Toshiba LX.FR406.035, 4000 4005WLMi manual GridVista will place, Grid Display for each

Notebook fires on all cylinders and hits all of these attributes on the mark, with few exceptions.

Right-click on the	Right-clicking the	GridVista will place	A screen capture of a	This is what a
GridVista icon in the	icon and selecting	three buttons in the	GridVista four-grid	GridVista
System Tray and	Grid Display for each	title bar of all	display on the Acer	configuration looks
select Options to	available monitor	applications that can	Ferrari 4000's LCD	like on a dual
change the utility's	will bring up a list of	be dragged and	display (left) and a	display. It's
settings.	grid configuration	dropped into a grid.	connected 17" LCD	important that the
	options.	The first button has	display (right).	resolution on both
		options for making a		displays match for
		window transparent		best results.
		and snapping it to a
		specific grid. The
		second button locks
		or unlocks a window
		to a grid. The third
		enables or disables a
		window in grid to
		always be on top.

I was very impressed with the styling and performance of the Acer Ferrari 4000. The notebook is s a real head-turner wherever I take it. Whether I was reading E-Mail, working on a spreadsheet, playing games or watching a movie, AMD’s Turion 64 ML- 37 Mobile Processor teamed up with ATI’s Mobility Radeon X700 video, Gigabyte of RAM, and spacious, speedy hard drive, easily ran circles around my previous Intel Centrino-powered Toshiba Tecra A2, and the bright, sharp 15.4” wide screen LCD display never disappointed (not a dead pixel anywhere). While the sound obviously wasn’t going to compare with a SoundBlaster Audigy 2 sound card playing through a set of Logitech 5.1 speakers, the 16-bit stereo speakers in the Ferrari 4000 did an admirable job for their size and power, though they did tend to clip a bit in some games with the volume pushed up.

Keyboards, touch pads and mice are always a subjective matter. What might be acceptable to me may be unbearable to you. I personally found the slight curve and tactile feedback of the Ferrari 4000’s keyboard more enjoyable and comfortable to type on, especially for extended periods of time, compared to the keyboard on my previous Toshiba laptop, whose layout was a bit too cramped for me (in fact, I’m typing this review on the 4000 now). I permitted a colleague of mine to try the Ferrari 4000. An hour later, she came to the conclusion that while it was a nice notebook and she was blown away by the styling, the 15.4” wide screen, and the

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