Toshiba Encore 2 Write WT10PE

50% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Lightweight design, Comfortable to use. Long battery life. Solid performance. Excellent combination of digitizer, pen, and note-taking apps. A good mix of apps and software are included.

Quiet speakers. 802.11n Wi-Fi is slightly outdated.

Conclusion Among Windows tablet PCs, the Toshiba Encore 2 Write (WT10PE-A264) stands out thanks to its focus on handwriting and information capture, zeroing in on the best uses of the tablet form factor. For the student in a class, the manager in a...

Accurate stylus input ; Impressive handwriting recognition

With accurate stylus input, and the apps Toshiba bundles, the Encore 2 Write turned out to be a far more useful tool than I’d expected. Until Microsoft adds whole-document handwriting recognition to OneNote instead of just OCR, it should remain the...

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.

The 8- and 10-inch Encore 2 Write tablets will be available at select retailers including Microsoft Stores and direct from Toshiba on January 11. The 8-inch will sell for $350 while the 10-inch is $500. Pricing and availability for the UK and Australia...