It's tough to stand out in the tablet market these days (unless your name is Apple or Amazon). Toshiba's approach is to go big: the Excite 13 is an Android tablet with a huge 13-inch display.
Too Big For Its Own Good On its own, the Toshiba Excite 13 is a decent tablet with a snappy CPU anyone can appreciate. But the unjustifiably big 13.3-inch screen isn't worth the price or the trouble.
Not Worth the Price Tag There's simply not enough here to justify the $649 price. The screen isn't as bright or as sharp as we'd like, the cameras are mediocre, and the battery life is below average. Finally,...
A Unique Tablet The Toshiba Excite 13 is a compelling Android tablet with good performance and design, but may prove too big for the average user.
Interesting, But Steep Price In spite of these weaknesses, Toshiba deserves credit for taking a chance on the 13.3-inch tablet design. For entertainment, as well as for document creation and consumption, the...
Bigger Not Always Better It's hard not to be intrigued by the Toshiba Excite 13 because it is such a whopper of a tablet. Entertainment apps sing on its ample screen. But for most other things and for everyday...
Great for Certain Uses The case for the Excite 13 is a simple one, and to some people will be really compelling. If you want a tablet that only travels as far as the distance between rooms in your home,...