Review of the Toshiba Qosmio X300
This has to be one of the coolest laptops around at the moment; you only have to look at it to see that, the colour of the case is simply beautiful. The Qosmio has been packed out with the latest and not so latest features. It has been designed for the serious gamer in mind, but that does not mean that it is not suitable for anyone else.
Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9300
Genuine Windows® Vista® Home Premium
DVD-RW SuperMulti drive (Double Layer)
4 GB DDR RAM (800MHz)
17″ Widescreen TruBrite® XGA (1440 x 900) High Brightness display
Technical Details
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9300
Clock speed: 2.53GHz
Front Side Bus: 1066MHz
Second level cache: 12MB
Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32/64-bit Edition (pre-installed, Toshiba-Dual-HDD recovery)
System memory: 4 GB (2 GB + 2 GB)
Maximum expandability: 8 GB
Technology: DDR3 RAM (1066 MHz)
Hard disk: 640 GB (2 X 320 GB) S.M.A.R.T.
Optical: DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer) – CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R(DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R(DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
Maximum speed (Read): 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM/
Maximum speed (Write): 24x CD-R, 4x CD-RW, 10x HS CD-RW, 24x US CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 6x DVD-R (Double Layer), 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R, 6x DVD+R (Double Layer), 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM
Display: 17″ Toshiba TruBrite® WSXGA+ TFT High Brightness display
Internal resolution: 1680×1050
Graphics adapter: NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS with NVIDIA® SLI™ technology supporting TurboCache™ technology
Memory: 2x 512Mb dedicated VRAM (up to 1791Mb total available graphics memory using TurboCache™ technology with 3 GB system memory)
Memory type: GDDR3 (800 MHz) Video RAM (resp. Video RAM and system memory combined)
Connected bus: 16x PCI Express
Max Resolution: 2048×1536
Max Refresh Rate: 85Hz
Non-interlaced resolution with max refresh rate: 1280×1024
Interfaces: DC-in, RJ-11, RJ-45, i.LINK® (IEEE 1394), external microphone, RGB, headphone (stereo), line-in shared with microphone socket, S/PDIF-out (optical) shared with headphone socket, integrated 1.3 Megapixels Web Camera with built-in microphone, HDMI-CEC (REGZA-Link) supporting 1080p signal format, line-out shared with headphone socket, 5-in-1 Bridge Media slot (supports SD™ Cards up to 16Gb, Memory Stick® up to 256Mb, Memory Stick Pro™ up to 4GB, MultiMedia Card™ up to 2Gb and xD-Picture Card™ up to 2Gb), 3x USB 2.0 Sleep-and-Charge, 1x eSATA/USB 2.0 Sleep-and-Charge, DisplayPort
Expansion: twox memory slots (1 to configure), 1x Express Card slot
Wireless Technology: Bluetooth®
Compliancy: Wi-Fi®
Network Support: 802.11b/g/Draft-N
Wireless Technology: Wireless LAN
Wired communication topology: international V.90 modem (V.92 ready)
Speed: 56 Kbps data and 14.4 Kbps fax
Topology: Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Speed: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX/1000BASE-T
Supported audio format: 24-bit stereo
Speakers: built-in Harman Kardon® stereo speaker system with 2x bass reflex speakers, 2x tweeter speakers and 1x subwoofer technology
Manufacturer: Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System with Dolby® Home Theater™
Keyboard: 105 keys, Windows keys, standard numeric keypad
Pointing device: Touch Pad
Battery technology: lithium-ion
AC adaptor: autosensing AC adapter (100/240 V) for worldwide usage
Dimensions (WxDxH): 412 x 306 x 43.2-62.5 mm
Weight: 4.3Kg
Warranty: 1 year international warranty
Bundled software: Toshiba Bluetooth™ Monitor, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba User’s Manual, Supervisor Password Utility, Chicony Camera Assistant Software, Toshiba DVD Player, Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® for TOSHIBA, Toshiba Face Recognition, McAfee® Internet Security Suite – Toshiba Edition (includes free Internet updates for 30 days), Toshiba Recovery Disc Creator, Dolby® Control Centre, HDMI Control Manager, Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (free 60-day trial), Toshiba Value Added Package (Toshiba Power Saver, Toshiba Zooming Utility, Toshiba PC Diagnostic Tool, Toshiba Flash Cards, Toshiba Components Common Driver, Toshiba Accessibility, Toshiba Button Support), Google Software (Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer, Google Desktop, Picasa), Toshiba Bluetooth™ Stack, Connectivity Doctor, ConfigFree™, Toshiba utilities and drivers, Toshiba Assist
Toshiba EasyMedia: Toshiba TEMPRO Performance Tuning Service, Wireless LAN (802.11b/g/ Draft-N), Google Software (Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer, Google Desktop, Picasa), USB & USB/eSATA Sleep-and-Charge, HDMI-CEC (REGZA-Link), Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR, McAfee® Internet Security Suite – Toshiba Edition, Toshiba Face Recognition, Smart Display Support, Toshiba Flash Cards, Easy Keys, Remote Control, Fingerprint Reader-Single Sign On, S/PDIF, Internal HD 720p support, 5 Harman Kardon® Stereo Speakers (incl. Subwoofer), Dolby® Home Theater™, Dual HDD, Toshiba ConfigFree™, Integrated Bridge Media Adapter, Diversity Antenna, Built-in camera & microphone
Security features: main battery pack (by sliding latch), main memory (by screw), supervisor password, slot for Kensington Cable Lock, user password, system password security, main hard disk (by screw)
Special features: SM BIOS compliant, integrated microphone for Voice over IP, Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology, integrated 1.3 Megapixels Web Camera for Video over IP, Multimedia Bar with 9 feather-touch Easy Keys (CD/DVD launcher, Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, Forward, Mute, on/off function of white LEDs, Camera, Dolby)
Certification: This product is in compliance with the requirements of the applicable European Directives for CE marking
Priced at $3,300
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