The Toshiba Portege Z935 - P300 is an ultrabook that makes very few concessions in the name of light weight and thin construction . In our benchmark tests , it is strong enough to hold its own against a much more expensive , high - end ultrabook . There are nearly eight hours of battery life , ultimate portability, comfortable keyboard and touchpad , and solid construction , the Portege Z935 - P300 Choice award winner is our new Editors ' for mainstream Ultrabooks .
Design and Features
The Portege Z935 - P300 is thin , really thin . To 0.63 inches ( 16mm ) at its thickest point, it is more slender than the 18mm spec for 13 - inch Ultrabooks . It measures about 0.63 by 12.5 by 9 inches ( HWD ) , matching or slightly edging the size of Apple MacBook Air 13 - inch ( Mid 2012) ( $ 1,199 list , 4.0 Stars ) , the spiritual ancestors ultrabook category . At 2.36 pounds and 2.93 pounds with the AC adapter , it is the light side as well . The magnesium alloy chassis Z935 - P300 has dark silver color , with large chromed Toshiba logo on the lid . Chromed mouse buttons The system is beautiful , but the buttons and their environment chromed attract fingerprints .
The Z935 touchpad is responsive , and include physical on / off switch between the touchpad and the keyboard . This is handy for those who sometimes find that their palm moves the cursor around during typing sessions . One set touchpad to scroll with a single finger to the right and bottom edge of the touchpad ( the old style - school ) , but you can go to control panel touchpad to set the touchpad to respond to the more modern two - and three - finger swipes . It will no doubt be a plus if or when you upgrade the system to Windows 8 in the future . The physical mouse buttons are convenient for business users who are not yet warmed using a single - piece touchpad . The backlit chiclet keyboard is easy to type on , and the keys have a good grippy feel .
The system has a 13.3 - inch widescreen display with a 1366 by 768 resolution . While it falls short of 1,920 -by - 1 , 080 resolution required for 1080p HD video , 1366 by 768 is common for most 13 - inch Ultrabooks and ultraportable laptops in this price range . For example , the HP Folio 13 - 1020us ( $ 899.99 list , 4 stars ) has a screen 1366 -by - 768 resolution , but the editor is more expensive high - end ultrabook ' Choice Asus Zenbook Prime UX32VD - DB71 ( $ 1,299 list , 4.0 ) with a 1920 by 1080 screen resolution on a 13.3 - inch panel . Understandably , the Aus UX32VD is much more expensive because of its higher res screen and other features like a Core i7 processor .
The Z935 - P300 has a superb selection of external I / O port . It has two USB 2.0 ports on the back , a full - sized Ethernet port , full sized HMDI port , VGA , SD car slot , and a USB 3.0 port on the side . It could use another USB 3.0 port ( or better yet converted all three USB 3.0 ports ) , but the whole package is quite useful . The full - size Ethernet , VGA , and HDMI port is useful for road warriors , giving them the best opportunities for connecting with Projector and wired networks in offices and hotels .
The Portege Z935 - P300 includes a mid - level Intel Core i5 - 3317U processor , four GB of system memory , a 128GB SSD , and Intel HD Graphics 4000 . They are very nice stats , and because we will see below , to help Z935 get better performance numbers . Such as memory , SSD and battery system does not use - serve . The system has a screen with no extra icons on the desktop save one : the system is booted up with a Best Buy app , which is a portal to online software store Best Buy 's . There is also an icon for the Toshiba Book Place store in Windows Task bar . This is a far cry from the system side , which had up to a dozen icons strewn across the screen . The system has a one- year standard warranty . The screen itself is bright and easy to read , especially at normal power settings . Like a hybrid car , the Z935 - P300 has an Eco button on the taskbar , which brings up the Toshiba eco Utility . Once in eco mode , the screen dims , the sleep schedule is adjusted , and the system is getting less power from the battery . We do not try to Eco mode because of the setting of sleep , but it has the potential to increase the battery life of over seven hours tested , 34 minutes .
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