Toshiba Satellite Z830

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Toshiba Satellite Z830
79

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    5
  • Good:
    6
  • Average:
    5
  • Bad:
    2
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Expert reviews and ratings

70

The Toshiba Satellite Z830-10U costs less than the Portégé Z830-10P and has better hardware specifications. Business users will have to swallow the difference though in order to get Windows 7 Professional. For anyone else, the Satellite is the...

By PC Advisor on
60

The Satellite Z830 is Toshiba’s first Ultrabook, available in New Zealand since October last year. Rather than shamelessly following the design of Apple’s MacBook Air, Toshiba has taken a traditional 13.3-inch laptop design and seemingly...

By PCWorld New Zealand on
80

The Toshiba Satellite Z830 is a trendy, lightweight computer that ticks all the boxes. it’s thin, powerful and does everything asked of it without fuss. The Toshiba Satellite Z830 might be a little on the pricey side but it’s still one to...

By 5FWD on
90

Every major computing brand seems to be jumping on the Ultrabook bandwagon, and next in line is Toshiba, producing a machine that manages to get almost everything right. While other manufacturers are building multiple configurations of their...

By Gadget Guy Australia on
90

If the ideal of Ultrabooks is to take current big power-guzzling notebooks and transform them into tablet-like, feather-light slivers of alloy without sacrificing too much performance or functionality, the 13.3in Toshiba Satellite Z830 comes closer...

By APC Magazine on
80

With the Z830, Toshiba has created one of the lightest and most affordable Ultrabooks on the market, yet it’s packed with connectivity, sports a matt screen, and offers premium touches like a backlit keyboard. Unfortunately, its staid design...

By Trusted Reviews on
70

When splashing out the cash on a premium product like an ultrabook we expect the design and look to be top quality, and the Z830 does look attractive. For starters the magnesium alloy casing looks sleek and the laptop is most definitely thin at...

By The Inquirer on
60

The Toshiba Satellite Z830 may be slim and light, but it fails to beat its ultrabook competitors in power, build quality and battery life. Your £1,000 would be better spent...

By CNET UK on
80

The Satellite Pro Z830-10U is one of the best ultrabooks we've yet seen, and certain features, such as connectivity and touchpad usability, outshine all its rivals. However, there are still niggling issues such as build quality and excessive...

By TechRadar on
85

The Toshiba Satellite Z830 10J changes hands for a grand. The user benefits from the lightest 13.3 inch ultrabook (1110 grams) of all times. Even the MacBook Air 13 is heavier with 1330 grams. The magnesium aluminum lightweight construction is very...

By NotebookCheck on