Samsung PC 7 slider is a 10.1-inch tablet device with 1366 x 768 resolution and weighs only 2.2 pounds. It is powered with an Intel Z670 Oak Trail processor clocked at 1.66GHz with 2GB of RAM and either 32GB or 64GB of SSD space. Samsung Sliding PC 7 will be available from March with a starting price of $699.
The display of Samsung PC 7 slides up to reveal a physical full-QWERTYkeyboard giving the user the option of a multi-touch display or keyboard and mouse interface. Samsung Sliding PC 7 tablet comes with Windows 7 Home Premium and a specially designed Touch Launcher, to help users to launch their favorite applications with ease.
Port wise, the new Samsung slider features USB, HDMI and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. Moreover, Sliding PC 7 tablet has built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam. For connectivity, it supports 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and users also get an option of adding WiMax. 3G is also available on PC 7 slider tablet from Samsung as an additional option. Also see: Android tablets in India
Samsung has included a 6-cell lithium-polymer battery into the tablet that offers around 9 hours of run time on a single charge. Samsung claims that the new Sliding PC 7 Series tablet can boot from a cold start in under 20 seconds.
Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series features Samsung AllShare function that enables users to control, search, swap and play videos, photos, and music across a full range of DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certified Samsung devices, ranging from cameras and smart phones to TVs and PCs.
In addition, applications like Microsoft Bing Maps and voice search come pre-loaded on Samsung Sliding PC 7. More touch-based applications can be downloaded via Samsung App Manager and Windows Product Scout.
At the launch of Samsung Sliding PC 7 Series at the CES 2011 in Las Vegas, Scott Ledterman, director of mobile PC product marketing at Samsung Enterprise Business Division said, “With the proliferation of tablet devices, there is a demand from consumers that want the elegance, ease-of-use and portable form factor of a tablet but also the familiarity of a notebook. At first glance, the Samsung PC 7 Series is a compact, light-weight tablet featuring an intuitive touchscreen. However, once the display is slid into place, it reveals a physical keyboard that offers users the familiar keyboard/touchpad interface. The Samsung 7 Series is creating a category unto itself, with a total solution that is not only chic and convenient for content consumption, but also versatile enough for more intensive computing and content creation.”
