People have been using the laptop for enjoying movies on the go for years . With an extra - wide screen and sweet - sounding Harman / Kardon speakers , the Toshiba Satellite U845W - S410 is targeted to be a dream laptop for movie enthusiasts . But oddly shaped stretch ultrabook and its size can be more gimmicky than glamor and glitz .
Design
The standout feature U845W - S410 is its extra - wide screen . Offers super - wide screen 21:09 aspect ratio both visible in cinemascope movies , and is designed to play widescreen movie full - screen , sans letterboxing . The result is a display with the unusual resolution of 1792 by 768 - essentially a 11 - inch 1366 -by - 768 display stretch extra three inches wider . Measuring 0.83 by 5.14 by 7.9 inches ( HWD ) , the Satellite U845W laid as wide as a 15 - inch laptop , such as Apple MacBook Pro 15 - inch ( late 2011) , but the screen is the height a 11 - inch screen only , even sitting with the Apple MacBook Air 11 - inch ( Thunderbolt ) . Weighs 3.65 pounds , it is heavier than most 14 - inch Ultrabooks , but lighter than the 15 - inch laptop . The design , although the stretch by the widescreen display , looks sharp , with tinted metal lid and chassis and a wide streak of soft - touch texturing around the palmrest and the leading edge of the lid .
The extra - wide screen is an interesting idea , but it raised many questions . How about every other type of video , such as non - Cinemascope movies , TV shows , videos to YouTube , Netflix and Hulu offerings , or the hundreds of games optimized for the traditional 16:9 aspect ratio ? Anything that does not conform to the vast size letterbox anyway, but a 1.5 - inch wide black bars on both sides rather than the top and bottom . This is assuming you have set the common 1,366 -by - 768 - resolution set higher - no matter what everything looked fine width - clever , but will still cut off the top . Watching a typical 4:03 picture will look even smaller : reruns from the age of the classic TV show a small square surrounded by black bars on the top and sides . If you zoom in , the edges of the screen is still empty . For a high resolution picture without the wonky measurements , the Editors' Choice Asus Zenbook Prime UX32VD - DB71 boasts a 1,920 -by - 1 , 080 display resolution with IP technology , and its Core i5 - equipped brother , Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A - R5102Fhas both show comparable price U845W .
While U845W ultrabook claims status because of its thin profile and light weight , the fact that it was too wide for convenient portability and too short for productive use . Despite the obvious focus of the film , you can add your own external optical drive for DVD or Blu - ray playback . And with the extra width , the U845W will not fit in a case to be made for 14 - inch laptop , because it's too long - while 15 - inch laptop sleeves can fit it in one direction , but not the other.
On both sides of the keyboard , you'll perforated grilles covering two built -in Harman / Kardon speakers . The premium speakers with SRS Premium Sound paired , so the audio quality is actually pretty good , but the layout is puzzling . With such a long chassis , why are not there 10 key numeric pad ? Speakers keyboard , the typing experience is pretty decent , with quiet chiclet keys and a backlight that illuminates the dark without a lot of light leakage. The black chiclet keys have a semi - gloss finish , and there's a bit of flexing when typing in the middle of the keyboard .
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