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Toshiba's AC100-10U is a netbook-like device powered by Nvidia's Tegra technology and running Google's smartphone OS – Android 2.1. Aimed at those after a very portable internet experience, we have mixed feelings about the device. At only 870g, the lap...
Nvidia Tegra 2, Android 2.1, Portability...
OS not great without touchscreen, Poor Android implementation...
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Despite appearances, the ultra-thin AC100 isn't a typical netbook for two reasons. First, Toshiba has opted to use Android, an operating system usually found on mobile phones, rather than Windows. And second, it’s powered by Nvidia's Tegra platform, us...
The AC100 is an intriguing alternative to a regular netbook, but Android doesn't work as well here as it does on a phone...
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Toshiba is a quarter-century-old notebook veteran, and of late has been known more for solid reliability than elegance or innovation. The AC100 comes as a surprise: a beautifully designed, ultra-lightweight netbook with a 10.1in screen you would be pro...
The beautifully designed and executed hardware is very close to my ideal netbook, and it's hardly an exaggeration to say that I'm heart-broken by Toshiba's cocked-up Android implementation. The best one can hope for is a firmware rescue from the open...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2011-10-04 11:57:38
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Android seems to be flavour of the month at the moment as far as smartphones are concerned, and it is set to start making inroads in the tablet market soon as well. Toshiba is among those set to launch an Android-based tablet, but in the meantime the...
The Toshiba AC100 looks great and usability scores are high thanks to a super keyboard. But Android just doesn't work in this format. Without the capacity for document editing it doesn't function well as a portable computer, and without the Market it d...
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T3.com Updated:
2011-10-04 11:57:38
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In June this year Toshiba celebrated 25 years of notebook production by unveiling a number of products it believed represented the shape of things to come in the mobile computing world. One of the devices was the AC100, a netbook lookey-likey powe...
Portability, Keyboard, Screen...
Android's poor usability here, Lack of multitouch touchpad, Missing offical Market app...
A good idea, but Android is perhaps best suited to a touchscreen experience - here it's far too frustrating...
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There's no denying that over the last couple of years we've witnessed a shift in the tech landscape. There's been the rise of the iPhone, the birth of the netbook, introduction of Android and, most recently, the coming of the tablet.All have contributed t...
Weight and tiny form factor, Battery life, Screen, Keyboard, Nvidia Tegra...
Unintuitive use of Android, Missing Market app store, Some might not like the waspish look, No multigesture touchpad, Missing Flash...
ForWeight and tiny form factorBattery lifeScreenKeyboardNvidia Tegra...
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After a period of comparative dullness, the mobile PC sector has become rather intriguing in recent months. Much of this intrigue can be attributed to the Apple iPad and similar devices stirring up the mix, but the Toshiba AC100 is another product that co...
Impressive battery life, Very slim, 1080p video playback...
No Adobe Flash support, Cluttered layout, Unattractive...
On paper the AC100 is a tempting alternative to a netbook, mainly due to its incredible slimness, portability and battery life. However, while 1080p video playback is a great headline grabbing feature, the AC100 isn't as accomplished a computing machine a...
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If you look at any Toshiba advert you'll see the phrase "Leading Innovation" sneaked in somewhere, and that's exactly what the AC100 aims to show. This is no run-of-the-mill ultraportable running Windows 7; instead, it totes a highly tweaked version of...
Has so much to offer tech junkies that it feels like a bargain, but the limited software makes it clear this is a first-generation device...
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The Toshiba AC100 Android smart-book is a rare and welcome attempt by the Tosh to go against the tide of popular technology trends. While we sweep towards a world of tablets, tablets and yet more bleeding tablets, Toshiba’s standing by all the citi...
Super slim, speedy websurfing...
Android without Google apps, battery life not quite as stunning as we’d hoped...
This could sort a select few down to the ground - but we can’t wait for a Chrome OS version...
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For years, Intel has been banging the mobile internet device drum. It’s unveiled prototypes, hyped up its Atom processors as the perfect fit, and – although we can only guess at the extent of this – encouraged its laptop-making partners to produce a ma...
A cross between a netbook and a very smart smartphone, this is the most convincing mobile internet device yet...
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Zdnet.com.au Updated:
2011-11-06 05:03:52
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Toshiba's AC100, like its Libretto, indicates two things have changed within Toshiba recently. One, it's now willing to take risks. This is a good thing. Two, there's no quality assurance to ensure these risks never leave the boardroom. This is a...
Thin, light, excellent build quality and looks great...
then you try to use it...
The Toshiba AC100 is an impractical curio that no one should spend their money on.
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What exactly do we now have? Laptops are ideal, but weighty to lug around. A smartphone with basic PC business functions is pocketable and indispensable for anyone who works, but still a compromise if you need to produce documents. A netbook? Lighter and...
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For years, Intel has been banging the mobile internet device drum. It's unveiled prototypes, hyped up its Atom processors as the perfect fit, and – although we can only guess at the extent of this – encouraged its laptop-making partners to produce a mains...
Looks like a netbook, runs like a smartphone: but how does Toshiba's Android-powered AC100 stack up?...
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Toshiba currently offers two different AC100 alternatives . The entry level model (AC100-10K) without UMTS modem starts at about 280 euro and the version with a WWAN module (AC100-10V) costs about 340 euro. We can't exactly explain why Toshiba offers the...
Very light, Robust, Long battery life, Silent, No perceptible heat development, Apt supplies, Good keyboard, HDMI, Video rendering absoutely smooth up to 720p...
Mass memory of only 8 GB, No access on Android market, Camangi market equipped only very scantily with about 100 Apps, Reflective, contrast poor display with poor brightness, No Bluetooth, No touch display, No UMTS in test model, No telephone function, As...
If you were expecting a symbiosis of mobile phone and netbook due to the Android and Nvidia Tegra hardware, you'll be bitterly disappointed. No touchscreen, no telephony, no Bluetooth, no outdoor suitable display and an extremely limited App availability...
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Companion devices come in all shapes and sizes, from big-screen smartphones through tablets to netbooks and ultraportables, but Toshiba is hoping that by borrowing a little of each they’ll find a gap in the market. The Toshiba AC100 looks like a netboo...
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To be honest, when Toshiba's 10.1-inch AC100 smartbook was revealed last month it looked like one nice clamshell, but we're not really all that surprised that Hi-tech.mail.ru found it to be rather lacking after putting it through the paces. The good news...
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