High-quality, high-resolution screen ; Fast Core i7 processor ; Smart-looking design ; Good touchpad ; Fantastic battery life

Lack of attention to detail ; Middling integrated graphics ; Average keyboard ; Inconsistent screen scaling ; High price

The Kira boasts of Harmon/Kardon speakers, and they’re certainly loud; despite the Toshiba’s small size, it pumped out enough volume to fill a small room. Quality is mixed, with thumping bass drums accompanied by tinny, loud high-hats – they’re...

High-resolution touchscreen ; Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM ; Good battery life ; Good sound output

Expensive ; Lacks legacy ports

The Toshiba Kira 101 is a thin, lightweight and stylish ultrabook that would not look out of place in a business meeting. The high-resolution 13.3-inch touchscreen is a highlight, alongside 8GB of RAM, a dual-core Core i7 processor and a 256GB SSD....

A generous array of core hardware and a high-quality display.

High-resolution screen; Superb battery life

Screen scaling issues; Average keyboard; Performance not great; Expensive

Despite the great battery life and design, the Kira can't quite capture the performance of the MacBook range.

Case leggero e di alta qualità; +Buoni dispositivi di input; +Schermo IPS estremamente definito; +Prestazioni eccezionali; +Temperature ridotte; +Lunga autonomia; +Estensioni della garanzia economiche

Webcam mediocre; -Schermo poco luminoso; -Prestazioni 3D limitate; -Molto costoso

hochwertiges und leichtes Metallgehäuse; +gelungene Eingabegeräte; +extrem scharfes IPS-Panel; +ausgezeichnete Anwendungsleistung; +geringe Erwärmung; +lange Akkulaufzeiten; +günstige Garantieupgrades

mittelmäßige Webcam; -niedrige Displayhelligkeit; -eingeschränkte 3D-Leistung; -sehr hoher Preis

Toshiba Kira-101 (Kirabook 2014) Gut, aber nicht gut genug: Trotz einer insgesamt überzeugenden Vorstellung bleibt dem Toshiba Kira-101 ein Spitzenplatz in unserer Ultrabook-Rangliste verwehrt. Dabei sind die Ansätze zweifellos vielversprechend: So...

High-quality and lightweight metal casing, +Good input devices, +Extremely sharp IPS screen, +Outstanding application performance, +Low temperatures, +Long battery runtimes, +Affordable warranty upgrades

Middling webcam, -Low screen brightness, -Limited 3D performance, -Very pricey

Size and weight are excellent given the performance. Battery life is commendable. It's just like a MacBook only fast and with a good operating system and some ports!

Quite expensive, but buying refurbished was a great experience.