The Toshiba Kira is the spearhead of the Japanese company for the consumer market. An ultrabook with a screen that almost doubles the level of resolution Full HD capability and touch one of the latest processors from Intel or an attractive, lightweight design. All with the operating system Windows 8.1 and a remarkable range of up to 9 hours of use without recharging equipment. We had the chance to thoroughly test this laptop. These are our conclusions.
Display with high resolution and attractive design
One of the most attractive aspects of Toshiba Kira is definitely your screen. This panel 13.3 inch brand excellent resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, almost double the level of detail found in a monitor Full HD and reaches a density of 221 ppi. With this resolution, we enjoy an excellent quality in games or movies. We also noticed that this is a panel touch with a remarkable and accurate response. Definitely an interesting moves through menus for alternative Windows 8, although their characteristics are likely to spend most of the time using the keyboard and mouse. The brightness level is known, but we can make it hard to see certain parts of the screen when the impact of sunlight.
In the design of this equipment, Toshiba Kira remains at a competitive figures 1.35 kilos in weight and 1.9 inches thick. That makes it much easier to transport and make him good traveling companion. Its construction has been used a magnesium alloy with silver and a laminated drawing that gives a rustic touch something. Toshiba also wanted to highlight that this equipment has been designed by a base structure as honeycomb, which should make it more resistant to shocks and falls. In almost all model much appreciated sturdiness, except for the side frames surrounding the keyboard area and host connections. Shortly use a small crack formed right in one of the USB ports, but it may be a problem of self-testing model.
What did us really liked is its keyboard. The keys are well spaced and although not much rose above the base after a few minutes is achieved by writing a good level of comfort. In addition, the keyboard is backlit and can determine various brightness levels.
Power and memory
In the field of memory, Toshiba Kira is committed to a memory card of 256 GB SSD. should be said that the operation of this album is really fast, allowing us, for example, start using the computer from the home screen of Windows 8 only four or five seconds after turning it on. That agility is also seen when exchanging files or when accessing different applications. To run this team commitment laptop processor Intel dual core Core i7-4510U with a power of 2 GHz per core.
Thanks to technology, Turbo Boost, this power grows up to 3.1 GHz at times of peak demand. This chip is attached to a memory of 8 GB RAM to run heavier processes without system slowdowns. Heat dissipation is quite efficient, and although it is common that this laptop stays cool while working in our testing has never made it past an acceptable temperature. Neither noise rarely seen (except when the processor requires a lot), which makes the Toshiba Kira a very quiet and pleasant to use equipment.
Operating System and Applications
Inside this notebook we find the operating system Windows 8.1 Update. The platform Microsoft has received several major improvements to increase its use in a traditional way, such as the appearance of the taskbar whenever the mouse down to the bottom (in any app). On the other hand, the use of a touch screen allows us to move with greater agility through the main interface of Windows and exploit the full potential of this system. Among the preinstalled applications we would like to highlight a shortcut to Google Drive, the online storage system of Google. We also have several tools Toshiba management and a trial version of McAfee Antivirus. One of the great advantages of Windows is that we use a vast majority of applications that are already operating under Windows 7. Also have the app store for Microsoft, although it is still less mature platform to store Android or the Apple.
Connectivity and multimedia
In the field of connections, this laptop stands out for its protocol support WiFi AC. If you have a compatible router we can connect directly to broadband 5 GHz. advantages of this is a more uncluttered and capable of reaching higher speeds network. How could it be otherwise, we will have three USB 3.0 ports, a protocol tenfold transfer rates of traditional USB. Also, one of these ports has a function to charge mobile devices even when the computer is suspended. We also have a port HDMI full size (which I appreciate) connection or Bluetooth 4.0. Connections are completed with a card reader Card capacity Micro SD or SDXC and a slot for headphones. For the field of multimedia Toshiba has reinforced this laptop with speakers Harman Kardon to offer performance above what is usual in ultrabook, therefore the power of sound and its quality. In short, this sound system with good screen Kira make it an interesting place to watch movies or play computer games (although the lack of a dedicated graphics card that we will have to console themselves with modern games but not very demanding ). Finally, we must also highlight a webcam with a resolution of 0.9 megapixels to use applications like Skype.
Autonomy
According to official data from Toshiba, this laptop is capable of use up to nine hours and ten minutes without having to go to a cable. During our tests and a more demanding use, the notebook smoothly endured about five hours with the screen brightness at maximum and navigation and use of office applications. A competitive team that makes it an excellent travel companion .
Pricing and Reviews
The Toshiba Kira is available for 1,500 euros. Ultimately, this is a first class ultrabook for demanding users who want to enjoy the ultimate in design and display. A team with a remarkable balance between their different specifications and to which he can draw very few flaws. Among the most notable addition to the screen with dot resolution 2,560 x 1,440 pixels has also liked the performance of your speakers and the inclusion of an input HDMI full size. On the other hand, this laptop seems destined for a multimedia performance is somewhat limited by the lack of a dedicated graphics card series, but is still an excellent choice for movies or games that are not very powerful.
Toshiba Kira review
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