Toshiba Kirabook (2015)

Attractive, lightweight design; Strong overall performance; Solid battery life ; Relatively dim display; Shallow, uncomfortable keyboard; Pricey ; The Toshiba Kirabook is an attractive and powerful Ultrabook, but it's held back slightly by its dim...

Relatively dim display; Shallow, uncomfortable keyboard; Pricey ; The Toshiba Kirabook is an attractive and powerful Ultrabook, but it's held back slightly by its dim display.

The Toshiba Kirabook is an attractive and powerful Ultrabook, but it's held back slightly by its dim display.

Toshiba's Kirabook has a brilliant higher-res screen, powerful components, and a slick, sturdy design, plus display tweaking software for photo and video experts.

The basic look hasn't changed in the past couple of years, while the competition is catching up. The touchpad isn't as responsive as it should be.

The Toshiba Kirabook is still a worthwhile high-end Windows alternative to a Retina MacBook Pro, but it could use a little of that Apple secret sauce for its touchpad.

Toshiba's Kirabook has a brilliant higher-res screen, powerful components, and a slick, sturdy design, plus display tweaking software for photo and video experts.

The basic look hasn't changed in the past couple of years, while the competition is catching up. The touchpad isn't as responsive as it should be.

The Toshiba Kirabook is still a worthwhile high-end Windows alternative to a Retina MacBook Pro, but it could use a little of that Apple secret sauce for its touchpad.