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On to that Synaptics touchpad. We'd like to say the scrolling and clicking experience is smooth, but that's not exactly the case. First of all, we wish Toshiba had situated the touchpad dead-center rather than slightly off to the left; its placement requires some getting used to. Paging through websites and pinch-to-zoom works reliably, but other gestures such as image rotation only register every few tries. In general, we found that the trackpad offered too much resistance to accurately recognize our clicks and taps. On the bright side, palm rejection is great, and you won't have to suffer any accidental input.
The 14.4-inch, 1,792 x 768 TN display is clearly the main attraction here, and it is great for watching 1080p with battery such as Compaq Presario C564TU Battery , Compaq Presario C565TU Battery , Compaq Presario C566TU Battery , Compaq Presario M2370EA Battery , Compaq Presario M2397EA Battery , Compaq Presario M2400 Battery , Compaq Presario M2425LA Battery , Compaq Presario N1050V Battery , Compaq Presario NX9000 Battery , Compaq Presario NX9005 Battery , Compaq Presario NX9010 Battery , Compaq Presario R3000 Battery videos. Viewing angles are sufficiently wide (you could accommodate three to four people huddled around this machine) -- that is, until you tip the screen forward or back, in which case images wash out quickly. Colors are accurate, if not overly rich, though the display's glossy finish kicks back no shortage of glare. Keep in mind that most media isn't filmed in the U845W's 21:9 aspect ratio; when we fired up Batman: Arkham City and various movie trailers we saw black columns on either side of the clip. Indeed, letterboxing appeared on nearly everything we watched.
Keep in mind that most media isn't filmed in the U845W's 21:9 aspect ratio.
Let's be clear: the 1,792 x 768 resolution ultimately amounts to your garden-variety 1,366 x 768 with some extra horizontal pixels. And while there are clear cinematic benefits to the U845W's form factor, the extra width makes everything on the screen feel smaller than usual. When viewing web pages and working through our Gmail inbox, we often felt the need to zoom in, as default text size seemed dwarfed by the laptop's ample screen real estate.
Toshiba's SnapScreen utility is a pre-loaded feature that lets you take advantage of the expansive panel by viewing two windows side by side. Click the icon at the top of a window, and the computer will resize the window so you have room to view a browser and Windows Media Player, for example. This feature isn't as seamless as the Snap feature built into Windows; you have to specify which split view you want, and the options aren't as intuitive as we would like. It's nice to work in one window while viewing content or chatting in another, but since everything feels shrunken on this giant screen, the setup isn't perfect.
Flanking the keyboard are two Harman Kardon stereo speakers -- a setup powerful enough to fill a medium-sized room and then some. When we streamed a couple songs from a '90s rap Spotify playlist, we were able to make out plenty of bass, though sound wasn't very crisp. SRS Premium Sound 3D software is on board, letting you tweak your laptop's audio profile depending on whether you're listening to music or watching a movie. Bumping up the bass level and SRS definition results in richer sound, though you won't be able to escape the tinniness completely.