东芝(Toshiba)宣布了一款运行 Windows 8.1 的新笔记本电脑，他们非常友好地让我们对其进行了一段时间的测试。该型号是东芝Satellite CL10-B(Toshiba Satellite CL10-B)，他们称之为“云伴侣”。这究竟意味着什么，该设备(device offer)将为其用户提供什么？我们已经对其进行了大约两周的测试，我们准备分享我们的结论。阅读此评论以了解有关东芝 Satellite CL10-B 的(Toshiba Satellite CL10-B)更多信息以及购买时的内容。
Toshiba Satellite CL10-B拆箱
东芝Satellite CL10-B(Toshiba Satellite CL10-B)装在一个相当普通的纸板箱里(cardboard box)，里面的细节很少。
打开后，你会发现笔记本电脑、电源线(power cord)和充电器。
我们收到供审查的模型没有附带任何用户指南或手册。根据东芝(Toshiba)决定在推出此产品时包含的内容，您可能会在包装盒中找到它们，以及产品的保修期。
硬件规格
我们测试的Toshiba Satellite CL10-B是一款 11.1 英寸的笔记本电脑，配备 1366x768 IPS 显示屏(IPS display)。显示屏的颜色不错，但并不令人印象深刻，而视角却是公平的。笔记本电脑重 2.4 磅（1.1 公斤），重量为由 2芯 3820 (cell 3820) mAh 电池供电(mAh battery)。东芝 Satellite CL10-B(Toshiba Satellite CL10-B)的处理器是双核Bay Trail Intel Celeron N2840 CPU，运行频率为 2.16 GHz，具有 1024 MB二级(Level 2)缓存、2GB DDR3 RAM，频率为 1600MHz 和 32GB SSD上的存储空间(storage space). 不幸的是，只有不到 20GB 的空间可用于存储。不过，好的一面是，该设备还包括为期两年的 100 GB OneDrive 云(OneDrive cloud)存储，作为带有Bing的(Bing)Windows 8.1的一部分。
该设备包括一个HDMI 端口(HDMI port)、一个USB 2.0端口和一个USB 3.0端口、一个SD 卡(SD card)插槽、一个Kensington 锁(Kensington lock)、一个 3.5 毫米麦克风和耳机插孔(microphone and headphone jack)，以及正面的 1兆像素摄像头(megapixel camera)。
笔记本电脑具有 802.11b/g/n无线连接(wireless connectivity)和蓝牙 4.0(Bluetooth 4.0)适配器。如您所见，笔记本电脑配备了您日常所需的基本连接选项。在声音方面，它在底部前部有两个内置扬声器。声音很好，不是太大声，但也不令人印象深刻。Toshiba Satellite CL10-B附带安装了Bing的 64 位版本的(Bing)Windows 8.1。您可以在此处找到官方规格的完整列表：SATELLITE CL10-B。
使用东芝 Satellite CL10-B
东芝Satellite CL10-B(Toshiba Satellite CL10-B)的整体外观和设计(appearance and design)都不错：外壳完全由塑料制成，掌托和键盘周围有拉丝铝质(palm rest)感。(aluminum texture)
笔记本电脑的盖子有点令人失望，因为东芝(Toshiba)选择使用闪亮的塑料，让整个设备看起来相当便宜，而且它也是一个指纹磁铁(fingerprint magnet)。
继续使用键盘，按键间距很好，易于打字，但有一个方面我们不喜欢：功能键的功能颠倒了。它们兼作多媒体键，但不是传统方式。基本上(Basically)，例如，如果您想按F1访问应用程序的Help，则需要实际按Fn+F1。这类似于微软(Microsoft)对其 Surface 设备所做的事情。我们测试的型号配备了英国布局(UK layout)的键盘，但根据您购买它的地区，笔记本电脑的键盘布局(keyboard layout)可能会有所不同。触摸板反应灵敏，我们在使用时没有遇到任何问题。
东芝Satellite CL10-B(Toshiba Satellite CL10-B)总体上运行良好，但绝对不是主力。这是一款针对轻计算活动的设备，例如网页浏览(web browsing)、阅读、学习、一些使用基于云的解决方案的轻办公工作(Office work)等。笔记本电脑的多任务处理性能不错，但不要指望它能运行Adobe Photoshop 或 Visual Studio(Adobe Photoshop or Visual Studio)等要求苛刻的软件，因为你肯定会注意到速度变慢。如果您一次使用 2 到 4 个应用程序，它的性能和响应能力(performance and responsiveness)都很好，但如果您尝试使用 5 个或更多应用程序，并且还添加了桌面应用程序，您应该预计会出现一定程度的减速。该网络摄像头适用于通过以下方式进行快速视频通话Skype 但仅此而已(Skype but nothing)。它的质量令人印象深刻。在我们的测试中，电池续航时间在 5 到 6 小时之间，同时使用该设备进行浏览网页、电子邮件、使用触控应用和观看短视频等操作。为电池充电大约需要 2.5 到 3 小时，具体取决于您是否在充电期间使用设备。Windows 8.1 在此设备上运行良好，并且东芝(device and Toshiba)没有在其上包含过时的软件应用程序，这使得使用体验更加流畅(lot smoother)。Toshiba CL10-B Cloudbook为非自命不凡的用户提供了不错的性能，专注于轻计算活动，例如浏览网页、轻办公、(office work)音频和视频播放(audio and video playback)或写作。
与Toshiba Satellite CL10-B捆绑(Are Bundled)的应用程序
东芝(Toshiba)仅在此设备上包含了一些专有应用程序。在桌面应用程序方面，您会发现Toshiba Service Station，一个可用于管理系统更新的应用程序和Toshiba PC Health Monitor，您可以使用它来获取有关笔记本电脑硬件的有用信息，例如温度、电池寿命(battery life)，和功耗(power consumption)。还有一款名为Toshiba Media Player的现代应用程序，您可以使用它来播放音乐和视频(music and videos)以及查看照片。作为奖励，东芝 CL10-B Cloudbook(Toshiba CL10-B Cloudbook)提供 100GB 的免费OneDrive 存储空间(OneDrive storage)，为期两年，并可访问Microsoft Office 在线套件(Microsoft Office Online suite)。它不包括Office 365订阅。列表到此结束，我们认为这是一个很大的积极因素。没有英国媒体报道软件总是意味着良好的用户体验(user experience)。
基准性能
接下来，我们想将Toshiba Cloudbook与我们迄今为止测试过的其他类似设备进行比较，例如ASUS EeeBook X205TA、ASUS Transformer Book T100和ASUS Transformer Book T200。我们运行了几个基准测试并比较了所有这些设备获得的结果。首先(First)，我们使用BootRacer测量了该设备的启动速度。Toshiba Cloudbook平均启动时间为 30 秒。这比其他设备快，平均大约 44 秒。我们对东芝 Cloudbook的(Toshiba Cloudbook)启动时间(boot time)非常满意。
我们还运行了Windows应用商店中的(Windows Store)3DMark 应用程序(3DMark app)来衡量游戏性能。在Ice Storm Unlimited测试（可用的最详细测试）中，东芝 Cloudbook(Toshiba Cloudbook)获得了 13783 的分数。
让我们看看东芝云(Toshiba Cloudbook)本获得的总分和竞争对手获得的总分。如您所见，华硕 Transformer T200(Asus Transformer T200)在本次测试中表现最佳。
为了更好地了解性能水平(performance level)，让我们看一下在每次测试中获得的每秒帧数。
为了评估电池电量(battery power)，我们使用了Peacekeeper基准测试，它告诉我们在浏览网页时电池可以使用多长时间。在我们的测试中，东芝 Cloudbook(Toshiba Cloudbook)的平均电池使用时间为 5 小时 9 分钟。由于存储空间(storage space)有限，我们很快就用完了，我们在安装所有基准测试软件(benchmark software)时遇到了问题，因此我们运行了两次Peacekeeper测试。(Peacekeeper)我们在这篇评论的前面提到过，东芝 Cloudbook(Toshiba Cloudbook)需要大约 2.5 到 3 小时才能自行充电。您可以在下面看到与竞争对手的充电时间的比较。如您所见，它的表现非常好，几乎可以与华硕 Transformer Book T200媲美(ASUS Transformer Book T200).
判决
东芝Satellite CL10-B(Toshiba Satellite CL10-B)是一款质量上乘、(build quality)价格(price tag)实惠的笔记本电脑。对于不使用需要大量计算能力的非常高级应用程序的用户来说，它是一款很棒的设备。对于博客作者和经常在旅途中的人们来说，它可能是一个不错的选择，因为它的尺寸和重量(size and weight)使其易于携带。如果您将 100 GB 的OneDrive 云(OneDrive cloud)存储添加到等式中，很明显该设备适合经常在线工作并需要移动访问其云中文件的用户。
Reviewing The Toshiba Satellite CL10-B - Is It Worth Buying?
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Unboxing The Toshiba Satellite CL10-B
Toshiba Satellite CL10-B comes in a rather plain cardboard box with very few details about what's inside.
After you open it, you will find the laptop, the power cord and the charger.
The model we've received for review was not accompanied by any user guides or manuals. Depending on what Toshiba decides to include when they launch this product, you might find them in the box, as well as the warranty of the product.
Hardware Specifications
The Toshiba Satellite CL10-B that we have tested is a 11.1" laptop with a 1366x768 IPS display. The display's colors are decent, but not impressive, while the viewing angles are fair. The laptop weighs 2.4 pounds (1.1 kg) and it is powered by 2 cell 3820 mAh battery. The processor of the Toshiba Satellite CL10-B is a dual-core Bay Trail Intel Celeron N2840 CPU running at 2.16 GHz with 1024 MB of Level 2 cache, 2GB of DDR3 RAM clocked at 1600MHz and 32GB of storage space on an SSD. Unfortunately less than 20GB are available for storage. The good side, though, is that the device also includes 100 GB of OneDrive cloud storage for two years, as part of Windows 8.1 with Bing.
This device includes an HDMI port, one USB 2.0 port and one USB 3.0 port, an SD card slot, a Kensington lock, a 3.5mm microphone and headphone jack, plus a 1 megapixel camera on the front.
The laptop has 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity and a Bluetooth 4.0 adapter. As you can see, the laptop is equipped with the essential connectivity options that you will need on a daily basis. In terms of sound, it has two incorporated speakers placed on the bottom front part. The sound is good, not too loud but not impressive either. Toshiba Satellite CL10-B comes with a 64-bit edition of Windows 8.1 with Bing installed. You can find the full list of official specifications, here: SATELLITE CL10-B.
Using The Toshiba Satellite CL10-B
The overall appearance and design of the Toshiba Satellite CL10-B is decent: the case is made entirely of plastic, with a brushed aluminum texture on the palm rest and around the keyboard.
The lid of the laptop is a bit disappointing, since Toshiba chose to use shiny plastic that gives the entire device a rather cheap appearance and it is also a fingerprint magnet.
Moving on to the keyboard, the keys are well spaced and easy to type on, but there is one aspect that we didn't like: the function keys' functionality is inverted. They double as multimedia keys but not in the traditional way. Basically, if you want to press F1 to access an application's Help, for instance, you need to actually press Fn+F1. This is similar to what Microsoft does with their Surface devices. The model we have tested featured a UK layout keyboard, but depending on the area where you have purchased it, the laptop's keyboard layout might differ. The touchpad is fairly responsive and we did not encounter any problems while using it.
The Toshiba Satellite CL10-B works generally well, but it's definitely not a workhorse. This is a device aimed towards light computing activities, such as web browsing, reading, studying, some light Office work using cloud-based solutions and so on. The multitasking performance of the laptop is decent, but don't expect it to run demanding software such as Adobe Photoshop or Visual Studio, since you will definitely notice slowdowns. If you work with 2 to 4 apps at a time, its performance and responsiveness are good but if you try to use 5 apps or more and you also add desktop applications to the mix, you should expect some degree of slowdown. The webcam is suitable for quick video calls via Skype but nothing more than that. It's quality is anything but impressive. In our tests, the battery lasted somewhere between 5 and 6 hours while using the device for things like browsing the web, email, using touch apps, and watching short videos. Charging the battery takes about 2.5 to 3 hours, depending on whether you use the device during charging or not. Windows 8.1 runs well on this device and Toshiba didn't include bloatware applications on it, which makes the usage experience a lot smoother. The Toshiba CL10-B Cloudbook offers decent performance for non-pretentious users, focused on light computing activities such as browsing the web, light office work, audio and video playback or writing.
Apps That Are Bundled With Toshiba Satellite CL10-B
Toshiba has included only a few proprietary apps on this device. In terms of desktop applications, you will find Toshiba Service Station, an application that you can use to manage system updates and Toshiba PC Health Monitor, which you can use to get useful information about the hardware of the laptop, such as temperatures, battery life, and power consumption. There's also a modern app, called Toshiba Media Player, which you can use to play music and videos and to view photos. As a bonus, Toshiba CL10-B Cloudbook offers 100GB of free OneDrive storage for two years and access to the Microsoft Office Online suite. It doesn't include an Office 365 subscription. The list ends here and we consider this a big positive. No bloatware always means a good user experience.
Performance In Benchmarks
Next, we would like to compare the Toshiba Cloudbook with other similar devices that we have tested so far, such as the ASUS EeeBook X205TA, the ASUS Transformer Book T100 and the ASUS Transformer Book T200. We ran several benchmarks and compared the results obtained for all these devices. First, we measured how fast this device starts, using BootRacer. The Toshiba Cloudbook boots, on average, in 30 seconds. This is faster than other devices, which averaged around 44 seconds. We were quite pleased with the boot time of the Toshiba Cloudbook.
We also ran the 3DMark app from the Windows Store to measure gaming performance. In the Ice Storm Unlimited test (the most detailed test available), the Toshiba Cloudbook managed to get a score of 13783.
Let's see the overall score obtained by the Toshiba Cloudbook and the ones obtained by its competitors. As you can see Asus Transformer T200 was the top performer in this test.
To get a better overview of the performance level, let's take a look at the number of frames per second that were obtained in each test.
To evaluate the battery power, we used the Peacekeeper benchmark that tells us how long the battery lasts while browsing the web. In our tests, the Toshiba Cloudbook averaged 5 hours and 9 minutes battery time. Because of the limited storage space that we quickly ran out of, we had problems installing all of our benchmark software, so we ran the Peacekeeper tests twice. We mentioned earlier in this review that Toshiba Cloudbook took around 2.5 to 3 hours to charge itself. Below you can see a comparison with the charging times of its competitors. As you can see, it fares very well, being almost on par with the ASUS Transformer Book T200.
Verdict
Toshiba Satellite CL10-B is a laptop with decent build quality and an affordable price tag. It is a great device for users who do not use very advanced applications which require lots of computing power. It might be a great choice for bloggers and people who are often on the move, since its size and weight make it easy to carry around. If you add the 100 GB of OneDrive cloud storage to the equation, it is clear that this device is suited for users who work online a lot and need mobile access to their files in the cloud.
