Toshiba CB30-102

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Reviews for the Toshiba CB30-102

80% Toshiba Chromebook CB30-102 review
Source: Expert Reviews Archive.org version
The Toshiba CB30-102 ranks among the best-value mid-size laptops on the market. It’s more powerful and cheaper than the 14-inch HP Pavilion Chromebook while offering much better battery life. Things are less clear-cut when compared with the benchmark-setting Acer C720, though. The Acer C720 is cheaper and has marginally better performance, but the CB30-102 has a larger screen. If you want a great value Chromebook with a fairly large screen, the Toshiba Chromebook CB30-102 is the one to buy.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/17/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%

Toshiba’s 13-Inch Chromebook Is a Low-Cost, No-Frills Laptop
Source: Recode Archive.org version
Finally, the battery test: Our harsh tests on laptops and tablets usually involve turning off all power savers, popping the display up to full brightness, running an email app and playing locally-stored iTunes files on a continuous loop. Since you can’t install iTunes on a Chromebook, and there are no power-saving settings, I tweaked this test a bit. Instead, I streamed music nonstop through Google Play. I also installed a Chrome browser extension called Keep Awake that kept the laptop from going into sleep mode.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/31/2014

80% Toshiba CB30-102 review: Chromebook boasting a 13.3" screen and Intel Celeron processor
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The usual caveat of ‘Chromebooks aren't for everyone' of course applies, but the Toshiba CB30 is a very useable and capable laptop for anyone who spends the majority of their computing time online using Google services. The increased screen size is a definite bonus over 11.6in models, even if it isn't a high-quality display, while the plastic construction keeps the weight to a portable 1.5 kg. For £250 this is a great device if your creative and privacy needs are modest.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/21/2014
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 70% workmanship: 70%

Foreign Reviews

Toshiba CB30-102
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/23/2014

Toshiba Chromebook
Source: HardwareLuxx DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/28/2014

Toshiba CB30-102
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Positive: average keyboard, adequate price; appropriate performance Negative: mediocre hardware, workmanship and display quality
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/28/2014

60% Test du Toshiba CB30 : un PC portable au clavier redoutable, limité par Chrome OS
Source: 01Net FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/07/2014
Rating: Total score: 60%

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Intel HD Graphics (Haswell): In the mobile Haswell Celeron and Pentium integrated processor graphics card. The HD Graphics is the slower, GT1 called, part with less execution units (EUs).

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

2955U: Entry level ULV dual core processor with integrated graphics card called Intel HD Graphics and reduced features of the Haswell core (no Turbo Boost, AES, ...).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.30":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a Japanese conglomerate or technology group. The company was established in 1939 and in 1978 Toshiba became the official company name. The company's products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors, hard drives, printers, batteries, lighting, logistics and information technology. Toshiba was one of the largest manufacturers of personal computers, consumer electronics, home appliances and medical equipment.

73.33%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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