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When Toshiba launched its $149 (about £99, AU$184) Encore 2 running Windows 8.1 with Bing, the direction for the company's Windows slate line was clear: budget buys. But now, with the newly announced Toshiba Encore 2 Write, that direction isn't as obvious...

Excellent stylus tech, Cool writing apps, OK price...

Otherwise boring, Easily out, specced...

When Toshiba launched its $149 (about £99, AU$184) Encore 2 running Windows 8.1 with Bing, the direction for the company's Windows slate line was clear: budget buys. But now, with the newly announced Toshiba Encore 2 Write, that direction isn't as obvious...
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When Toshiba launched its $149 (about £99, AU$184) Encore 2 running Windows 8.1 with Bing, the direction for the company's Windows slate line was clear: budget buys. But now, with the newly announced Toshiba Encore 2 Write, that direction isn't as obvious...

Excellent stylus tech, Cool writing apps, OK price...

Otherwise boring, Easily outspecced...

Unsurprisingly, the Toshiba Encore 2 Write is very much focused on crafting the ultimate tablet writing and drawing experience aimed squarely at professionals and creative folks. However, I'm not sure how wide of an audience there is for a tablet with a...
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thunderbaylive.com Updated: 2015-02-01 13:07:07
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Lisa Gade reviews the Toshiba Encore 2 8 inch Windows 8.1 tablet. The Encore 2 is more streamlined than the first gen Encore, and it weighs 13.4 ounces. The tablet has a 1280 x 800 IPS display and it runs Windows 8.1 32 bit on the quad core Intel Atom Bay...
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wired.co.uk Updated: 2015-02-01 13:07:07
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The new Toshiba Encore 2 comes in both 8in and 10in flavours, and we checked out the smaller one to see if there's been much progress since last time. It's not much to look at. A sturdily built case in standard metallic grey with a large, fairly ugly bez...

Full Windows 8.1, expandable memory, budget price...

Underpowered processor, soso screen, battery life not great, no camera flash, no 4G...

The Toshiba Encore 2 is a solidly built workhorse of a tablet for a reasonable price. But while we can forgive the standard HD screen and odd placement of the Start button, the sluggish progress of the underpowered processor lets it down pretty badly...
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The cheaper licence helps keep the cost down compared to other Windows 8.1 tablets we've seen. It's around £70 less than the original Encore, for example, and around £20 less than the super-bargain Lenovo Miix 2 8 . Considering how easy it is to change yo...
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You don't have to spend a fortune for a PC experience — at least Toshiba doesn't think so.The company recently launched its Encore 2 tablet, which packages the full version of Windows 8 into a 8-inch, dirt-cheap $200 tablet.That's really cheap for a table...

With the full version of Windows 8.1 and a free Office 365 subscription, the $200 Toshiba Encore 2 is a great value. But you should seriously consider what you intend to use it for before you buy. If you're in need of a Windows tablet and feel like an 8-i...
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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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