
Ports, connections, and controls are spread out along the four edges, with mic inputs on the top edge, along with a microSD card slot, power and rotation lock buttons along the right edge, headphone, AC power, and Micro-HDMI on the left edge, as well as a rocker switch for speaker volume, and a docking connector on the bottom edge. With just a little force, the entire unit flexes, making it feel like a product that may not stand up to the rigors of road use. The biggest letdown designwise is the plastic back panel. The Series 7 feels dense like the iPad, it's hard to hold in a single hand for too long. It's a clean look that emphasizes the most important component: the big 11.6-inch display. With edge-to-edge glass over the front surface, covering the display and a thick black bezel, and a slightly rounded back plastic panel, the Series 7 Slate looks and feels a lot like tablets such as the BlackBerry PlayBook (and it's distant cousin, the Kindle Fire) or even the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The general design for a modern tablet seems set in stone, or at least glass and plastic (or glass and metal, in the case of the iPad and a few others).
