Billye,

Just so you know - you will not be getting a full size keyboard with your computer. I am not aware of any notebook that has that. It will be a roomier keyboard as compared to many other notebooks. You can plug in a full size keyboard, but of course you can't take out the keyboard that is already in place.

I am assuming you want the notebook so that you can have some mobility with it in the house. It sounds like if that mobility wasn't that important, you might be better off getting a small desktop. Then you can get the keyboard and monitor size you really want. Not to mention that they are cheaper -- you always pay a premium when things are packed into a smaller package.

Anyway, still assuming the notebook . . . it would be nice to check to make sure your current printers and scanners are supported sufficiently under Vista. Perhaps your hubby has already checked . . . if not, you can post the models here, and I will check.

As to that Sceptre monitor - - is it a CRT or LCD? You can tell because the CRT is the old-style - big and bulky, while the LCD is slim. Initial checking seems to indicate that the resolution of your Sceptre is higher than the Toshiba (unless it is a CRT and you have changed the resolution - you can do that on CRT's and not pay a penalty as with and LCD). So that would seem to bode well . . . that is, the letters on the Toshiba should be bigger and easier to read.

Aha - just remembered you did sort of post a model #. And I see that it is an LCD, 19". And yes the resolution on that is 1280 x 1024, which is higher than the native resolution of the Toshiba.

rafi