Toshiba Kirabook (2014) Reviews & Tests

Expert review by : Matt Smith (digitaltrends.com)

Toshiba Kirabook (2014) review

The Kirabook's modest revision includes a faster processor and a smaller price tag. Unfortunately for Toshiba, the competition has improved, too.

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...

Feb, 2014

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Expert review by : Dan Ackerman (cnet.com)

Toshiba Kirabook (2014) review

The first generation of Toshiba's Kirabook was an ambitious shot at creating a high-end product with MacBook-like buzz. That slim 13-inch magnesium-alloy laptop was even the first post-Retina PC we'd seen with a better-than-HD screen resolution -- a...

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.

Higher-res screens are more common now, and available for less. The generic brushed-metal look isn't particularly distinctive given the price.

The design of Toshiba's high-end Kirabook hasn't changed since last year, but it has aged gracefully. The components get an update and the battery life gets a big boost, making this an all-around excellent, but expensive, ultrabook.

Mar, 2014

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

"Looks great but has fundamental known design faults - screen & Wifi"

Same issues as everyone else with the Kira Ultrabook: screen began color began cycling continuously after some use so the only way to use it is to plug into another screen or projector to be able to access. Clearly a design fault Toshiba is 100% aware...

Touch screen and resolution

Wifi almost unusable. Low power, drops constantly. Screen fault causes it cycle, Red, Green, etc. Need to replace screen (Common Known Faults).

Oct, 2015

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Consumer review (cnet.com)

A Wonderful Machine

I am not a big tech person, I look at having to buy a new computer like having to buy a new car. My last Toshiba lasted a few years and I was very happy with it. The power died so instead of getting it repaired I decided on a new machine. , the...

Speed, weight, backlit keyboard, sound

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Aug, 2014

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