Using the Z830
When you first use the Z830 you can see a lot of additional applications installed. To be honest I find a lot of these apps get removed pretty much straight away, but for some people they might be useful.
There are a number of power options with the Z830.
There are the usual High Performance, Power Save and Balanced plans which are standard in Windows, and also a power plan called eco, which is a Toshiba specific plan recommended for maximum energy saving.
There is also a Toshiba Battery Manager application that enables to you change charge modes depending on how you use and chare your Ultrabook.
This is how Toshiba describe battery life for the Z830:
The Z830 offers up to 8 hours battery life, for all day use without having to recharge the battery. The latest battery technology also means that the Z830 battery has a longer life span and will last for more re-charges than a standard battery. This will give you a longer lasting battery over time meaning you will still experience good battery life run times throughout the life of the laptop. A new eco mode utility also enables you to extend the life span of the battery by a further 30-40%. Battery life is further enhanced by the use of energy efficient components and a higher capacity integrated battery.
It is worth spending a few minutes tweaking your power and battery modes to suit your individual needs and requirements.
Performance Testing
We ran the usual suite of performance tests and below are the results.
Looking at the Windows Experience Index, the base score is 5.1, which is score for the processor. The highest score was 6.7 for the Primary hard disk.
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