Toshiba Chromebook CB35-A

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Pros:

Great battery life, Decent keyboard, Attractive for a plastic chassis
Bright 13.3-inch screen, Comfortable keyboard, USB 3.0 and HDMI ports and SD card slot
Larger screen than other Chromebooks. Nice design. Good boot times and battery life from Haswell-based processor. Desktop-class browser.

Cons:

Lowend display, Terrible trackpad, Chassis easily bends and warps
Not an IPS screen, Typical Chromebook headaches when working offline

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Last revision on March 1, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Great battery life, Decent keyboard, Attractive for a plastic chassis
Bright 13.3-inch screen, Comfortable keyboard, USB 3.0 and HDMI ports and SD card slot
Larger screen than other Chromebooks. Nice design. Good boot times and battery life from Haswell-based processor. Desktop-class browser
Colorful display; Loud speakers with quality sound; Smooth performance; Long battery life

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lowend display, Terrible trackpad, Chassis easily bends and warps
Not an IPS screen, Typical Chromebook headaches when working offline
Bottom Line, The Toshiba CB35-A3120 Chromebook can act as the primary computer of a home user or student, particularly if you have near-constant access to Wi-Fi. Close to the top choice, the 13-inch CB35-A3120 Chromebook comes highly recommended
Keyboard could use more travel

Expert reviews and ratings

The first 13.3-inch Chromebook is a winning example of the breed. Amazon and Best Buy shoppers will get a lot for their $279....

By Computer Shopper on February 24, 2014

The Toshiba CB35-A3120 Chromebook can act as the primary computer of a home user or student, particularly if you have near-constant access to Wi-Fi. Close to the top choice, the 13-inch CB35-A3120 Chromebook comes highly...

By PC Mag on February 14, 2014

Toshiba's first Chromebook offers a colorful 13-inch display, quality speakers and long battery life for a good...

By LaptopMag on February 13, 2014

You can get some really cheap Chromebooks if you're fine with getting an 11.6-inch display. While it's not unnecessarily small, you might still prefer a bigger screen than that, all while still spending as little dough as possible. This $300 Toshiba...

By makeuseof.com on August 29, 2014

We gave the Toshiba Chromebook our Best of CES 2014 award. After using it for a couple of weeks, I don't think we'd do that now. Even though HP released their computer months ago, it remains the best current generation Chromebook available. Until Google...

By notebooks.com on May 02, 2014

We unbox the brand new Toshiba Chromebook, a 13-inch Chromebook with a model number of CB35-A3120. It offers a 13-inch screen with a decent 1366 x 768 resolution running the latest Intel Haswell processor. This machine promises an excellent all-day 9...

By notebooks.com on February 10, 2014