Toshiba Qosmio

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Hi Peter,
I've just bought one and the screen is extremely sharp, and the speakers
even better than the last Toshiba Satellite I had - truly superb. There's
not a lot you can't do with it. I can plug in my camcorder into the AV-IN
socket and watch on the laptop screen; I can plug the SCART connector from
computer > TV and watch DIVX's. It's also got firewire.

I'm trying to think of a negative, but it's tricky. Probably the price ? And
the battery life - it gobbles battery like a mother hen gobbles chicken
feed. I think I get around 2 hours max on the low power setting. But hey, I
wanted something with some grunt in it, and it does the job there. :-)

Any more questions, feel free to fire away.

Paul

"Peter" <peter.everett@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> Has anybody bought one of these??
>
> They seem very expensive but I'd appreciate your views positive and
> negative.
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter
>

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"Peter" <peter.everett@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> Has anybody bought one of these??
>
> They seem very expensive but I'd
> appreciate your views positive and
> negative.


1) The screen has extremely low
resolution for its size; only
1440 x 900 in 17"!

2) Too big, too heavy, too short
battery life.

3) Toshiba reliability has been
rather poor historically.

4) Toshiba support is practically
non-existent.

5) Comes with XP Home pre-loaded.


I wouldn't accept one as a present.



dk

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"Sky High" <incredible@hulk.com> wrote in message
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> Dan,
> Are you talking about a 17" Qosmio ?


Yep.


> I've got a 15.4" screen, and it's fine at 1024*768.


It is a waste of 15" of screen to have only XGA resolution.

These days we can get XGA on 10"-13" screens, SXGA+ on 13"-
15", and UXGA on 15"-16".


> Who needs a higher resolution on a 15.4" screen
> unless you're a CAD designer ?


Many applications besides CAD. E.g. high quality
electronic publishing, video editiong, stock
trading, etc...


> The 17" version isn't available in the UK yet.


Sorry, but I cannot tell where you are located.
All my newsreader shows is "Sky High". I thought
you were probably in Nepal ;-)


> It's got a 80Gb HDD too.


5400rpm. Too slow.


> It's around £1500 UKP at the moment. Check it out
> on it's website (www.qosmio.co.uk).
>
> If you wouldn't accept one as a present, you must
> be a loon.


I have had enough Tosh laptops in my hands from
various employers and I have only had negative
experiences. BTW I'm currently using a Fujitsu
Celsius H with a 15" UXGA screen and 3 HDD's as
my desktop replacement.


Remember the mantra: Panasonic, Fujitsu, IBM.



dk

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"Sky High" <incredible@hulk.com> wrote in message
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> "Dan Koren" <dankoren@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > "Sky High" <incredible@hulk.com> wrote in message
> > news:418f8e77$0$2305$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com...
> >> Dan,
> > Remember the mantra: Panasonic, Fujitsu, IBM.
> >
>
> Mantra my butt, Toshiba is near the top of the list for sure. I've never
> really had a problem with them other than when I dropped one by accident.
> ;-) Let's face it - the new Qosmio screen makes the Sony ones pale into
> insignificance.
>
> Sony are just a dying breed due to their big-company contempt philosophy..
>
>


Did anyone say Sony?



dk