Billye,

Are you sure that the Toshiba comes with a 19" screen? I have not seen one from them that does . . just did a quick check of their web site and didn't see one either. Maybe it is so new that it is not on the site, tho.

Did you check the screen resolution? With a 19" screen, you want to be sure that you are not getting some high-resolution job, although they usually cost a lot more bucks.

As for my voice . . there are a couple of things. I have a bit of a drawl, not Southern, lot of folks think I am from the East coast, even tho I am a native California guy. And combined with this slight accent, I also have a slight lisp -- it is not pronounced but taken together the two lower accuracy.

When I first tried it a number of years ago, I thought it the recognition engine was just horrible. But other people were doing real well with it. So when I needed to get it because of my PN, I did some more checking. At first, I was sort of shocked because the engine had not changed that much. The accuracy had gone up some number of percentage points but not a huge amount. And finally I decided that getting an expert installation would probably help . . and it sure did.

I can't tell you anything about how your voice will work. If you do it yourself, I would try and keep adjusting until you get good results, even if it means doing the training a few times. And again, make sure you do not skimp on the headset (it is the microphone that is most important).

rafi