Toshiba Encore 2 WT10-A

usability, performance, portability, screen, price

reliability, size

69% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, performance, price, portability, size

62% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Responsive Wacom active stylus; Loud speakers; Helpful preloaded productivity apps; Affordable compared to competing tablets ; Dismal battery life; Subpar display; Flimsy pen attachment mechanism ; Toshiba's Encore 2 Write is a fairly good option for...

Dismal battery life; Subpar display; Flimsy pen attachment mechanism ; Toshiba's Encore 2 Write is a fairly good option for the note-taking student or professional who wants a slate with a stylus, but the display doesn't pop.

Toshiba's Encore 2 Write is a fairly good option for the note-taking student or professional who wants a slate with a stylus, but the display doesn't pop.

Affordable for 10-inch tablet; Slim and elegant design; One-year subscription to Office 365 included ; Awkward Start button placement; Runs hot; Lackluster camera ; For just $269, the 10-inch Toshiba Encore 2 offers an attractive design, a quad-core...

Awkward Start button placement; Runs hot; Lackluster camera ; For just $269, the 10-inch Toshiba Encore 2 offers an attractive design, a quad-core Intel Atom processor and one year of Office 365.

For just $269, the 10-inch Toshiba Encore 2 offers an attractive design, a quad-core Intel Atom processor and one year of Office 365.

Toshiba Encore 2 Windows tablets also include a 1-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 Personal, giving customers access to full versions of Word, Excel, Power Point, OneNote and Outlook with the ability to work online and offline and sync between...

Good performance from Intel's Bay Trail SoC. Surprisingly great camera for a tablet. Windows 8.1 has a strong feature set

Chubby, uninspiring design. Disappointing display resolution. The Windows desktop is tricky to use on a small screen.

The Toshiba Encore packs a sizable 19.5 watt-hour battery, which should be more than enough to see it through a regular day’s worth of usage. Unlike smartphones, the battery life of a tablet is rarely a concern, although it’s never a bad thing to see a...

Swift performance ; Feels good in the hand ; HDMI output and microSD card storage slot ; Good battery life

Buttons are a little too shallow ; Brightness didn't always work well ; Tight microSD card slot ; Awkward to charge

Toshiba's Encore offers a much better experience than previous low-power, Windows 8 tablets we've tested, and we recommend it if you're in the market for a Windows-based tablet device. At 8 inches, it can be a little awkward to use, especially when...

There’s no UK pricing as yet, so it’s difficult to know if the Encore 2 Write is going to be good value for money. At $350 in the US, that's likely to put it around the £250 mark like previous 8-inch Encore tablets have been. With the added stylus,...

Excellent stylus tech ; Cool writing apps ; OK price

Otherwise boring ; Easily out-specced

Without its cool stylus tech and writing apps, there's not much else to Toshiba's latest mid-range tablet that, for the price, just isn't competitive.