Toshiba Excite 13 review: a big-screened tablet with a price to match

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Well, this lede pretty much wrote itself. A 13-inch tablet, seriously? Toshiba is pushing the form factor limits with the [Excite 13][3], and while its dimensions make it stand out in a sea of 7- and 10-inch devices, that isn't necessarily what tablet buyers are looking for.

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* [Toshiba announces Excite 10, 7.7 and 13 tablets, Thrive slates on their way out][3]
* [Toshiba Excite 7.7 review][4]
* [Toshiba Excite 10 review][5]

There's no shortage of skepticism about such a large slate -- "slab" seems appropriate here -- so the Toshiba Excite 13 needs to provide an exceptional experience, with a brilliant display and smooth graphics, to make 2.2 pounds seem more palatable. On paper, its specs are promising: there's a quad-core Tegra 3 CPU under the hood, a 1600 x 900 display at 138 ppi and a clean build of Android 4.0. The company already has the [Excite 7.7][4] and [Excite 10][5] in its arsenal, and their good performance and bright displays make for compelling tablets. But how does a 13-inch tablet that starts at $650 round out that trio? Read on for our full impressions.

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