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Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850

Toshiba's Qosmio line has always been the company's experimental playground for high-end systems, from massive gaming rigs to inventive multimedia home theater laptops. While there were a lot of interesting ideas there, you often ended up with slightly overpriced systems with out-of-date video cards or non-functioning Webcam hand gesture controls....

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Qosmio line, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2009-10-19

Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690

Toshiba's Qosmio line is known for high-end home-theater features and high prices, and the massive Qosmio G45 is one of our favorite desktop replacements for movie and media consumption. The latest edition, the G45-AV690, tweaks the previous model, the G45-AV680, by adding Intel's new Penryn processors and a third GB...

Tags: HD DVD, Notebooks, Consumer electronics, Toshiba Qosmio line, silver Qosmio logo, Toshiba Qosmio, HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., Qosmio G45

Product reviews 2008-02-29

Toshiba Qosmio F45-AV412

Toshiba's Qosmio line is known for high-end home theater features and high prices, and like the flagship 17-inch Qosmio G45, the 15-inch Qosmio F45-AV412 offers a wealth of multimedia extras, from an HD DVD drive (although not the recordable HD DVD drive found in the G45) to a subwoofer to...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Qosmio line, Toshiba Qosmio, HD-DVD Drive, Qosmio G45, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2007-09-27

Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 (High Definition)

Even though the most interesting new laptops fall into the ultraportable category, a big, over-the-top 17-inch desktop replacement can still be fun. Toshiba's Qosmio line is known for high-end home theater features and high prices, and the latest version, the massive Qosmio G45, is no exception. For $3,199, you get...

Tags: Notebooks, Consumer electronics, Toshiba Qosmio line, Toshiba Qosmio, laptop computer, Qosmio G45, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2007-09-04

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First Clarksfield reviews: Core i7 laptops look impressive

Since Intel unveiled its Core i7 quad-core mobile processors at IDF a couple weeks ago, several PC companies have announced mainstream and desktop replacement laptops using these Clarksfield chips. Many sites have reviewed the new platform--known as Calpella--in whitebox notebooks, but so far I haven't seen many reviews of real...

Tags: Game, Alienware, Nvidia GeForce, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Toshiba Qosmio, Clarksfield, Alienware M15x, Envy 15, Asus M60J, Studio 17, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Gateway P-7808u FX edition Core 2 Quad 17

While parent company Acer rules the Netbook market with its budget-priced Aspire One, Gateway is the first name that comes to mind when thinking of high-quality low-cost gaming rigs, thanks to the popular FX series. The $1,749 P-7808u version breaks the mold somewhat by cramming in an Intel Core...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Gateway Inc., Intel Core 2 Quad, laptop computer, Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2009-04-17

Gateway FX P-7805u

Editors' note: This review is part of our Winter 2009 Retail Roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. Gateway's budget-minded 17-inch gaming laptops have impressed, offering a mix of decent components and high-end video cards for around $1,200. The most recent version, the...

Tags: Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Gateway Inc., Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2009-02-20

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q706

There's no doubt about it: the Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q706 is not your average desktop replacement/mobile gaming system. Bedecked in flames and shiny bits and glowing with red lights (what the company calls its "Fusion Finish with Rogue pattern"), the design is no doubt an attempt to express the power that...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Qosmio

Product reviews 2009-01-21

CES 2009: Toshiba's Cell TV prototype can record six HD streams at once

Toshiba's leaning TV concept is pretty slick, but it probably won't ever see the light of day in living rooms. Instead, the company is showing off an equally cool TV concept around the Cell processor. The Cell CPU is best known for being the computing guts inside...

Tags: TV, Toshiba Corp., Cell, Cell CPU, Tv & Home Theater, Home Entertainment, Processors, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Windows 7 in 2009? I don't think so...

Windows 7 in 2009? I don't think so...Not this year.I would imagine 2010 at the earliest for a roll out.Unless there is a problem with the existing system that can be solved with Win7 (or at least, a highly desired feature not available in the current implementation), how can...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Linux, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-31

Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802

The 18-inch laptop has truly come into its own, with recent systems from Sony, Acer, HP and now Toshiba threatening to clutter the desks of multimedia enthusiasts everywhere. The Qosmio G55-Q802 is the odd man out among this group in that it does not offer a Blu-ray drive or even...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Qosmio G55, Cell, Intel Core 2 Duo, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-08

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701 marks a new look for the Qosmio brand. Gone are the subdued blacks and silvers of years past; in their place come stylized...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Qosmio, Qosmio X305-Q701

Product reviews 2008-08-21

Asus M70

The Asus M70 is the most fully loaded laptop we've seen in a long while. Aside from its massive terabyte of hard-drive space (enough to hold a few hundred movies or a few hundred thousand MP3s), the multimedia system incorporates a Blu-ray drive and a full-HD display, plus an HDMI...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Desktops, Asus M70, ASUS

Product reviews 2008-06-06

Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835

Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second-fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. But the updated Satellite line has a whole new look and feel, with a shiny metallic sheen and a clever new Sleep-and-Charge feature, which lets you charge USB devices even if the laptop is powered off....

Tags: Network technology, Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite brand, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2008-05-12

Fujitsu LifeBook N6470

We were surprised at how much we like the Fujitsu LifeBook N6470. The unassuming matte-black case on this 17-inch desktop replacement doesn't exactly look luxe, and it lacks such headline-grabbing features as SLI graphics and a high-definition optical drive. (The latter can be chalked up to the death of the...

Tags: Notebooks, Fujitsu LifeBook, Fujitsu LifeBook N6470, LifeBook N6470, Fujitsu Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-04-01

Gateway P-170L

Large, 17-inch laptops are often the province of gamers who require big, expensive rigs in order to handle the latest games at even modest resolutions and settings. While it makes sense for a serious gamer to plunk down a few thousand dollars for a fully loaded 17-inch system, someone who...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Games, Gateway Inc., Gateway P-170L, laptop computer, Intel Core 2 Duo

Product reviews 2007-12-12

Toshiba Satellite X205-SLi3

The current flood of excellent gaming laptops, (Dell's XPS M1730, HP/Voodoo's Envy, and Alienware's m9750) means that PC gamers have plenty of choices when it comes to picking a new mobile rig. To break through the clutter, Toshiba, not exactly the first name that comes to mind when you think...

Tags: Games, Network technology, Processors, Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Corp., satellite

Product reviews 2007-11-20

Pacsafe CourierSafe 100

Even though it looks like a standard messenger-style laptop case, the $119 Pacsafe CourierSafe 100 packs a wealth of hidden security features into its unassuming frame. After all, it makes sense that a bag containing your valuable laptop, and potentially even more valuable data, should have some fairly robust security,...

Tags: Notebooks, compartment, Pacsafe CourierSafe 100, laptop computer, Pacsafe MetroSafe 300, combination lock

Product reviews 2007-10-02

Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 3)

This is the final installment in my series debunking Peter Gutmann's widely read and undeservedly cited paper on Vista content protection. (If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, go read them before you dive into this conclusion.) Today, I want to deal head-on with one of the most...

Tags: Paper, HDMI, PC, Digital-rights Management, Output, NVidia Corp., Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, 1080p, Peter Gutmann, HD, Laptop Magazine, DVI, D-CINEMA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-09-20

The Vista driver outlook gets a little brighter

The Vista driver outlook gets a little brighterMost of drivers are on Vista DVD and on Windows UpdateMost of drivers are on Vista DVD and on Windows Update, so it's not necessary install them manually.Simply amazing...This is sorta related to this story... I've listened to the same people with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vista driver outlook, Creative Labs Inc., X-Fi driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware

Discussion threads 2007-07-06