Toshiba continues to use laptops are big business at the speed that does not carry extra bulk. The 15-inch Tecra R850 offers a processor of the second generation of Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon, and USB 3.0 connectivity. Priced at $ 1349 (U.S. $ 879), Tecra R850 is a good investment? Read on.
Design
Keeping in step with the 14-inch Tecra R840 to R850 has a graphite black frame with a ribbed pattern on the lid and palm rest, which has a meaning well and resists fingerprints. While the house can feel like plastic, it is actually a magnesium alloy that is reinforced with glass fiber, which helps protect against the inevitable shocks and bruises. The latest Dell Latitude laptops and HP EliteBook are even more massive, but they weigh more. The flair only on the R850 are the hinges that are made of chromed plastic.14.9 x 9.9 x 0.8 to 1.2 inches, the R850 is understandably larger footprint of the Lenovo L420 14-inch (13.5 x 9.2 x 1.3 to 1.4 inches), but The R850 is a bit 'more subtle, and only a hair heavier (5.4 kg versus 5.2 kg). Although the 15-inch notebooks are designed to move too, R850 is a relatively large size laptop.
Keyboard / touchpad
Regarding navigation, the R850 two options: a touch pad and the blue AccuPoint located between G and H keys. The AccuPoint was fast and responsive, but a little too sensitive. Fortunately, this can be adjusted via the control panel. The rough texture is slightly irritating to our fingers. Again, Lenovo Trackpoint remains the gold standard.
3.4 x 1.9-inch touch-pad provides a large surface area for cursor control and supports gestures. When Alpine Electronics trackpad, a pinch-to-zoom and two finger scrolling and gestures of rotation were easy to use, but we found a circular scrolling to be more problems, because we had to make a gesture to get a couple of times up. Four corners of the touchpad can also be programmed for specific commands, such as Go Home, Search, Refresh.
The metallic mouse buttons were robust and had a satisfying click. Located between the mouse buttons is a fingerprint reader for secure connections.
Display and audio
R850 is a 15.6-inch matte display with a native resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. The display is crisp and bright when you're sitting directly in front of it. However, vertical viewing angles are quite close. When watching HD Trailer Green Lantern, we noticed that the colors were a bit 'on the sly, and we saw pixelation during the night and the space scenes.
Two speakers located above the keyboard produce a hard, but a poor sound when listening to Guns N 'Roses is Pandora. However, ABC News report from the dialogue sounds rich and clear.
Ports and Webcam
The right side of the R850 is equipped with a DVD burner, USB 2.0, USB / eSATA, headphone / audio jack and an Ethernet jack. The right hinge is also equipped with a Kensington lock reinforced. With the power connector, the left side of R850 a reader VGA port, USB 3.0, slot, slot Express Card/34, and a 6-in-1 card. A docking connector is at the bottom of the laptop. USB / eSATA is equipped with Toshiba USB sleep and charge, which lets you connect a device (MP3 player, mobile phone or mobile device) for a sum, even when the computer is in standby mode or off.Heat
The Tecra R850 does a great job of keeping cool under pressure. After 15 minutes of a continuous film of Hulu in full screen, touchpad, which registered 88 degrees Fahrenheit, making the distance between the keys G and H, well below our threshold of unpleasant heat (95 degrees) . The below is just a bit warmer at 89 degrees. At 98 degrees, left vent is at the bottom of the laptop was the hottest point. With the laptop on your lap, heating to remove a bit uncomfortable after an hour of streaming content.
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