![]() ![]() We don’t like the spongy touchpad mouse buttons, though, which need an inordinate amount of prodding. Save for the function keys, everything is full-sized, with a dedicated cursor and page-navigation group, a Windows key and a comfortable action. You’ll need a firm touch to avoid missed keystrokes, but we had little trouble when touch-typing. The keyboard, for example, is one of the best we’ve used on a budget machine. More of an issue is the weak backlighting and narrow viewing angles, which give a definite sweet spot that rapidly drops away as you move off-centre.īut there’s little else to hold you back. In fact, many people will positively relish having this resolution on a 15in panel. The resolution of 1,024 x 768 will feel basic to anyone used to more, although it does at least leave icons, text and web pages big enough to prevent eyestrain. The screen itself is the biggest compromise in evidence. However, there’s enough muscle to deal with the demands of Windows Vista when it arrives, as well as support for a second external monitor with a resolution of up to 2,048 x 1,536. This still borrows 64MB of RAM from the system memory, and – despite the fact it’s an ATi chip rather than Intel – isn’t built for 3D performance. Toshiba doesn’t use Intel’s integrated graphics, instead opting for ATi’s Radeon R200 Express. ![]()
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