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Nov 07

Toshiba Satellite U845W Review

Over the past couple of months, it’s become clear that the way computer makers–those companies that specify and brand the actual physical device–need to make less models. It’s because when you’re optimizing for portability and battery life, what you don’t include is almost as important what you do include. Newcomers to the laptop game Vizio and Razer have adopted this one-model few-options approach, and computers like Microsoft’s Surface show that it’s increasingly about the product, not the customization.

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Aug 06

Toshiba Satellite U845W review: an Ultrabook with a screen size all its own

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Ultrabooks now come in countless shapes and sizes, and we’ve seen display quality vary just as much. Though 1,366 x 768 may still be the norm, 1,600 x 900 panels aren’t unheard of in this ultraportable category. But what about a screen that bucks the 16:9 aspect ratio for an extra-wide 21:9? Toshiba is mixing things up with its new premium Satellite U845W Ultrabook ($1,000 and up), the first laptop to feature that odd aspect ratio.

Styled in the fashion of movie theater screens, the U845W’s 14.4-inch, 1,792 x 768 panel adds more horizontal pixels — ostensibly to enhance the movie-watching experience. In theory, too, that setup should allow for more room to multitask with windows side by side. So how good of an idea is a 21:9 screen in practice? Join us as we put it to the test.

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