computershopper.com Updated: 2015-02-01 13:07:07
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Toshiba's $179.99-direct Encore 2 8 —the slightly smaller iteration of the Toshiba Encore 2 10 we reviewed a few weeks back—is practically the same tablet on the outside, just sized differently. Not much is different on the inside, either. The tablet's 8-...

Surprisingly good screen quality for the price, Smart placement of charging port, Free year of Office 365, Decent battery life, Quality and volume of audio are respectable (at least, for video viewing in landscape mode)...

Difficult to manipulate Windows 8.1 at this screen size, Not much usable storage, Single-stream-only 802.11n Wi-Fi connection, Poor camera...

The Windows-based Encore 2 8 makes lot of sense as a casual tablet: something you'd use to read books on, or watch Netflix with. (A laptop replacement, this is not.) Read More…...
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Built-in stereo speakers, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack.Networking: Integrated single band WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0.Software: Windows 8.1 32 bit with Bing. 1 year Office 365 subscription included.Expansion and Ports: 1 microSD ca...

Very low price, sharp and colorful IPS display, good stereo speakers...

Just 1 gig of RAM means multitasking can be painful...
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When Microsoft made its announcement of a new Surface earlier this year, most were expecting a 7-inch Surface Mini. But instead, we got a larger Surface Pro 3 . Other manufacturers are making their own mini tablets that run full versions of Windows 8.1, a...
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The Toshiba Encore 2 WT8 It's still aimed at consumer-style usage and because of a slightly more mature Windows 8.1 operating system offers some operating system improvements over the original release. We tested Intel Quick Sync with Cyberlink Power Dire...

Cost, Good speakers...

1GB RAM is a limit when multitasking, Small storage space, No digital A/V output (HDMI)...

Toshiba have build a tidy, lightweight Windows 8 tablet with fast storage, a bright screen and good speakers that provides a smooth and enjoyable Windows RT experience and this might be enough for some but ultimately the price needs to drop for the WT8 to...
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When it comes to tablets, people vary on how much they value a good pen. While a stylus is the old way, companies are now focusing more heavily on quality pen inputs, thanks in part to the Surface Pro 3.Toshiba's Encore 2 Write (2015) is their latest entr...
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CHECK THE PART 1 OF THIS ARTICLEIn the first part of our best cheap tablets we took a look at the Nexus 7. Even though there are a lot of great tablets for this budget, none seemed to be on par with the Nexus 7, until now. Enter the Tesco Hudl 2! For a...
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