Toshiba Satellite P50T (15.6-Inch, 2014)

63% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Fantastic 4K Ultra HD display. Technicolor-certified color and calibration tools. Harman/Kardon speakers and DTS sound. Solid performance, thanks to an Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia graphics.

Very short battery life. Ultra-high-resolution display causes some scaling issues.

Conclusion The Toshiba Satellite P50T-BST2N01 is a great system, with generally strong performance and a slick design, not to mention a jaw-dropping display that blows past every competitor on the market, but the short battery life puts a serious...

4K display (resolution of 3840x2160 pixels) ; Technicolor Color Certification (for color accuracy) ; Mostly high-end specs

Very little 4K video content available ; HDMI output limited to 30Hz at 4K resolution ; No Blu-ray drive

This is one beautiful laptop, but with 4K content so hard to come by, you might be paying for more technology than you can actually use.

Sleek, elegant design; Captivating 4K display; Powerful graphics and performance ; Short battery life; Computer speakers lack definition; Sluggish hard drive ; The first laptop to offer a 4K touch display, the Toshiba Satellite P50T delivers stunning...

Short battery life; Computer speakers lack definition; Sluggish hard drive ; The first laptop to offer a 4K touch display, the Toshiba Satellite P50T delivers stunning views and powerful graphics, but mediocre battery life.

The first laptop to offer a 4K touch display, the Toshiba Satellite P50T delivers stunning views and powerful graphics, but mediocre battery life.

High-color 4K screen, High-quality chassis, High-feedback keyboard, Good touchpad, Low noise during normal use, Feasible sound, High computing power, Relatively swift SSHD

Not gaming suitable in FHD / 4K, Short battery life, Complicated maintenance / upgrade, No SSD, Throttled brightness in battery mode

Toshiba has a high-quality, 15-inch laptop in its line with the Satellite P50t-B-10T that not only pleases with its 4K resolution. The quality of the aluminum finish provides a pleasant feel, and the input devices have a surprisingly strong feedback....

Exquisite display quality and color ; Powerful internal processing specs ; Great connectivity and ports ; Solid and accommodating physical design

Speakers underperform slightly ; Battery life is really bad ; Screen brightness could be better ; Slightly overpriced

The Satellite P50T is one excellent 4K laptop with some fine internal hardware and performance metrics under its belt. However, it is a bit on the pricey side for what it offers.

The general advice for "the world's first 4K laptop"—wait it out, don't be among the first adopters—seems pretty obvious. If you're mostly looking for a laptop to make your friends drool, the Toshiba P50t isn't going to cut it. The design doesn't quite...

4K screen ; Fast Core i7 CPU ; Good built-in features

Touchscreen is reflective ; Keys have a very smooth finish ; Storage a little slow

Toshiba's Satellite P50t is among the first laptops on the market to make use of a 4K screen, and it's pitched at early adopters of technology, as well as those of you who need to work with 4K video files. It's a good unit overall, though it does have...

Stylish ; Well featured ; Useful for gaming

Lots of pre-installed software ; Screen is very reflective ; Configuration didn't perform as expected in our tests

Toshiba's Satellite P50t is a 15.6in touchscreen laptop aimed at those of you who want a home computer for entertainment purposes. It has good features and it looks nice, but its screen is too glossy and it didn't perform as expected in our benchmarks.

High-resolution, high-quality screen, Core i7 processor, Discrete AMD Radeon GPU, Great speakers, Smart design and reasonable build quality

Inconsistent processor performance, Screen hampered by scaling issues, Uninspiring aesthetics, Poor battery life, Thick and heavy