Toshiba Thrive

Tablets are generally expected to be "thin and light" small computers with unobtrusive interfaces. Some tablets are thinner and lighter than others, however. While we've praised tablets like the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 for their sleekness and dinged...

The Toshiba Thrive's very aggressive pricing gives it an advantage over most other tablets. Its grooved back, full HDMI and USB support, full SD card slot, and replaceable battery justify its very bulky design. Also, its built-in file management system...

The Thrive's bulky design and hefty weight are not for everyone. Also, awkward back camera placement and a difficult panel removal process make us wish more time had been spent in the design phase. The LED lights on the bezel can be distracting

The Toshiba Thrive is a bulky but aggressively priced Honeycomb tablet that earns its girth with full port support and a removable battery.

The Toshiba Thrive feels chunky compared with the svelte, lightweight market leaders, namely the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Apple iPad 2. But tucked neatly along the Thrive's edges are its secret weapons: an SD Card slot, plus Mini-USB, USB, and HDMI...

Removable battery, replaceable back cover ; Sturdy design ; SDXC Card slot, plus USB, HDMI, and mini-USB ports

Feels heavy, and stands thicker than most ; Stereo speakers lack fullness, sound tinny

The Thrive from Toshiba is the first tablet to fully harness the interoperable power of Android, but it falls short in some key design points.

If you've seen one Honeycomb tablet, you might well imagine you'd seen them all — most every current Android slate boasts a 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 screen, a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 chip, 1GB of RAM, and a small chunk of flash...

Full-sized HDMI, USB and SD card ports ; Android 3.1 ; Decent screen

Too little bang for the buck ; Feels bulky and cheap

We'll wait for a more smartly designed tablet to integrate full-size ports before we lay our money on the table

Being the fattest kid in class sounds like a silly way to differentiate. But the extra bulk of Toshiba's Thrive tablet allows room for some attractive features.

A solid Honeycomb tablet with extra sauce on the side. The back pops off, so you can replace the battery and add a dash of color. Extra ports for storage, connectivity and input devices. Not tied to a mobile carrier

Did we mention its bigger and heavier than the competition? Video, scrolling and animations aren’t as smooth as they should be. The 5-megapixel camera on the back shoots photos and videos, but it excels at neither. Toshiba’s pre-installed e-book...

Toshiba enters the tablet market with the Thrive, a 10-inch Android device with full-size HDMI and USB ports.

The Toshiba Thrive is one of the most attractive tablets we've tested, and it offers the most flexibility with its myriad of full-size ports and removable battery--just keep in mind that this also adds to its size and weight. Regardless, the tablet's 6...

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The iPad is the gold standard for tablets today. Hordes of PC and phone makers are vigorously trying to manufacture tablets that look and feel like Apple's success story. In the case of Samsung, it's Galaxy Tab 10.1 is so similar to an iPad that a...

Removable battery ; SD card reader ; Full-size USB and HDMI ports ; Fast charging AC adapter ; Good suite of software ; Respectable specs ; Rubber grip is easy to hold

Heavy and thick ; Screen picks up fingerprints ; Cameras are oddly placed ; Battery cover difficult to remove

The Toshiba Thrive didn't impress us with its looks, but it has won us over with its software, flexibility, and PC-like approach to the Android tablet.

This isn't the first time Toshiba has showed up fashionably late to a party. Back in 2009, long after most every other consumer electronics maker big and small had jumped on the netbook bandwagon, the company belatedly released its first mini, the...

Relatively inexpensive ; Full USB and HDMI ports, SDXC reader ; Useful file manager and printing app

Chunky design and chintzy build quality ; Short battery life ; Weak cameras

An SD card slot and full-sized USB and HDMI ports don't fully make up for the fact that the Thrive is bulky, cheaply built and doesn't last long on a charge.

The Toshiba Thrive isn't a sexy tablet. It's plump, homely, a little bit awkward, and although smart and supportive, you won't be showing it off much to your buddies. But if you're reading this review, you probably already know that. You're considering...

Either way, the Thrive is a unique option when it comes to your tablet purchase and will have a warm place for some of you out there. It reminds us of what’s nice about the Android platform, and that’s options. You can have the sexy runway Samsung...

A 1GHz Tegra 2 processor plus Nvidia GeForce graphics card make this a fast tablet

Fast processor ; Removable back cover ; Full-size USB and HDMI ; Good movie playback ; Great battery life

Weak screen ; Bulky and heavy ; Screen cracked ; Average design

The Toshiba Thrive 8GB version costs $400 in the US, which is the same as the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. We tested the 16GB version of the tablet, which costs $430. Toshiba hasn't yet announced a UK launch date or price. Next Page: Features

Perhaps girth is the trade-off for top-notch connectivity. Surrounding the 10.1-inch, 16:10, 1,280-by-800-pixel touch screen is an array of ports and outputs that makes the Thrive more useful than most tablets. The top panel (when in horizontal mode)...

Integrated USB, mini-USB, HDMI ports, and SDXC card slot. User-removable battery can be swapped out, replaced. Honeycomb OS is generally well-designed, excels at multitasking

As thick as a two competing tablets stacked together; the bulkiest of all Honeycomb tablets thus far. Not competitively priced

With a removable battery and full USB functionality, the Toshiba Thrive is better outfitted for business than most Honeycomb tablets, but its bulkiness is bound to be a turn-off for some.

In the past year, I ventured into the tablet world and purchased 1 iPad 2, 3 Kindle Fires, 1 Nook Color and Toshibe Thrive 16GB. At any given time, my household have all these tablets charged.

Toshiba Thrive is very responsive. Loaded with Honeycomb 3.1 ; Awesome display, 1280x800, really bright ; Standard hardware set (Tegra 2 processor, 10.1" screen, 1 GB RAM) works very well ; The entire unit looks solid and very well made

Antivirus app that comes along cannot be removed without rooting ; Speakers are rather too soft

A great 10 inch tablet with all the bells and whistles.

All of the connections you could ask for ; Toshiba updates software assiduously - just got the Android 3.2 update ; Plenty of softward goodies to get started and room to grow ; Programs load fast and run smoothly

Stereo speakers are a nice plus, but still a little tinny

Much more practical for work and play for me than IOS, expected Toshiba quality.

Love the responsiveness, external ports and screen. Easy to use USB keyboard or jump drive, add extra memory, etc. Agree with design decisions: more like computer than large iPhone. Has all the apps that I need or want

Learning new operating system, could use better documentation for both Android operating system and individual apps

Performance is good.Cheaper one compared with Samsung Galaxy and Motorola XOOM.But specification almost same ,except the Processor clock speed.Design is good.Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor are available.5MP camera helps to shoot video...

1.Cost only $499.99 ; 2.Pre-Loaded Applications ; 3.HDMI,USB ,SD ports ; 4.:Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor available

1.Weight is slightly higher then Apple i-pad 2 ; 2. Some HD play back problem

I think it beats the pants off anything apple offers

It has many more features than the iPad2 and a more stable operating system. More free apps that I can use. It is easier to use and hasn't crashed like the iPad 2 did

slightly thicker case

I got the Toshiba Thrive after already having the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Tab for several months for a bigger screen and more power and storage options. I was not dissapointed by the Thrive and have had nothing but great experiences with it. It would be...

Full USB, Full SD Card Slot, Full HDMI, Removable Back, Upconverting Technology

None so far

I love this tablet. Yes, it is heavier and less pretty than the rest. But it is capable and fun! Other users have written very comprehensive reviews of the tablet's features so I'll just expand on my experience. It was down to this machine and the Asus...

Everything! More specifically, the user-changeable battery, the user-swappable back cover, the user-controlled inputs (rather than having to upload everything to the internet and back down again)...good value for money. Did I mention I'm very happy with m

The proprietary charger - would be nice to be able to use the mini USB to charge the device. And if like for me today, you forget to bring your USB stick or SD card, you're left scratching your head for creative ways to move stuff from the PC to the table

I love this tablet. Yes, it is heavier and less pretty than the rest. But it is capable and fun! Other users have written very comprehensive reviews of the tablet's features so I'll just expand on my experience. It was down to this machine and the Asus...

Everything! More specifically, the user-changeable battery, the user-swappable back cover, the user-controlled inputs (rather than having to upload everything to the internet and back down again)...good value for money. Did I mention I'm very happy with m

The proprietary charger - would be nice to be able to use the mini USB to charge the device. And if like for me today, you forget to bring your USB stick or SD card, you're left scratching your head for creative ways to move stuff from the PC to the table

I would definetly recomend getting this tablet to anyone in the market. The SD slot is what sold me and the other features just solidify my decision to go with the Thrive. I call her Tabletha. lol =)

great camera, use the full ports all the time, feels very sturdy and solid, great battery life and toshiba case is awesome. It's my first venture into the tablet market and I'm glad I didn't get the ipad or any of the other flimsy thin tablets. IT HAS A

Only gripe is that there is no flash on the 5 MP camera, and still waiting on Netflix app for the tablets. Come on Toshiba and Netflix make this happen ASAP

Thanks for the LEMON Toshiba!!! I used to brag on your company to all my friends. Not anymore!!! Updated on Aug 24, 2011

Nice Screen until it started malfunctioning

Netflix does not support the Toshiba Tablet - one of te main reasons I purchased this tablet since it had a full size HDMI port. You have to break into the Android/Toshiba software to get it to work. Netflix says they do not know when they will support th