TOSHIBA Laptop Qosmio Intel Core i7 1st Gen 720QM (1.60GHz) 6GB Memory 320GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M 18.4" Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit X505-Q875

Pros: Screen is amazing, playing starcraft 2 beta pretty much cranked with no lag, the wireless n was a big upgrade for me and it works amazing. I looked around quite a bit at laptops before settling here, toshiba has one of the most solid laptop standards out there so I didn't think anything would be a problem. Right now for the price you arent going to find a laptop that is going perform better

Cons: Let it be known that this computer cannot go into hybernation mode as of right now. It crashes every time! I called toshiba and they are working on a patch. touchpad tends to do some wierd dark circle symbol, I have no idea if this is a toshiba software thing or something integrated into new laptops im not aware of. But it makes it so I can't click and it gets annoying. I happened to have an extra 320 gig I wasn't using and thought I would impliment it internally. Well it turns out that they do not send you the brakets.....OK....i can deal with that. The bracket was 10 dollars. But just so you know ITS TEN DOLLARS SHIPPING AND HANDLING FOR A PART THATS ABOUT 5 OUNCES IN WEIGHT! I ordered it from the toshiba parts department. On top of that...it gets better when they didnt send me ANY screws for it. When I call them back they tell me its 5 DOLLARS PER SCREW???? and don't forget its 10 dollars shipping and handling. so 40 dollars for 6 scre

Overall Review: I'm pretty frustrated that I've already had a bunch of problems with this machine. I'm on the fence about the whole thing. I would like to keep it because there really isn't anything better out there for the price.

Pros: Just about everything about this laptop is great. People that are complaining about the weight...are you serious, it's an 18.4 display what did you think? Unless you are 2 years old, this shouldn't be a problem to carry. Backlit keys are great, the screen seems brighter than most. Haven't had the chance to try out a lot of high end games because my old laptop couldn't handle it, but I can assume this beast can handle most things thrown at it. The only one I have been able to test fully is WoW. It runs with no lag on Ultra setting with all effects on and multisampling on 8x, even in Dalaran. If you play WoW, yo know how populated Dalaran is and how laggy it can get. No problem for this creature.

Cons: Just a few, but they are mostly about placement. 1. The media buttons. If you aren't familiar with them, they are the buttons on the left side of the laptop that control programs like Windows Media Player. You've got buttons like Play, Next and Back, and others like Eco Mode(a low power plan option) and volume control. These are great, however the main problem is that they are touch sensitive, like the PS3 power button. One small, accidental tap with the pinky finger and they can get annoying, especially if you are playing a game (it minimizes whatever you are doing) like WoW, healing can get dangerous when the game minimizes itself. This wouldn't be a problem if they had a better location, like the entire empty space between the speakers. I assume they aren't there because there's no room inside. Not sure on that one. Continuing below because I am out of space.

Overall Review: 2. USB and jack placement No inputs, jacks, or usb slots in the back, all on the left and right side. Left Side: Bluray, 1 USB slot, Ethernet port, and HDMI slot and a SATA port Right Side: Power cable jack, 2 USB slots, headphone and mic jack, and what I assume to be a display adapter for plugging in a monitor of some type (not DVI) If you are a righty, there really isn't a lot of room to play around with when using a mouse, especially if you are on a small desk. Sure you can plug in the mouse on the left side, but if you are playing a game with headphones on or using Ventrilo/TeamSpeak to play with friends, room can be scarce. 3. Fingerprints The laptop is finished in shiny gloss, so if fingerprints bother you, you might want to have an LCD or lens cloth nearby. Right where you rest your wrists to type also gets kinda grimy from arm sweat and the like. Other than all that, this is a great desktop replacement for playing games. I will update again once I get a

Pros: Multi-threading monster, and the envy of my friends. Registers with 8 cores. Highest I've been able to push the processing power was about 90-95% before application limitations maxed out and still never slowed down for even a second. I can't find any free or trial based benchmarking software to take advantage of its max capacity. Large display with VERY good color reproduction and super sharp resolution. Very powerful built in WIFI with enable/disable switch mounted on front. Full size back-light keyboard. Decent sized touch pad with quick enable/disable button between pad and space bar. Installed eco-power software helps monitor power usage and improves power management. I've gotten nearly 3 hours of run time with most applications running. Well built case with a decent display panel hinge.

Cons: With so much processing power, heat and weight is an expected down side. Don't think about putting it in your lap if your playing games or compiling large software packages. The Wifi is so powerful that if can cause other inferior WIFI devices to loose connection on some access points, just don't let them know it's you who keeps knocking them off. 320g HD is about half what I need when I travel, and have to use external drives. Big heavy brick power supply that gets very hot during extended heavy use. Nothing that isn't expected with a beast of a laptop, such as this one. Still a great and powerful laptop.

Overall Review: I suggest getting a cooling pad or make sure there is plenty of ventilation under the laptop. With extended heavy use it does get very hot! I've never attempted using the hibernate or sleep mode, and disabled those functions, due to the unstable nature of how windows handles time/processor sensitive devices during mode switching. Over all, this is the best laptop I have ever bought and had the privilege of using.

Pros: Installed Ubuntu 10.04 on a 2nd drive so Toshiba's Win7 installation was not affected. As others have noted video is sharp. HD Dual screen operation was important feature for me since I have 3-4 windows open during code development. Wireless is more sensitive than any other laptop I own. Getting all bars where my other laptops have only one or two. HDMI output also a plus I was able to stream video and watch it on my 60" TV in HD. (Only time I use Win7) Battery life about 2hrs.

Cons: Don't know why video screens are going back to that shiny reflective surface. The last couple of monitors I replaced were also shiny and reflective. Not a big deal since I use this only in the office where the lighting can be controlled. The mounting bracket for the 2nd drive does not come with this unit. If new egg still doesn't carry it you can get it from Toshiba's distributor in NY (National Parts Depot PN: A000049520).

Overall Review: I use this laptop primarily for Linux code development. It is used as a server in my home office and brought into the office for presentations and demo's. I will leave Win7 comments to others. Supply and laptop are a bit heavy but quite managable. The Everki backpack works just fine when transporting from home to office. I'm not a fan of any laptop keyboard or mouse pad. I use external for both most of the time. There is a custom keyboard cover available for X505's that keeps stuff from getting between the keys and gives a better tactical feel when typing in my opinon. If you are installing Ubuntu 10.04 you will need a hard wire net connection to download the updates. Once the updates are loaded the Wireless works fine.

Pros: The best thing about this laptop is it's price point on Newegg. I bought it before the recent price drop and still feel like I got a great computer for a great price. The screen is amazing. It had excellent color, and everything looks crisp and clear. The sound is great as well. Will it doesn't have a super low end, all of the sound is rich and draws you in. You'll forget that you are using laptop speakers. The built in camera an mic are excellent quality as well. I was in a fairly dark room, had a lot of background noise, but the person on the other end of the Skype call said I looked and sounded great. The trackpad is huge, textured and a pleasure to use. I also like that I can turn it off. The overall build quality is excellent. I've had a couple instances in transport that I thought might have hurt the computer, but it survived unscathed. This is also an impressive looking machine. Whether in the office with a client or at a local coffee shop, it always draws attention.

Cons: There are a few things that bug me about this computer, number one being that it runs HOT. If you are going to do anything ram or processor intensive, be sure you have a cooler. Since the processor is an i7 that boosts when it's cool, you will notice a good performance gain with a good cooler. I also don't like the placement of the touch buttons on the left. I am always accidentally hitting them, and they make a loud noise when activated. (The sound can be turned off in the bios though). And though I knew this going in, it is a fingerprint magnet and very hard to keep in it's shiny condition. And my last con is that I much prefer a matte screen over the glossy one on this laptop.

Overall Review: I bought this computer with the intention of hauling it to and from the office, and using it for an extended time every day. It does that and a lot more. As a gamer I play some games that are pretty taxing on a computer. One of my current favorites is Dirt2. I play it at 1920 x 1080 with all settings on ultra, and it plays very smooth. Left 4 Dead 2 looks amazing as well. For much of the Ghostbusters game I can play it maxed out, but if there are a ton of things on screen, it can get laggy. Just turn it down a bit, and it will play excellent as well. As noted in the cons though, you will need a cooler if you plan on intensive gaming. As for the processor, the 1.6 Ghz rating seems low, but with hyper-threading and a boosting it is still a good performer. While it does run pretty warm, I would recommend this computer to someone working in the processor and ram taxing Adobe Creative Suite, or a gamer looking for a low cost system that will play any game available now. It is a great

Pros: This laptop has everything you can imagine/possibly want. Full HD 1080p res, nice speakers, backlit keyboard, 6 GB ram, etc. I love everything about this laptop, although it is kinda too big to carry in most backpacks... The keyboard is nice and silent, and backlit as well(which I find very useful). Too many pros too list.

Cons: There is one problem i dislike about this laptop giving it one egg less. The sleep mode does not work. It's set to hybrid sleep which takes minutes to wake from, but if you turn it off, it turns off rather than sleeps when you close the lid or put the laptop into sleep. I don't know why it does this but a factory restore did not fix it. Nothing I can't handle since it boots pretty quickly, but might get annoying to frequent sleep users.

Overall Review: If you're deciding between this model and the q870, you should definitely choose this model. I think 120$ is a small fortune for such an investment to include full HD(1920x1080) resolution for gaming, watching blu ray discs, etc. Whats the point in having a Blue Ray player when you can't support its resolution(blu ray is 1920x1080 resolution for ppl who dont already know)? The extra 120$ also upgrades 4 GB ram to 6GB ram which really is unnecessary for most but future-proofs your laptop.

Pros: This thing rocks. It's very well designed and intuitive. It provides excellent performance in an aesthetically pleasing form factor. The BD player and screen is magnificent. The harman/kardon sound is excellent. I personally use a headset, but I played a few tunes with the speakers and the quality was good.

Cons: There are of course, minor drawbacks. This thing is massive. It's bulky, heavy, and sometimes unwieldy. As a desktop replacement (for me at least), this was expected. Another drawback is the touchpad buttons. The touchpad itself is great, but the buttons stick and it gets annoying real fast. I bought a wired mouse to go with it, but if I didn't, this would be a serious issue in my opinion. The side vollume/player controls are very sensitive and at times, annoying if you happen to gloss over them or bump them by accident.

Overall Review: Overall, a fantastic product. I would recommend this product to anyone, in the market for a desktop replacement. If you do purchase this, I do recommend getting a laptop cooler. This thing, under heavy load, gets real hot, real fast. I'd also recommend getting a real mouse. (and maybe an appointment with your chiro, if you plan on lugging this behemoth around)

Pros: Newegg's Customer Service and RMA department are fantastic! They made my issue their issue, and took care of me. Thanks Newegg!

Cons: When playing games the laptop it would power off (not shutdown…power off). Toshiba had me do a complete restore (took 3 hours), then they said it “sounded like” a software issue, and to call the software co. It was not software; I got an error msg: “System Warning: A problem with the cooling system has been detected. Pease turn off the computer and return for service”. Sent the laptop to a Toshiba repair facility. I received the laptop back and Toshiba had replaced the system board, processor fan, and cooling fan, and said the unit was fully tested. A plastic cover was missing above the DVD-ROM drive, and the unit had the exact same problem. Toshiba Customer Relations said I would need to send it to a repair facility in California for examination before they could "discuss" a replacement. When I received the box for return from Toshiba it was too small for the laptop (box size printed on the bottom of the box: 17” x 14 x 6 3/16”, laptop size is 17.40” x 11.60” x 1.63”).

Overall Review: My 1st new computer purchase in 10 years. My intention was to get a laptop as a desktop replacement. After my experience with this laptop, I now feel that a desktop is best replaced with another desktop. I would be very interested in seeing other postings regarding this laptop from customers that are playing games on it after it has been used for more than 60 days. I will be coming back to read about this product in future Newegg reviews to satisfy my curiosity.