Toshiba Excite Write

Fast performer ; Stylus works well ; Useful optional keyboard dock

Expensive ; Underwhelming screen ; No dock for stylus

The viewing angles are good, though. This is far more important in a tablet than a laptop, and something which should be noted - although lights do have a tendency to reflect off of it. Reviewing the unit in late November, we weren’t able to get much...

Writing on the ; screen feels fluid and smooth, and I love the useful eraser button. It also boasts an incredibly sharp screen and includes storage expansion via microSD.

There are few useful stylus features and no built-in pocket for the pen. The screen at times becomes completely unresponsive.

Though it doesn't have any glaring problems, $600 is way too much for a tablet that fails to stand out in any significant way.

Yet, the Excite Write range definitely should be worth checking out for a fuss-free but high-powered 10.1-inch tablet. The lower-cost Excite Pure tablets face a lot more competition at the price point, and come up against other options, from say, Samsung.

The Toshiba Excite Write is close to being a great tablet. Pen nerds looking for a digital solution that feels right will find this device tempting. Toshiba got pen control perfect. The display gets high marks, too. And though the camera isn’t the best...

Unskinned Android ; Wacom digitizer responds well to pen input ; One of few 2,560 x 1,600 tablets

Display shows muted colors ; Awkward speaker placement ; Uneven performance

Toshiba's Excite Write reads well on paper, but its execution leaves a lot to be desired. Consumers are better off spending that $600 elsewhere.

Blazing-fast, quad-core Tegra 4 processor. Impressively sharp display. Android 4.2.

Expensive. Relatively thick and heavy. Oversized power adapter. Lacks compelling pen integration.

Conclusions There's likely a small cadre of consumers out there who would be willing to shell out $600 for an Android tablet. They're not wrong, but they might be overly optimistic. You just don't get the same value, in terms of optimized apps and...

TruPen works well ; Sharp display ; Good handling ; Massive storage potential ; Wireless 802.11ac support

Sluggish performance ; Uninspiring design ; Lack of a stylus slot ; No USB charging support

Do the high resolution display, TruPen and Tegra 4 processor excite us? To be frank, our initial excitement over these features died down halfway through our review of the tablet.