could GUARD my tablet. I can see myself turning off the power 'ok time to put you away mr TF, let's find that keyboard GUARD now. I got it somewhere in my bag here. Ok found it just snap it on and whew! There we go' SAFE!"

Geoffreywolter "I personally prefer the detachable dock approach. That way when you are actually using it as a tablet you drop the bulk added by the keyboard"

Hoshi "not unless you drop that 'bulk' on the ground. Until then you will need to drop that 'bulk' (detachable keyboard) into your hipsack for this months boyscout outing. Let's hope it doesn't get any damage banging around back there."

Neok44 "With the transformer you can lose the keyboard when you want, (hoshi "yep just toss it on the ground and your ready to go") and then dock it when you need it.(Hoshi "long as you've got it conveniently in your bag.") Also means you can carry it around without having to worry about the screen getting destroyed. (hoshi"is that before or after you lost the bulky keyboard? ") 2x USB ports and trackpad. good enough reason right there (hoshi "2 usb ports that can not be used to boot from anyways because of the nvidia bootloader and yes wonderful, you have a touchscreen device with a trackpad, next you might want to add a kind of finger sensing device cause you don't already have two of those...")"

Nrapallo "+1 When I first saw both devices, I wanted the weight advantage of using just the tablet i.e. 680g for just the TF vs 886g for the Slider!"

Hoshi "not really a fair test cause you end up carying the keyboard in your bag anyways. You're not actually losing the weight. Plus you've gotta dig it out and attach it when you want to transform..."

Mllk "and I'm sure you won't get the 16hr battery life on the slider"

Hoshi "good point Mllk. That is definitely and advantage of the TF. But the 6.5 active use battery in the Slider, I have found lasting me about 3 days with my personal use."

Gadgetfann "The article says the Slider will use the Atom Z670 processor instead of Tegra 2. Any advantages to this?"

Hoshi "my slider is tegra 2 dual core 1ghz"

Lacrossev "Assuming you can comfortably keep it on your lap with that form factor."

Hoshi "that is a win for the TF except, I feel a whole lot less rude pulling out a tablet and sliding it's keyboard out whilst sitting next to people on a train or bus, over digging for a keyboard attachment in my bag and TRANSFORMING IT and laying out a big laptop on my lap in front of everybody. I might as well be changing into a swim suit. I feel way more comfortable with the slider cause it doesn't feel like a laptop yet... I still get the feeling that I am getting away with a little tablet device on my lap and don't feel so nerdy like those guys who 'mean business' with their laptops open on the commute."

CalvinH "That was my first thought when I read it came with Atom instead of Tegra... Bye bye to big battery times."

Hoshi" the slider comes with a tegra 2 dual core 1ghz processor"

Conclusion: the only real con to the slider over the TF has not been mentioned yet which is that the slider as of today 2011, October 19, can not be rooted and the TF can. Even then, I still would not have gone with the TF. I am very happy with the slider and am really actually confused as to the naming of these devices. The slider should have been called the transformer since it is actually transforming and the transformer should have been called THE ATTACHER or something more accurate to it's function.