Toshiba - Qosmio Laptop / 18.4" Display / 6GB Memory / 500GB Hard Drive - Black

I got this massive 10 lb red and shiny black laptop two weeks ago. The first thing I noticed is the lid hinge was a bit tight. If you open it at the top where the camera is, it seems like the screen is flexing at the bottom corners. In a few words, this computer is heavy, fast, cool (temp and looks), quiet, and quirky. The screen is true 1080p with a shiny surface. Mine had a flaw I didn't notice right away. If you switch to a solid white background and hide the taskbar the bottom corners are dark and a dark line goes from left to right about 1/2 in. up from the bottom. I got an RMA from Best Buy using the 14 day return policy after 1/2 hr. holding on the phone. I want to reorder this comp. I think it's a great deal, but the screen has to be perfect for that price. After I noticed the dark areas, it was all I could see when I looked at it. If the next one has the same thing, it's going back for good. I have seen pics on the net of other people with the X505 series compters with the same problem. Ok, now for the good stuff. The blu-ray player and up-conversion SW for reg. DVDs using the HDMI for the big screen, or just using the comp screen is amazing. It makes my SD DVDs seem like HD. I like to use the built in Bluetooth to use a remote mouse and keyboard and use my 47" LCD as a monitor. The built in WiFi brings the internet into my living room. Who needs Apple TV or Google TV devices when you can do this? It is super quiet because the OS (win7 64 bit) and swap file is on the SSHD. The cooling fans are also quiet and well managed by the power profiles. Games play fast and look fantastic. I played CoH at full HD res with everything maxed out and it was still a good frame rate. The fans do kick in and it gets hot when the graphics card is working hard, but the solid, smooth, black, back-lit keyboard is so massive, it's easy to find a cool spot. As soon as you turn of the game and go back to OS, the fans run down and even turn off. The touch pad is not the best. The rough surface feels weird on the fingers and dosen't track the best. It's small, but has good features like swirl scrolling, and two finger zoom. The buttons are cheap and rattly. The extra SW that Toshiba put on is a bit much, but I like some of the programs like the power management and the heath monitor. The comp is so fast that the 90 odd processes running in windows is hardly noticed. They just need to support the screen better and get rid of the faulty screens (pad buttons say el-chepo) and this computer would really be a "best buy".

I got this computer like 1 day ago. First I bought a Alienware laptop from bestbuy for the same price. Then I returned it because the sond was not too good and touchpad. After that I bought this laptop. The screen looks like a desktop monitor. When i play games like sims 3 and other hard core games this laptop is awesomme. The sound is amazing. It seems like I am listening from a big speaker. Everything is good.No cons in this laptop. Graphics is nice. When I type I think I am typing on a desktop key board. I can't even say about this laptop. If you want to buy a laptop with intel core i7 and under $ 2000 this is the best choice. Don't buy that Alienware for the same price.

best buy continues to make the same mistakes. how can you buy a laptop with out knowing the memory speed ? this is a top end laptop so why no top end features. usb 3 and esata. also either a back lit keyboard or built in key board light would be nice. led screen. and how about a 980 extreme with ddr3 1600. now that's a top end buyers machine. the over $2000. machines you have dont sell because they are worth under $900. you start building stuff like this they will sell.

I have owned a new laptop every year for as long as they have been in existance. Little ones, big ones, intermediate sized ones. Make no mistakea about it, this is a big one. But with the SSD drive boots really fast (I have one on my six core tower), brilliant screen, battery life is good... I mean come on, what does it burn? Enough electricity to light a small city. It is FAST, the graphics are fast. Screen is great. I like the flat, light up keyboard. I did not buy it to play blu-rays... but put one in just for the heck of it, and WOW. They crammed all those pixels into the at large (but small compared ot our 60" LCD TV". Sound is amazing for a laptop. The machine when closed feels solid, not flimsy... and yes, with the brick sized power supply is heavy... I'm 6'2", I'm fine with that. Hard to find anything to complain about.. Oh, yes, they put all the usual bloat ware on the little SSD Drive? That was lazy! So I have had to relocate all that stuff they to the main 500GB drive (OK, wish it was ITB ((2TB better))). Great Laptop, glad I got it, for photo processsing.