Toshiba Tecra R840 review

Unsurprisingly for such a compact laptop, there’s no dedicated graphics card; instead, integrated graphics from Intel’s processor are in charge of rendering video. This is powerful enough for playing HD video, but surprisingly it also managed 17fps in our Dirt 3 benchmark. Admittedly, this isn’t enough to be playable but turn off the anti-aliasing and older titles could run smoothly.

Of course, as this is primarily a business laptop gaming is irrelevant for most users who are more concerned about other aspects such as connectivity. With three USB ports, of which one is the faster USB3 standard and another which doubles as an eSATA port, a multi-format card reader, ExpressCard/34 slot and DVD writer, the R840 is well equipped for most office-based tasks.

With its great performance, excellent connectivity and superb battery life, the Tecra R840 is an ideal business laptop. At over £1,100 it’s certainly expensive, but if you need something small to take with you on the move and can’t be without an optical drive and desktop PC performance levels, this is one of the best options around.