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Toshiba Chromebook 2

Overview

Pros & Cons

Reviews

Price: $17

  • Toshiba Chromebook 2
  • Toshiba Chromebook 2
  • Toshiba Chromebook 2
  • Toshiba Chromebook 2
77

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    2
  • Good:
    11
  • Average:
    4
  • Bad:
    1

Pros:

  • Excellent display
  • Attractive design
  • Upgraded build quality

Cons:

  • Plastic design
  • Too much flex in display housing
  • More Pros & Cons
  • See all reviews
  • Price:
  • $17 on Amazon
Last revision on March 29, 2017

Editors Liked

  • Excellent display
  • Attractive design
  • Upgraded build quality
  • Good keyboard
  • Firstrate 1,920x1,080 IPS display
  • Nice keyboard
  • Thinner and lighter than Toshiba's previous Chromebook
  • Skullcandy speakers
  • Smaller than previous model
  • Comes with 100GB cloud storage and two months unlimited Google Music
  • Double the usual RAM for smoother browsing

Editors Didn't Like

  • Plastic design
  • Too much flex in display housing
  • Average touchpad
  • Relatively short battery life
  • Processor hangs Flashy design is a bit much
  • Flexible plastic body is underwhelming
  • Build quality, particularly the lid, feels a bit flimsy
  • Graphics performance could be better

Direct Competitors and Related Products

  • 79

    Google Chromebook Pixel - 2015

  • 79

    Samsung Chromebook 2 XE503C32

  • 64

    HP Pavilion Chromebook 14

  • 70

    Acer C7 Chromebook AC710

Expert reviews and ratings

By LaptopMag on October 08, 2015 90

The Toshiba Chromebook 2 CB35 puts a bright, highly accurate display and stellar battery life in a sharp, silver form that makes it the Chromebook to...

By Alphr on March 04, 2015 80

Toshiba has done a fine job with the Chromebook 2. We've long been hankering after a Chromebook with a top-quality screen, and the Toshiba's Full HD display certainly delivers on that front. We could ask for a little more travel in the keyboard, longer...

By Expert Reviews on March 03, 2015 80

The Toshiba Chromebook 2 is more expensive that other Chromebooks, but the Full HD screen is worth...

By PC Advisor on February 13, 2015 90

If you're happy to live in the cloud for the majority of your tasks, then Toshiba's Chromebook 2 is currently the best way to do it. The device is light, fast, and that screen is worth the money alone. Chromebooks are quickly coming of age, and this...

By Computer Shopper on February 06, 2015 80

The maker of the first 13.3-inch Chromebook offers a sleeker second edition whose sharp, colorful screen makes it hard to resist. Read...

By Wired on January 30, 2015 80

TIREDA display of this caliber deserves better than the somewhat pokey Bay Trail processor. Heavier and larger than most Chromebooks.While it's not perfect, the new Toshiba Chromebook 2 manages to do what the similarly named Samsung Chromebook 2 could...

By Notebook Review on January 14, 2015 76

Toshiba hit a sweet spot in the laptop market with the new Chromebook 2. While we've criticized several budget Chromebooks for being under-powered and lacking important features, this laptop performs strongly enough that most casual users will forget...

By Digital Trends on December 29, 2014 70

Toshiba's Chromebook 2 is a handy laptop to keep on one's nightstand or coffee table. It isn't the laptop we'd turn to for more strenuous tasks, like watching a 1080p movie while shopping across 10 different tabs, but it does a decent enough job given...

By InfoWorld on December 10, 2014 77

I've spent the last three weeks taking six business-oriented Chromebooks through their paces. I started out as a skeptical Windows-rules-them-all kind of guy: I've been using Windows since the early days, and I've rarely strayed from the ghosts of my...

By networkworld.com on December 10, 2014 77

I've spent the last three weeks taking six business-oriented Chromebooks through their paces. I started out as a skeptical Windows-rules-them-all kind of guy: I've been using Windows since the early days, and I've rarely strayed from the ghosts of my...

By CNET Australia on November 15, 2014 70

If you're looking for an all-around solid Chrome OS experience -- with one of the best screens we've seen on a Chromebook -- the Toshiba Chromebook 2 should be your starting...

By CNET UK on November 14, 2014 70

If you're looking for an all-around solid Chrome OS experience -- with one of the best screens we've seen on a Chromebook -- the Toshiba Chromebook 2 should be your starting...

By cnet on November 14, 2014 70

If you're looking for an all-around solid Chrome OS experience -- with one of the best screens we've seen on a Chromebook -- the Toshiba Chromebook 2 should be your starting...

By TechRadar on November 11, 2014 80

For $329 (about £205, AU$382), the Toshiba Chromebook 2 pushes the envelope on what a Chromebook can be. The laptop comes with more RAM and a full HD 1080p screen, making it a step up from the Samsung Chromebook 2 and Acer C720. Considering the...

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