Ilaa aan gacmahayga ka helay Toshiba Encore , ma aan isticmaalin qalabka Windows ee loo sameeyay inuu noqdo kiniin, marka laga reebo Surface Pro 2 . Intii aan tijaabinayay Toshiba Encore waxaan wax badan ka bartay waxa ay run ahaantii ka dhigan tahay isticmaalka kiniiniga Windows 8.1 iyo meelaha ay ku wanaagsan tahay iyo meelaha ay ku liidato qalabkan. Haddii aad rabto in aad wax badan ka ogaato Toshiba Encore , waxa ay bixiso iyo sida wanaagsan ee ay u shaqeyso, ha ka waaban inaad akhrido faallooyinkan.

Furitaanka Toshiba Encore

Ma jiraan wax gaar ah oo ku saabsan Toshiba Encore iyo sida loo baakadeeyay. Gudaha sanduuqa waxaad ka heli doontaa waxyaabaha aasaasiga ah ee aad u baahan tahay mana jiraan wax kale: kiniinka laftiisa, fiilada micro-USB, charger-ka, buug-gacmeedyada, dammaanadda iyo furaha alaabta ee shatiga Windows 8.1 kaas oo sidoo kale loo isticmaalo in lagu dhaqaajiyo nuqulkaaga Guriga^(Home) & Ardayga ee ^(Student)Microsoft Office 2013 . Iyada oo ku xidhan meesha aad ka soo gadato kaniinigan, waxa kale oo aad ka heli kartaa buug yar oo ay ku jiraan apps ay Microsoft ugu taliso tablet-kan.

Sababtoo ah qiimihiisu la awoodi karo, baakooyinka kuma jiraan istaag ama nooc dabool ah sida dusha sare ee 2^{(Surface 2)} ka qaalisan ama Nokia Lumia 2520 . Gudaha sanduuqa waxaad ka heli doontaa macluumaadka ku saabsan iibsashada lagu taliyey ee kaniiniga. Liistada waxaa ku jira kiis taagan oo Encore ah oo laga heli karo afar midab, qalin shaashad taabasho ah oo aad waxtar ugu yeelan kara kiniinka noocaan ah iyo gacan-gacmeedka Encore si uu u sido qalabka si badbaado leh. Hoos waxaad ka heli kartaa fiidiyoow buuxa oo unboxing ah qalabkan.

Iyada oo ku xidhan qiimaha aad ku bixiso Toshiba Encore iyo halka aad ka soo iibsatay, waxa kale oo aad heli kartaa dabool caag ah. Xaaladeyda waxay ahayd cagaar.

Tilmaamaha Hardware

Toshiba Encore waa kiniin 8-inch ah oo leh shaashad IPS ah oo ku shaqaynaysa xallinta 800x1200, culeyskiisu waa 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg) kaliya wuxuuna leeyahay batari Li-Ion ah kaas oo ballan qaadaya inuu socon doono ilaa 14 saacadood, tablet-ku wuxuu leeyahay afar-core Intel Atom Z3740 wuxuu^{(Intel Atom Z3740)} ku shaqeeyaa 1.33 GHz , 2GB RAM DDR3 (oo ka mid ah 1.89 GB la isticmaali karo - inta soo hartay waxaa loogu talagalay chip-garaafyada) iyo 32 GB oo kayd ah SSD ay samaysay Samsung , waxay leedahay dekedda micro HDMI , deked yar oo USB ah, booska microSD iyo laba kamaradood: mid dhabarka ku yaal midna xagga hore, nasiib darro Toshibakuma daabicin tafaasiisha qalabka qalabkan ee tifaftiran shabakadooda. Waxaad ka heli kartaa oo kaliya Engadget ama mareegaha kale ee qolo saddexaad. Toshiba Encore waxay la socotaa daabacaad Windows 8.1 32-bit ah oo aan la socon Windows RT sida aad filan karto. Tani waa wax weyn laakiin waxay sidoo kale ka dhigan tahay in nidaamka hawlgalka uu u baahan doono wax yar oo dheeraad ah si uu si habsami leh ugu socdo. Faahfaahinta oo dhami way fiican yihiin marka laga reebo hal seeg oo muhiim ah - ma jirto deked USB ah. Haa, waxaad isticmaali kartaa micro USB cable oo aad ku xidhi kartaa dhammaan noocyada kala duwan ee qalabka iyo adapters laakiin waxaan is arkay aniga oo doonaya deked USB buuxa ah. Sidoo kale, ma isticmaali kartid qalabka USB-ga^(USB)Toshiba Encore inta aad rabto inaad dalacdo, sababo muuqda dartood.

Isticmaalka Toshiba Encore

Mid ka mid ah waxyaabaha ugu horreeya ee aad ku aragto Toshiba Encore waa sida iftiinka ay u dareemayso inaad gacmahaaga ku qabato. Gaar ahaan ka dib markii la isticmaalo qalab sida Surface Pro 2 . Waxa uu miisaankiisu yahay 1.06 rodol (0.48 kg) oo ay aad u fududahay in la dhex qaado. Sidoo kale, daboolka dambe ayaa loo qaabeeyey si aad si fiican u qabsato markaad gacmahaaga ku hayso.

Toshiba Encore waxaa loogu talagalay in lagu isticmaalo jihaynta sawirka, badhamadana waxaa loo habeeyey si waafaqsan. Tan waxaan u arkay nasiib darro sababaha soo socda awgood:

• Windows 8.1 waxa uu ku shaqeeyaa qaab sawireed laakiin uma eka mid aad u fiican, waayo-aragnimada isticmaalkeedana aad bay ugu fiican tahay qaabka muuqaalka. Si aad u fahamto waxa aan ula jeedo, si fudud u fiirso sawirka hoose iyo sida uu u xun yahay. Kani waa abka Toshiba Places ee ku lifaaqan ^{(Toshiba Places)}Encore . Wax walba^(Everything) waxay u muuqdaan kuwo aad u camiran marka lagu jiro qaabka sawirka.

• Waxaa jirta fogaan weyn oo u dhaxaysa badhanka Windows iyo badhamada mugga. Tani waxay ka dhigan tahay in qaadashada shaashadda Toshiba Encore ay tahay mid aad u adag oo khaladku u nugul yahay.
• Markaad ka dhex baadhayso shabakada qaab sawireed, mareegaha si fiican uma cabiraan oo akhrinta qoraalka la soo bandhigay way ka adag tahay marka loo isticmaalo kaniiniga qaabka muuqaalka. Waxaa dheer, macluumaad yar ayaa lagu soo bandhigay shaashadda.
• Isticmaalka Desktop -ka qaabka sawirka waa waayo-aragnimo aad u xun, gaar ahaan haddii aadan lahayn jiir. Isticmaalka Desktop -ka qaabka muuqaalka wax yar ayaa ka niyad jabsan si fudud sababtoo ah waxaa jira meel bannaan oo shaashad ah oo badan oo la heli karo si loo muujiyo badhamada iyo daaqadaha. Waxaad leedahay saxsanaan yar oo sarreeya markaad la falgalayso.

Arrin kale oo muhiim ah oo ka mid ah isticmaalka Toshiba Encore waa habka uu wax u dallaco iyo sida uu u maamulo batteriga. Ugu horreyntii^(First) , kaniinigani wuxuu la socdaa hal qorshe koronto oo keliya. Uma wareegi kartid qorshooyinka kale sida adiga oo kale oo dusha sare^(Surface) ah , tusaale ahaan. Sidoo kale, fiilada korontadu waa gaaban tahay oo ma isticmaali kartid kaniiniga si raaxo leh inta uu ku dallaco. Kadibna, habka dallacadu aad ayuu u gaabiyaa. Haddii aad dalacdo inta uu dansan yahay, batteriga waxa lagu dalacayaa 5 saacadood gudahood. Taasi waa waqti badan. Haddii aad dalacdo inta uu shid yahay oo aad isticmaalayso, waxa ay ku dallacaysaa 12 saacadood gudahood. Sidoo kale, tilmaamuhu waxay xusayaan xaqiiqda ah in Toshiba Encorewaxay socotaa ilaa 7 maalmood inta lagu jiro qaabka hurdada. Waayo-aragnimadayda tijaabada ma ay awoodin inay sii jirto wax ka badan 3 maalmood. Si kastaba ha noqotee, waxaan u isticmaali jiray wax yar maalin kasta iyo maalin kasta. Intii aan ku dallacay Toshiba Encore, Waxaan ogaaday bug si degdeg ah u noqday xanaaq: Waxaan ka tagay kaniiniga si aan u dallaco habeenkii, anigoo hurda, anigoon demin. Sidaa darteed, kaniiniga wuxuu galay qaabka hurdada inta uu ku dallacay. Subax walba, markii aan furo oo aan bilaabay isticmaalkiisa, shaashadda taabashada ayaa ii jawaabi weyday. Waxa aan ku qasbanaay in aan damiyo oo aan dib u bilaabo kaniiniga si uu taabashadu u shaqeyso. Xalka kaliya ee dhibaatadani wuxuu ahaa in gabi ahaanba la xiro ka hor inta aan laga tegin si loo dallaco habeen kaliya. Sidoo kale, waxaan sameeyay dhowr tijaabo oo aan ogaaday in, haddii aad ka tagto kiniiniga si uu u dallaco ilaa batteriga 100% ka buuxo oo aad ka saarto wax yar ka dib wakhtigaas, shaashadda ayaa sii wadi doonta inay si fiican u shaqeyso. Arrinka jawaab-la'aantu waxay soo baxdaa kaliya marka laga tago in lagu xidho wakhti dheer ka dib marka si buuxda loo dallaco. Arrin kale oo yar ayaa ah xaqiiqda ah in ay jiraan daqiiqado markaToshiba Encore waxay soo laadlaadsanaysaa/barafaysaa markaad isticmaalayso, gaar ahaan haddii aad hawlo badan qabato inta u dhaxaysa abka badan. Waxay la mid tahay inaysan haysan agab ku filan oo aad kula macaamilato abka oo dhan waxayna kaa dhigaysaa inaad sugto in muddo ah ilaa inta aad app kale soo galinayso ama aad u wareegayso daaqad kale. Haddii aad ku shaqeyso 2 ilaa 4 apps markiiba, wax qabadkeeda iyo kajawaabsigiisa ayaa ahaan doona mid adag oo caadi ah. Marka la eego wakhtiga batteriga Toshiba Encore waxay bixisaa natiijooyin hufan. Haddii aad u isticmaasho waxyaabo ay ka mid yihiin daalacashada shabakadda, waxay socon kartaa ilaa 9 saacadood. Haddii aad ciyaareyso ama aad daawato muuqaal, madax-bannaanideeda waxay hoos u dhacaysaa dhowr saacadood. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, had iyo jeer waxay ku sii jiri doontaa in ka badan laptop-ka. Waxa kale oo aan isticmaalay daboolka caagga ah ee lagu xidhay Toshiba Encore . Anigaa iska leh^(Mine)cagaar ahaa oo muuqaal aan fiicnayn. Markii aan isticmaalayey, waxaa igu adkeyd inaan ogaado halka la dhigo badhamada awooda iyo mugga mana aanan hubin inaan riixayo batoonka saxda ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, dhammaan badhamada ma lumiyaan jawaab celintooda marka la isticmaalayo daboolka.

Shakhsi ahaan, uma isticmaali doono kaliya sababtoo ah uma eka mid wanaagsan. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, haddii aad leedahay ilmo si xun u isticmaali doona qalabkan oo ku ciyaaraya, markaa daboolka ayaa si weyn loogu talinayaa. Sidoo kale, fadlan xasuusnoow in daboolkani aanu ka mid ahayn baakooyinka caadiga ah ee qalabkan. Kamaradaha ku yaal Toshiba Encore ma laha astaamo qalab oo la daabacay. Kamarada hore waxay u muuqataa inay tahay kamarad VGA raqiis ah oo aad u isticmaali karto samaynta wicitaanada fiidyaha gaaban waxayna kamarada danbe awood u leedahay inay duubto 720p iyo 1080p muuqaal ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, tayada duubista ayaa ah mid aad u dhexdhexaad ah.

Apps ku jira Toshiba Encore

Nasiib darrose, Toshiba Encore waxa ay haysataa software-ka kombuyuutareedka qaarkeed, in kasta oo loo iibinayo sidii kiniin, ee aan ahayn qalab isku-dhafan. Waxaad ka heli doontaa Spotify (kaas oo ka shaqeeya dhowr waddan oo keliya), Toshiba Manuals , Toshiba Service Station , Microsoft Office 2013 Guriga^(Home) & Ardayga^(Student) (wuxuu u baahan yahay in lagu hawlgeliyo furaha alaabta ee gudaha baakadaha) iyo McAfee LiveSafe - Amniga Internetka^{(Internet Security)} . Nasiib darro, suudhka McAfee wuxuu ka dhigaa wakhtiga bootinta oo aad u adag in lagu isticmaalo shaashadda taabashada. Intaa waxaa dheer, taxahaheenna dib u eegista Amniga Internetka^{(Internet Security)}Suites, waxa ay u qabatay si liidata. Waxaan ku talinayaa in akhristayaashayadu ay ka saaraan qolkan oo ay isticmaalaan agab ammaan oo wanaagsan. Waxa kale oo jira barnaamijyo taabasho ku salaysan oo ay la socdaan Toshiba Encore : Toshiba Places , McAfee Central , WildTangent Games iyo Pinball FX2 . In kasta oo Toshiba Places ay faa'iido u yeelan karaan marka aad u baahan tahay inaad wax badan ka barato kiniinkaga iyo sida loo helo taageerada marka loo baahdo, McAfee Central app wuxuu u shaqeeyaa oo keliya sidii qalab lagu eego xaaladda qolkaaga ammaanka. Ma isticmaali kartid si aad u maamusho McAfee LiveSafe - Amniga Internetka^{(Internet Security)} . Waxaad u baahan tahay inaad tagto Desktop -ka^(Desktop)oo u isticmaal jiirka. Waxaan u arkay wax la yaab leh in WildTangent Games app uu yahay taabasho ku salaysan laakiin waxay bixisaa soo dejinta inta badan ciyaaraha desktop-ka caadiga ah ee aan si fiican ugu shaqeynin taabashada. Waxay u badan tahay in aad rabto in aad uninstall-ka ka saarto app-kan tan awgeed

Iyadoo ku xiran waddanka lagu iibiyo, waxaad ka heli kartaa baakadaha Toshiba Encore , liiska abka iyo ciyaaraha ay Microsoft ku taliso . Liiskani waa isku dhafka abka maxaliga ah, ee gaarka u ah gobolkaaga, iyo apps caalami ah oo meel walba laga heli karo. Qaar ka mid ah abkaan runti waa faa'iido waxayna siiyan qiime dheeri ah isticmaalyaashooda. Ururinta waxa kale oo ku jira abka lacag-bixinta ah ee haysta tijaabo bilaash ah oo la heli karo.

Waxqabadka in Benchmarks

Mid ka mid ah cabbiraadaha ugu horreeya ee aan sameeyay waxay la xidhiidhay sida ugu dhakhsaha badan ee wakhtiga bootku u yahay. Si aan tan u cabbiro, waxaan isticmaalay BootRacer . Waxaan aad ula yaabay inaan arko in Toshiba Encore kabaha, celcelis ahaan, 28 sekan, in kasta oo ay leedahay qaar ka mid ah qalabka tijaabada ah oo ku xiran, oo ku shaqeeya bilowga. Natiijo aad u wanaagsan! Ka dib, waxaan ka maamulay barnaamijka 3DMark^{(3DMark app)} ee Dukaanka Windows^{(Windows Store)} kaas oo loo isticmaalo in lagu cabbiro waxqabadka ciyaaraha kiniiniyada. Imtixaanka Ice Storm Unlimited (imtixaanka ugu faahfaahsan ee la heli karo), Toshiba Encore waxay lahayd dhibco dhan 15386. Marka la barbardhigo, isla imtixaankii, Nokia Lumia 2520 waa 1% oo kaliya oo dhakhso ah, celcelis ahaan dhibco 15545. Dusha sare 2^{(Surface 2)}waa 10% gaabis ah, celcelis ahaan buundooyinka 13751 iyo Dell Venue 8 Pro waa 2% gaabis ah, celcelis ahaan buundooyinka 15086.

Marka xigta, waxaan qiyaasay inta uu batteriga ku jiro inta aan ka baadhayay shabakadda internetka. Hoos waxa aad arki kartaa wakhtiga ay jirtay marka la isticmaalayo dhammaan daalacashada waaweyn, marka la wado tijaabada batteriga Peacekeeper .

Sida aad arki karto, marka la isticmaalayo nooca taabashada ee Internet Explorer , kaas oo loogu talagalay gaar ahaan isticmaalka kiniinka, waxaad ka heli kartaa masaafada weyn ee batterigaaga - waxay ku qaadan doontaa 8 saacadood ama ka badan.

Xukun

Siinta xukunka Toshiba Encore waa hawl adag. Nasiib darro, tabletkani maaha mid loogu talagalay geeks iyo xirfadlayaasha IT-ga ilaa ay diyaar u yihiin inay iibsadaan istaag, kiiboodhka Bluetooth- ka , iyo mouse-ka si ay ugu isticmaalaan qalab isku-dhafan. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, tani waxay si dhakhso ah u kordhisaa qiimaha qalabka iyo lacagtaas waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad iibsato qalab kale sida Surface 2 ama Lumia 2520. Aragtidayda, Toshiba Encore waa bilawga bilawga adduunka kiniinka, kuwaas oo doonaya qalab la awoodi karo. taas oo u ogolaanaysa inay ka baadhaan webka, sameeyaan Facebook , YouTube , iwm. Isticmaalka macluumaadka warbaahinta iyo daalacashada webka, Toshiba Encorewaa doorasho aad u wanaagsan. Haddii aad rabto wax intaas ka badan, waa inaad raadisaa meel kale.

The Toshiba Encore Review - Is it a Good Windows 8.1 Tablet?

Until I got my handѕ оn the Toshiba Encore, I had not used a Windows device that is made to be a tablet, exceрt the Surface Pro 2. While testing the Toѕhiba Encore I havе learned a lot about what it truly means to use a Wіndows 8.1 tablet and the strengths and wеaknesses of this device. If you want to learn more about the Toshiba Encore, what it offers and how well іt wоrks, don't hesitate to read thіs review.

Unboxing the Toshiba Encore

There's nothing special about the Toshiba Encore and the way it is packaged. Inside the box you will find the basics you need and nothing else: the tablet itself, a micro-USB cable, the charger, the manuals, the warranty and the product key for your Windows 8.1 license which is also used to activate your copy of Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Student. Depending on where you buy this tablet, you might also find a leaflet with apps recommended by Microsoft for this tablet.

Because of its affordable price, the packaging doesn't include a stand or a type cover like on the more expensive Surface 2 or the Nokia Lumia 2520. Inside the box you will find information about recommended purchases for your tablet. The list includes an Encore stand case that is available in four colors, a touch screen pen which can be very useful on this kind of tablet and the Encore sleeve for carrying the device safely. Below you can find a full unboxing video for this device.

Depending on the price you pay for the Toshiba Encore and from where you buy it, you might also receive a rubber cover. In my case it was green.

Hardware Specifications

Toshiba Encore is an 8" tablet with an IPS display working at a 800x1200 resolution. It weighs only 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg) and it has a Li-Ion battery which promises to last up to 14 hours. The tablet has a quad-core Intel Atom Z3740 running at 1.33 GHz, 2GB of RAM DDR3 (out of which 1.89 GB are usable - the rest is reserved for the graphics chip) and 32 GB of storage space on an SSD made by Samsung. It has a micro HDMI port, a micro USB port, a microSD slot and two cameras: one on the back and one in the front. Unfortunately, Toshiba hasn't published the detailed hardware specifications for this device on their website. You can find them only on Engadget or other third-party websites. The Toshiba Encore comes with a Windows 8.1 32-bit edition and not with Windows RT as you might expect. This is great but it also means that the operating system will require slightly more resources to run smoothly. All the specs are fine except one important miss - there is no USB port. Yes, you can use micro USB cable and connect it to all kinds of devices and adapters but I found myself wanting a full USB port. Also, you cannot use USB devices with the Toshiba Encore while you want to charge it, for obvious reasons.

Using the Toshiba Encore

One of the first things you notice about the Toshiba Encore is how light it feels to hold in your hands. Especially after using a device like a Surface Pro 2. It weighs only 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg) and it is very easy to carry around. Also, its back cover is designed so that you have a good grip when holding it in your hands.

The Toshiba Encore was designed to use in portrait orientation, and the buttons were arranged accordingly. I found this unfortunate for the following reasons:

• Windows 8.1 works in portrait mode but it doesn't look great and the experience of using it is much better in landscape mode. To understand what I mean, simply look at the screenshot below and how bad it looks. This is the Toshiba Places app that's bundled with the Encore. Everything looks a lot more crowded when in portrait mode.

• There is a great distance between the Windows button and the volume buttons. This means that taking screenshots on the Toshiba Encore is very difficult and error prone.
• When browsing the web in portrait mode, websites don't scale that well and reading the text displayed is harder than when using this tablet in landscape mode. Plus, less information is displayed on the screen.
• Using the Desktop in portrait mode is an awful experience, especially if you don't have a mouse. Using the Desktop in landscape mode is slightly less frustrating simply because there's a lot more screen space available to display buttons and windows. You have slightly higher precision when interacting with it.

Another important aspect of using the Toshiba Encore is the way it charges and how it manages the battery. First of all, this tablet comes with only one power plan. You cannot switch to other plans like you do on the Surface, for example. Also, the power cable is short and you can't use the tablet comfortably while it charges. Then, the charging process is very slow. If you charge it while it is turned off, the battery is charged in 5 hours. That's a lot of time. If you charge it while it is turned on and you are using it, it charges in about 12 hours. Also, the specifications mention the fact that the Toshiba Encore lasts up to 7 days while in sleep mode. In my testing experience it wasn't able to last more than 3 days. However, I did use it for a bit each and every day. While I was charging the Toshiba Encore, I noticed a bug that quickly became annoying: I was leaving the tablet to charge overnight, while I was sleeping, without turning it off. Therefore, the tablet went into sleep mode while it was charging. Every morning, when I unplugged it and started using it, the touch screen was unresponsive. I had to force a shut down and restart the tablet in order for the touchscreen to work. The only solution for this problem was to shut it down completely before leaving it to charge overnight. Also, I have made several tests and I noticed that, if you leave the tablet to charge until the battery is 100% full and you unplug it soon after that moment, the screen continues to work well. This unresponsiveness issue appears only when leaving it plugged in a long time after it is fully charged. Another small issue is the fact that there are moments when the Toshiba Encore hangs/freezes while using it, especially if you multitask between many apps. It's like it doesn't have enough resources to deal with all the apps and it makes you wait a while until loading yet another app or switching to another window. If you work with 2 to 4 apps at a time, its performance and responsiveness will remain normal tough. In terms of battery time the Toshiba Encore delivers decent results. If you use it for things like browsing the web, it can last up to 9 hours. If you play games or watch video, its autonomy will drop by a few hours. However, it will always last you more than a laptop. I also used the rubber cover that was bundled with the Toshiba Encore. Mine was green and rather unpleasant looking. When using it, I found it hard to figure out where the power and volume buttons are placed and I wasn't sure I was pressing the correct button. However, all the buttons don't lose their responsiveness when using the cover.

Personally, I wouldn't use it just because it doesn't look good. However, if you have a child that's going to abuse this device and play with it, then the cover is highly recommended. Also, please remember that this cover may not be part of the standard packaging of this device. The cameras on the Toshiba Encore have no hardware specifications being published. The front camera seems to be a cheap VGA camera you can use for making brief video calls and the back camera is able to record 720p and 1080p video. However, the quality of the recording is very average.

Apps that are Bundled with the Toshiba Encore

Unfortunately, the Toshiba Encore has some desktop software bundled with it, even though it is being sold as a tablet, not a hybrid device. You will find on it Spotify (which works only in a few countries), Toshiba Manuals, Toshiba Service Station, Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Student (needs to be activated with the product key found inside the packaging) and McAfee LiveSafe - Internet Security. Unfortunately, the McAfee suite makes the boot time longer and it is very difficult to use on a touch screen. Plus, in our series of reviews for Internet Security suites, it performed poorly. I recommend that our readers remove this suite and use better security products. There are also some touch-based apps bundled with the Toshiba Encore: Toshiba Places, McAfee Central, WildTangent Games and Pinball FX2. While Toshiba Places can be useful when you need to learn more about your tablet and how to receive support when it is needed, the McAfee Central app acts only as a tool for viewing the status of your security suite. You cannot use it to administer McAfee LiveSafe - Internet Security. You need to go to the Desktop and use a mouse for that. I found it ironic that the WildTangent Games app is a touch based app but it offers for download mostly classic desktop games that don't work well with touch. Most probably you will want to uninstall this app because of this

Depending on the country where it is sold, you might find in the packaging of the Toshiba Encore, a list of apps and games recommended by Microsoft. This list is a mix of local apps, that are specific to your region, and global apps that are available everywhere. Some of these apps are truly useful and offer added value to their users. The collection also includes paid apps that have a free trial available.

Performance in Benchmarks

One of the first measurements I've made was related to how fast the boot time is. To measure this, I have used BootRacer. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Toshiba Encore boots, on average, in 28 seconds, even though it has some trialware bundled with it, that runs at startup. A very good result! Then, I ran the 3DMark app from the Windows Store which is used to measure gaming performance for tablets. In the Ice Storm Unlimited test (the most detailed test available), the Toshiba Encore had a score of 15386. For comparison, in the same test, the Nokia Lumia 2520 is only 1% faster, with an average score of 15545. The Surface 2 is 10% slower, with an average score of 13751 and the Dell Venue 8 Pro is 2% slower, with an average score of 15086.

Next, I measured how long the battery lasts while browsing the web. Below you can see the time it lasted when using all the major browsers, while running the Peacekeeper battery test.

As you can see, when using the touch version of Internet Explorer, which was designed especially for tablet use, you get great mileage from your battery - it will last you 8 hours or more.

Verdict

Giving a verdict for the Toshiba Encore is a hard task. Unfortunately, this tablet is not for geeks and IT professionals unless they are willing to buy a stand, a Bluetooth keyboard, and a mouse so that they can use it as a hybrid device. However, this quickly raises the cost of the device and for that money you may want to buy another device like the Surface 2 or the Lumia 2520. In my view, the Toshiba Encore is for beginners to the tablet world, who want an affordable device which allows them to browse the web, do Facebook, YouTube, etc. For consuming media content and browsing the web, the Toshiba Encore is a very good choice. If you want more than that, you should look elsewhere.

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