For many people, Toshiba is a familiar brand with consumer electronics products, from TVs, refrigerators, and air conditioners. However, not many people know that Toshiba also produces laptops. In this field, Toshiba has the Dynabook line, which is favored by users in the Japanese market because of its durability over the years. So what are the valuable points of Toshiba when it comes to laptops? Let's find out through this Toshiba Dynabook R63 2016 !
The Toshiba Dynabook R63 is a budget model at ¥32,000. This is the price of the latest AirPods Pro 2 headphones. At this time, we will have a compact, youthful design even though it has been released for 6 years.
Impressively lightweight design despite being launched in 2016
Although it was launched in 2016, the device has an extremely impressive weight when compared to many other products released in the same year. The Dynabook R63 weighs only 1.2kg, so it is extremely comfortable to carry around every day, especially for students. This philosophy of making small, compact, and lightweight devices has been maintained by Toshiba to this day, in many different versions.
The frame is made of magnesium alloy, which provides high durability, limits impact and distortion during use, especially necessary for those who often carry the device. In addition, this material also helps the device become more luxurious and youthful compared to many old laptop models with black plastic and thick screen borders.
Performance has weakened, but is still adequate
Inside, the machine has an Intel Core i5 - 6300U. This is a 6-year-old CPU, so it will not be a reasonable choice for users who require strong, smooth performance in 2023. Instead, the Dynabook R63 will only be suitable for basic work needs on web browsers as the main, or text editing applications as a secondary.
Fortunately, the device still has 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD to help the device run smoother, taking on the "responsibilities" of a 6-year-old processor. Although it is quite old, the device still comes pre-installed with Microsoft's Windows 10 Pro operating system, which helps improve application compatibility compared to many models with only Windows 7 at the same price.
Screen
On the front, the screen of the device will not be too sharp but still ensures the display quality. Toshiba equips the Dynabook R63 2016 with a 13.3 inch panel and HD resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. In fact, HD resolution will be much lower than FullHD on many models, but the difference will be most visible on the 14 inch or 15.6 inch versions.
The sharpness will not be high, however, the 13.3 inch panel, so if you sit at a reasonable distance, the device will not display the pixels too clearly. This will be acceptable when choosing to buy a cheap and 6-year-old model like the Toshiba Dynabook R63. In return, the color of the device is still reproduced relatively well, helping to improve entertainment and watching movies.
Ports and keyboard
On the side, the device is equipped with many connection ports, including a LAN port, 2 USB-A ports. On the opposite side is a VGA port that supports screen output, 1 HDMI port, 1 USB-A port and an SD card slot. Compared to the present time, the only shortcoming of the Dynabook R63 2016 is a USB-C port that supports fast data transmission. However, for office needs, users often have little need to transfer data such as photography and video editing. Therefore, this is not too big a problem for the Dynabook R63 in 2023.
On the underside, the machine has a fairly wide keyboard layout as Toshiba has slightly reduced the area of each key. This is a pretty smart way of increasing the distance between the keys, while still not reducing the typing experience. The machine still has a relatively good bounce, soft and smooth keys. The only difficulty is that users will take a while to get used to this keyboard layout.
Summary
Overall, the 2016 Dynabook R63 clearly demonstrates how Toshiba creates laptop products. They always aim for compactness on each model to bring high mobility to Dynabook users. In 2023, the Dynabook R63 will still be a reasonably priced model, but it still comes with the complete experience of an office machine.
