Toshiba Portégé Z20t Updated For 2016 With Skylake & Type-C

The 12.5-inch Windows 10 Pro 2-in-1 tablet Toshiba Portégé Z20t has been modernized for 2016 with a swap to the newest 6th generation Intel Core processors, Toshiba just annonuced.

And along with the upgrade to a choice of the new Skylake processors, is a the inclusion of a new USB Type-C connector on the tablet too. In addition to all that we are seeing the price go down as well, with the cheapest version of Toshiba Portégé Z20t now starting at $999.

The 12.5-inch screen still has the same Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution though, but this is a display with full Wacom digitizer support since the digitizer pen is a big part of what this tablet is about. Maximum brightness is 350 nits.

Toshiba Portégé Z20t
Toshiba Portégé Z20t

Another feature that ought to be mentioned is the combined 16 hour battery life, with 8 hours worth of battery capacity in the tablet, and another 8 hours worth of battery capacity in the backlit keyboard.

RAM options are 4GB and 8GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM.

Beyond that, the new Toshiba Portégé Z20t has dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi support, GBit LAN, a 2MP front camera, a 5MP rear camera, and DTS stereo. The thickness is 8.8 mm while the weight is 799 grams.

It was a good tablet when it launched, but considering the price it has some stiff competition in the newest Surface Pro 4.

Toshiba Portégé Z20t 2016

Toshiba Portégé Z20t lock

– Jim Miller