Both the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer and the Toshiba Tablet include a full USB port for transferring and storing files. This means you can plug in a USB thumb drive to quickly access your files. However, the Eee Pad Transformer only has a full USB port if you purchase the optional keyboard dock accessory -- ASUS bundles this with the device for $799 in Australia.

Both ASUS and Toshiba bundle a file manager app as a standard feature. Even more convenient is the fact that you can plug in a USB keyboard into both devices and use it for text input, though the keyboard dock obviously negates this issue on the Eee Pad Transformer.

Along with a USB port, the Eee Pad Transformer has a mini-HDMI out port, so it can be plugged directly into a high-definition television with the right cable. There is no such worries for owners of the Toshiba Tablet -- it is the only Android "Honeycomb" tablet sold in Australia that features a full sized HDMI port. This means you can connect the Toshiba Tablet to a high definition television or projector using a regular HDMI cable.

Both the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer and the Toshiba Tablet are Wi-Fi only devices, but both companies are expected to release Wi-Fi + 3G variants at a later, unannounced date.