--- In [email protected], "dbneeley" <dbnee...@...> wrote: > > Mark, > > First, I do hope you never need tech support. While Toshiba makes some very > nice machines, their tech support and warranty service is rather notoriously > bad. When I lived in Dallas, I began referring my various clients to > Richard's Computer--which has an office there. They are a certified warranty > center for Toshiba, and the Dallas office at least seemed to do a far better > job than Toshiba America in nearly every respect. Over many years, I suppose > I consulted Toshiba's tech support a dozen times or so--and they were > unfailingly frustrating to the max. Should you ever need it, I do hope you > have better luck than I did. > > Whether you "need" a 17.3" screen for movies enough to justify having to > carry around such a large box or not, obviously that is a personal decision. > If I had such a need, I'd use an external screen anyway, given that even > larger ones are so cheap these days. This machine has both external VGA and > HDMI ports, so that would not be much of a problem. > > However, it also seems to me to depend upon whether you are the only one > watching or whether you're watching along with someone else. > > Remember that screen size is a function of distance, too. It's all about the > angle from the eye to the screen edges--and a smaller screen sitting closer > appears the same as a larger screen farther away. Thus, it could be that what > you need to is to consider the placement to determine if in fact you "need" > such a large screen. > > If you actually want to use the laptop portably, a very big one like that is > a constant burden to haul around. Not only in size and weight, but they are > somewhat more difficult to carry safely without potential breakage. I took > all of these things into account when I selected this one. > > David > Yeah, someone recently mentioned that Toshiba's tech support really sucked. The four-year-old Toshiba that I'm using right now has given me, all things considered, the best service of any I've ever had so that is a major factor. I love the feel and placement of the keys, it has an external volume control, stuff like that. And it feels solid, unlike the Vostro that is still down and will probably go to a local computer shop to see if it's worth dropping a buck on or if I can get a buck or two for it. As for screen size, you're right...I don't really need 17 inches as I keep my computer beside me on the bed and that's where I watch movies. In fact, when you take into account the fact that I was watching Netflix inside VirtualBox, the viewing area was about half of what yours will be. However, since portability isn't an issue for me and the computer in question is already configured (none of that build-it-yourself stuff which causes one to spend about twice what they were planning on), what the hell! It'll be a good idea to wait to void the warranty until I'm sure all is working well though, huh? lol Mark
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