Toshiba Satellite Click 2 Pro P35W-B3226

Many systems on the market today to combine tablet and laptop, cheap devices from premium system paired a decent Windows tablet with an ultrabook-class laptop. The Toshiba Satellite Click P35W-2 Pro B3226 ($ 1,184.99 as tested) is an example of the latter, with premium construction, part of the high-end, and a respectable feature set. Unfortunately, making a good hybrid system requires more than just stuck together the tablet and keyboard; that joins the two halves is the very fault line leaving the otherwise impressive click 2 Pro feel less than wonderful system with lower performance and fewer features.

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This detachable hybrid tablet is similar in some respects to the Pentium Toshiba Satellite equipment Click 2 L35W-B3204, which includes docking keyboard, a similar tapered-edge design, and brushed aluminum back of the tablet and palm rest of the keyboard. The biggest difference between the Click 2 Pro and budget-friendly sibling is the introduction of a push-to-click docking hinge and a slimmer, lighter design. We never reviewed its predecessor, the Toshiba Satellite AMD equipment Click W35Dt-AST2N01, but the Click 2 Pro is way beyond this in terms of either price or ability.

The Click 2 Pro has docking hinge that I both love and hate. The latch mechanism on the dock uses a push-to-click design, line it up, push it down, and once you click it, you docked. To undock the tablet, just press it again, and the latch disconnects, allowing the tablet to slide up and off. It is a great concept, but it is not very simple in practice. The latches are not always disengage properly, and the downward-hitting action to dock and undock the keyboard causes the keyboard to flip up and then BANG around unless you use one hand to firmly . Worst of all, the dock is not completely secure when latched, and sometimes register as undocked and docked again at the slightest wobble. Given how central the docking function is the hybrid design, it is a serious disappointment.

The 13.3-inch display with full HD (1920-by-1080) resolution and In-Plane Switching technology (IP) for excellent picture quality and wide viewing angle. The touch screen monitors of up to 10 fingers simultaneously, and supports all Windows 8 gesture controls. There are also some wonderful sounds to participate in the display, with Harman / Kardon stereo speakers built in, which offers great volume and sound quality crystal-clear tablet.

The tablet has a sculpted design, with edges tapering to look even thinner than the slim 0.43 by 13 by 8.5 inches (HWD) measures. Although they have the same display size, feels Click 2 Pro tablet considerably smaller and more comfortable to hold than the thicker and heavier tablet device Toshiba Pentium Click 2.

The docking keyboard adds some size and heft, but not much. Measuring 0.78 by 13 by 9.8 inches (HWD), and weighs only 4.5 pounds when docked, 2 Click the Pro is thin and light enough to meet the standard ultrabook. It is not a light as Lenovo Yoga 2 13 (3.7 pounds), but it really feels like it belongs in the same category.

The keyboard itself has a chiclet design with a fairly standard layout, and LED backlighting for visibility in low light. Typing on the keyboard is a bit jarring, because key travel is so shallow. This is not usually an ultrabook-category is full of lame keyboard-and it is as good or better than it has TypeCover Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but it is far from the best we've seen. The included integrated clickpad feel beautiful, with smooth, matte surface and a sharp click when the combined right and left mouse button is pressed. The touchpad supports Windows 8 gesture, but they are not always register properly, leaving me swiping at the edge of the sensor repeatedly to do something simple, like cycle between apps.