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While the Click Mini has a very small footprint, it is far from svelte. Its combined 20mm height is downright chunky compared to some other 2-in-1 hybrids.
The tablet and keyboard dock are equally thick at around 10mm each. Although chunky, this is justified by the ports available on each. The keyboard dock packs in an additional battery as well as a full-size USB2 port and SD slot. This compliments the micro USB2 port and micro SD slot on the tablet itself, although it’s a shame neither has USB3.
As a tablet, the Click Mini weighs 472g which is in the same range as the Nexus 9 and the 10in iPad Air 2. Only the Fire HDX 8.9 is noticeably lighter at 375g.
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The Click Mini is easily one of the most balanced hybrids we’ve seen, with the weight divided almost exactly between the tablet top half and the keyboard dock. It feels far less likely to topple over inadvertently unlike many other detachable hybrids we’ve seen.
The Satellite Click Mini’s docking mechanism is perfectly secure, so it's unlikely you’ll accidently undock the tablet from the keyboard – especially as you need to unlock it by pressing a button. This also means undocking is a two-handed manoeuvre.
This keyboard has nicely textured keys. They could do with more travel, but there’s still enough that the keys are responsive and we've certainly seen worse. A bigger problem is the keys’ small size, necessitated by the keyboard dock having to match the compact width of the tablet. The result is that typing on the Toshiba Satellite Click Mini will be uncomfortable if you’ve got medium to large sized hands.
Doing any serious typing in tablet mode is also difficult; in landscape mode, the onscreen keyboard fills half the screen. It's a little better in portrait, but not significantly.
The plastic casing is available in either white or gold. Although not especially rigid, it feels sturdy enough - especially given the low price.
The screen only tilts back to around 110 degrees. That’s not great for a hybrid as small as this, as we kept having to hunch over it in order to get the best viewing angle.