Toshiba Portege Z20t-B2112

The Toshiba Portege Z20t-B2112 ($ 1,699.99 as tested) is a removable-hybrid Ultrabook for business that combines a 12-inch Windows tablet, docking keyboard and slim design Ultrabook with a versatile productivity machines for working in the office or on the go. Toshiba Portege Z20t is outfitted with an Intel Core M processor, which makes for a slim, fanless design, but compared to competitors like Microsoft Surface Pro 3 $ 1,105.00 on Amazon or business Ultrabook Choice Editors' Dell Latitude 14 7000 series (E7450) $ 1,099.00 at Dell, there is a huge gap in the deal in terms of productivity and performance.

Design
The Portege Z20t consists of a standalone tablet with a keyboard that you can attach to the use of laptop batteries and super power. When used in laptop mode, the Portege Z20t is thin and light enough to qualify for Intel Ultrabook branding, measuring just 0.83 by 12.2 by 8.5 inches (HWD) and weighing only 3.3 pounds. Tablet alone makes the system more portable 1.6 pounds, and it is a tiny 0.35-inch thick.

The 12.5-inch display has a 1920-by-1080 resolution and a 16: 9 aspect ratio. While many design tablet is moved away from the 16: 9 aspect ratio, it still works quite well for laptop displays, even though it would make for a tablet that feels especially long when held Portrait orientation. The screen has a matte finish that effectively reduces glare and reflections, but the surface tends to flex a lot under the press of a finger or stylus. Two built-in speakers along the bottom edge of the tablet provides stereo sound, but there's not a lot of separation between the two speakers, even with the help of software DTS Studio Sound.

The docking connection is also unique in that you can connect the tablet to one of two ways: forward facing Laptop mode, or back, both for use in the Display mode or folded closed for Tablet mode without leaving the keyboard on the back.

The docking keyboard layout backlit, chiclet-style, and it's spill-resistant, so while you do not want to use it in the rain, you can get some work done in Starbucks without fear of a latte splashed ruining your system. A blue Accupoint pointing stick in the middle of the keyboard gives you cursor control without taking your fingers off the keys of the house, and a regular touch and gesture touchpad offers support.

When using the tablet, you will have access to the tools on-screen keyboard and handwriting Microsoft. Unfortunately, our test unit was set up on Windows 7 Pro (still available in the business through downgrade rights Windows 8.1), which is not the best touch interface. Toshiba situation improves slightly with active digitizer pen (which includes buttons to grip the pen for functionality right-click) and a second "emergency" stylus (with no buttons) that stows in the chassis tablet, but The result is a system that works best as a laptop rather than a tablet.