Toshiba Encore Review

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This is a popular PC maker company. They have tried to have a good entry in the tablet market. But have they succeeded with this new Encore tablet? Let us find this out. The tablet is marketed as the company`s first 8 inch Windows tablet. Though I think that this tablet has a good competition from other brands like Dell, Acer and other companies.

Toshiba Encore
Toshiba Encore Features

Hardware

It has a sunray silver plastic back. The lower end Satellite laptops from Toshiba also have the same. The looks are not that premium. There is a micro-HDMI video output. There is no such improvement in the Hardware keys as such. The volume rocker and the power button are on the upper right. At times while using the power button suddenly you will hit the volume rocker button. It will happen a lot.

Display

It has an IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The rich colors are also offered and they are found in a virtually viewing angle. The browsing of photos and videos is fun on this device. The display is brighter. But not that sharp as you should expect. So a normal display.

Toshiba Encore

Audio

The sound is loud. The audio quality is good. The speakers cannot replace a good set of headphones. The speakers are good. It is better than that of the Lava Xtron+ Tablet. The audio clarity is decent. Not that fascinating. But the work is done.

Software

This tablet has Windows 8.1 in it. The tablet has live tiles in the home screen. The keyboard shortcuts are more of a thumb friendly type. The access to camera is quick and useful indeed. There are many media apps in this tablet. Music streaming services like the Pandora is also present inย  this tablet. Flipboard is also present.

Toshiba Encore

Performance

It is a quad core tablet, but does it perform well? Let us find that out. We were able to play the Half Life 2 game in ease the medium graphic detail. But the games like the BioShock Infinite was able to be played. The boot time is just 9 seconds. Not very fast but yes, it was useful.

Battery

8 hours and 45 miunutes battery life of the Encore, this is good. But not enough to beat the Acer`s tablet. The tablet seems to work better than that of the Venue 8 Pro and Mix 2.

Verdict

This tablet is to have fun. Absolute fun to use tablet. The performance and battery life is what made this tablet good. Still more battery capacity can be achieved if you use the acer`s tablet. The tablet is an all rounder but not the best in any particular aspect.

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