Michelle,

I am having problems with my digitizer screen on my Toshiba 3505 also. I
have a strip about 1/3 of the way in from the left side in portrait mode. I
keep pressing on the screen through that area and it helps for a short time
while using it. The amount of time I get varies. It is indeed frustrating. I
use mine daily and would have a hard time giving it up for a few days or
more. I purchased mine as an open item at Best Buy (only one they had).
However, I noticed later that the case had been opened and some of the
plastic in the one corner was cracked and now broke off. I also live far
away from Best Buy which makes it difficult to go there. I read some
messages from another 3505 user who went through a couple of digitizer
replacements. I wonder if other makes/models have similar problems over
time. I have used mine daily for about 10 months now. I wonder what the
lifespan of the digitizers is?

I wish you the best,

Jim
"Michelle" <huntm@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> All --
>
> I have a Toshiba Portege 3505. I loved it at first, but then the
> digitizer stopped working. There would be large areas on the screen that
> just would not accept ink. It was still under warranty, so I got the
> digitizer replaced and it worked great for about 3 months, but then the
> problem came back (this time in different spots). Now, 6 months after
> getting it replaced, the digitizer doesn't seem to work at all and the
> Tablet pretty much doesn't accept any ink. Has anyone else ever had this
> problem? It's still a fine laptop, but basically useless as a Tablet. I
> am considering getting another one, thinking maybe my particular machine
> is a lemon, but before I do that I want to hear if this is a common
> problem with Toshibas (so maybe I should look at a different brand) or
> not.
>
> Any insight folks could provide would be greatly appreciataed.
>
>