Pros
- Very high-resolution touchscreen
- Thin, light, and extremely quiet
- Rigid lower chassis
Cons
- No DisplayPort
- Flimsy lid
- Disappointing contrast in the display
- Wi-Fi adapter doesn’t support 5GHz networks
At A Glance
The Kirabook looks the part of a luxury laptop, and it’s the first Ultrabook to compete with Apple’s Retina lineup. But Toshiba made some disappointing decisions on the way to a $2000 price tag.
Manufacturer’s Description
The powerful side of luxury: A perfect union of elegant design, meticulous craftsmanship and unparalleled performance, KIRAbook exemplifies inspired engineering. Introducing the Ultrabook, redefined.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| UPC Code | 022265462355 |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7-3537U |
| Processor speed | 2000.0 MHz |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 8000.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1600.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Touchscreen | Multitouch |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | Intel HD 4000 |
| Storage | |
| Drive 1 size | 256.0 GB |
| Drive 1 type | Solid-State Drive |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Polymer |
| Charging Interface | Proprietary Connector |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 6.0 hours |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces |
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| Wireless connection |
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| Dimensions | |
| Width | 12.44 inches |
| Depth | 8.15 inches |
| Height | 0.7 inches |
| Weight | 2.97 pounds |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card |
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| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Input devices | Touch Screen |
Performance
| Overall Performance | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 284.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 8.1 |
| Battery | |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 5:14 (hh:mm) |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 10.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 2834.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Browsing | |
|---|---|
| Peacekeeper | 2326.0 score (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Storage Test | 4655.0 score (higher is better) |
| File Compression | 116.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 227.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Image Editing - GPU Accelerated | 160.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 154.5 seconds (lower is better) |
| Audio Encoding | 249.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| Working power usage | 2.3 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 8.6 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| 3DMark, Ice Storm | 31636.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike Extreme | 265.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Cloud Gate | 3915.0 score (higher is better) |
| 3DMark, Firestrike | 563.0 score (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 5.0 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Civilization V, Late Game View, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 16.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 40.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080 | 1.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1024x768 | 16.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
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