Originally Posted by Golden Bear

It's not the slats that make the diffence in the smoothness of the landing, though the pitch attitude is quite different, it's the straight-struts vs. trailing link gear.

200: idle at 50' and continuous round out till touchdown, hard back pressure as soon as the mains touch.

700: easy round out beginning at 30', don't touch the thrust levers until 10', smooth reduction timed for idle at wheel touchdown, fly the nose gear onto the runway prior to reverse.