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Dynabook Portege X30W-J (PDA11A-004003) review

Dynabook Portege X30W-J (PDA11A-004003)

CHOICE Expert Rating

75%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Thin screen bezel makes it look appealing
  • microSD card slot
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Battery and SSD can be replaced
  • Very good battery life
  • Very good screen
  • Excellent viewing angles
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good screen luminance
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Some noticeable screen flickering
  • Supplied stylus tips can be noisy (felt tip) or feel a bit rough (hard tip)
  • Base can get noticeably warm
  • Small touchpad

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Pro

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
75%
Performance score
62%
Tablet use score
66%
Ease of use score
76%
Battery life score
81%
Display score
83%
Audio score
60%
Wi-Fi score
82%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2348
Storage read-speed (MBps)
3217
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
45
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
10:03
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:18
Expert tester comments
Dynabook's Portege X30W-J is a thin and light laptop that can also be used as a tablet. It has fast performance (especially its storage), very good battery life, a very comfortable keyboard, and its screen is very good. However, we did notice some slight flickering in the screen which may annoy some users. Its base can get quite warm depending on the task, so it will need to be sat on a firm, flat surface when its processor is under a moderate to heavy load. All things considered, a worthy laptop to take on the road regularly.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Warranty (years)
3
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$2,245.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.3
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i5-1135G7
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.4
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
191
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
20 x 198 x 303

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
2
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
1

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