Toshiba Satellite U925t review: with its first Windows 8 convertible

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/11/dsc03592-1352338760.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/09/toshiba-satellite-u925t-review/)You can't see our New York City office right now, but it's something of a laptop menagerie. We just finished reviewing a laptop whose screen flips inside its hinge, and now we're testing an Ultrabook with a touchscreen, along with a notebook whose screen folds all the way back. The Toshiba Satellite U925t (http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/toshiba-unveils-u925t-ultrabook-with-slide-out-touchscreen-keep/)($1,150) is yet another breed of Windows 8 hardware. It's a slider, to be exact, which is to say its 12.5-inch screen slides out and up to reveal a full-sized keyboard. It's nice, in theory, because you can use it as a tablet without having to worry about packing a separate keyboard. But unlike the Dell XPS 12 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/dell-xps-12-review/) orLenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/lenovos-ideapad-yoga-convertible-tablet-runs-windows-8-is-set/), which can also be used in tablet mode, the screen here is always exposed. As you can imagine, too, that propped-up display has a very real effect on the typing experience. Given all that, is there any reason to consider this over other, similarly priced Windows 8 convertibles? Could there perhaps be any performance benefits, or advantages in screen quality? Meet us after the break where we'll hash it out.

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