What is Toshibas obsession with tiny batteries and spinning platters on 2-in-1 laptops?

Toshiba has some nice machines out there... 4k screens, nice form factors, good specs, except...

I haven't found a single 2-in-1 in their line with a battery over 45wh and most of them are 40-42wh. This might work for a desktop replacement that your assuming the ac adapter is always coming along for the ride... but on a 2-in-1 its not all that useful.

Other vendors put 45wh batteries in their budget 2-in-1s and 55-66wh or more in their top of the line units. Toshiba sticks to their lilttle 40-45wh battery then doubles down by including 4k screens and spinning hard drives to make sure they suck the power dry before lunch time.

The first clue is 15.6" 2-in-1s. When you have a device that big... its really screaming PUT A BATTERY IN ME.. the room is there.

This one issue pretty much has taken the entire toshiba family out of the running for my next computer purchase.

 

I will give you that one... Toshiba has some great ideas when it comes to their 2-in-1 and ultrabook division, but I feel like when the products release they are a flop. They really need to restructure, it seems like they can't decide what market they want to be in... either the low end or high end.

I have been using the Toshiba Radius 12 4k edition for the past few months and absolutely love it (aside from the battery and fan).

 

Interestingly enough the Radius 15 4k has the same battery in it that the Radius 12 4k does.... they play the spec game a bit... they always have 1080p and 4k models... but always quote the battery life of the 1080p version.

When you look at 2-in-1s on the market... they all have the same innards... U series SOC, m2 or 2.5" ssd, etc. all this stuff takes the same amount of room. So ANY 15" 2-in-1 has room for a BIG battery they just don't bother. Very annoying. You can pick up Toshiba 4k 15" refurbs for $600 or so... which would be a good deal except for the blasted battery.