Testseek.com have collected 61 expert reviews of the Toshiba KiraBook 13 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Toshiba KiraBook 13.
June 2013
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The editors liked
Superior material construction. Platinum warranty. Highresolution display.
Excellent screen
Sturdy build quality
Swift performance
The slim
Lightweight Toshiba Kirabook still feels very premium
And it deserves credit for being one of the first Windows laptops to feature a better-than-HD display. Thanks to an updated CPU
Battery life is now good enough for all-day use
Toshiba's Kirabook has a brilliant higher-res screen
Powerful components
And a slick
Sturdy design
Plus display tweaking software for photo and video experts
Attractive design elements with a monolithic aluminium build
Powerful hardware and impressive overall performance
Full HD display with a matte finish for outdoor use
Harman / Kardon speakers and decent battery life
Brilliant 2
560-by-1
440 resolution screen
Very light
Premium materials and look
Two-year warranty
Including tech support and Internet Security
Includes Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements
At $2
199 this is an expensive beast. But is it worth it? My view is yes for the simple reason that an Ultrabook of this ilk is going to get used and the last thing you want if you use an Ultrabook every working day is one that cannot last the test of tim
Beautiful screen that is crazy sharp
Insanely light
Sturdy and very well built
Fast enough for most
Comes with a premium support service adding two years and dedicated support line
The editors didn't like
Battery life is merely OK. Needs a bit more "bang for your buck"
Loud fan
No Ethernet dongle
Higher-res screens are more common now
And available for less. The generic brushed-metal look isn't particularly distinctive given the price
The basic look hasn't changed in the past couple of years
While the competition is catching up. The touchpad isn't as responsive as it should be
Price to performance ratio is considerably high
Mediocre webcam quality
The Final Verdict
Toshiba has been successful in correcting almost all of the major shortcomings of the older Kirabook in its latest offering. The extended battery life
Slimmer
May have to adjust zoom or screen resolution for apps
On the downside Toshiba needs to work on the cooling fan and the problems associated with the sheer resolution of the display screen
Neither of these two small issues take away from the fact that this is the best Ultrabook we have ever seen.
Trackpad driver needs work
Not everything is optimised for the high-resolution screen
Published: 2014-02-27, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
The Toshiba Kira cannot approach the outstanding battery life of its Apple rivals. It does manages to combine good overall speed and a high-resolution display with a truly ultraportable design. That's a difficult trick to pull off, and it makes the Kira o...
Doesn't look the price, So-so keyboard, Short battery life, Poor value
The new revision of Toshiba's Kirabook is in every way a better laptop than its predecessor, but the competition has also improved and high-resolution displays have become more common, detracting from the system's main selling point. Indeed, we think th...
High-quality, high-resolution screen, Fast Core i7 processor, Smart-looking design, Good touchpad, Fantastic battery life
Lack of attention to detail, Middling integrated graphics, Average keyboard, Inconsistent screen scaling, High price
The Kira is fast, with a high-quality screen and superb battery life, but it just doesn't have the all-round quality to justify its high price. The smart design doesn't stand out nor have the attention to detail we demand from this level of system, the ke...
Despite its shortcomings, this is one rock-solid ultrabook Toshiba crafted a gem of a computer with the KIRAbook 13 i5-Touch. For $1,499, you get a proficient processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB solid-state hard drive. Those last two points—the RAM and...
Published: 2013-05-17, Author: Michael , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
The audience Toshiba is pursuing with the Kirabook is the well-to-do professional who is willing to pay extra for high-end hardware and services. The Kirabook is the most beautiful Ultrabook to pass through our Test Centre, but its inability to drive a la...
Beautiful, rich high resolution screen, Touchscreen option is actually useful, Thin, light yet extremely sturdy chassis, Fully specced with all the latest hardware, Backlit keyboard with excellent travel, Harmon Kardon speakers pump out good sound
No network port – wireless only, Fan can be loud and annoying, Touchpad can activate Windows 8 swipe gestures too easily, Not a Haswell processor
The Toshiba Kira Ultrabook is hard not to like. With the high resolution and full range of features, if you're looking at Ultrabooks, I can imagine this finely crafted machine being near the top of your wish list. The fan does run loud sometimes and the b...
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Published: 2014-03-20, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.in
Abstract: I was a little hard on Toshiba's original Kirabook. Okay, I was a lot hard on it . In my view, the company's engineers committed a few critical design mistakes that severely undermined the Ultrabook's claim to luxury status. I'm happy to report that Toshi...
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Published: 2014-04-09, Author: François , review by: erenumerique.fr
Joli, Très bon écran, Solide, Autonomie, Ram et SSD
Parfois bruyant, Un peu cher, Léger manque de rigidité
Voilà un moment que Toshiba n'avait pas sorti d'ultrabook dans nos contrées. Le Toshiba KIRABook n'est pas exactement nouveau ceci dit il est en effet disponible depuis un peu moins d'un an et vient d'être mis à jour avec les processeurs Haswell d'Intel. ...
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Published: 2014-03-26, Author: Daniel , review by: Cnetfrance.fr
finesse, finition, définition de l'écran, performances, autonomie.
Às características que já foram referidas resta apenas acrescentar que ao nível da bateria o Kira tem uma boa performance e deixa que o utilizador possa estar largas horas com o computador longe da correntes 9 horas prometidas pela Toshiba dependem muito...
