The good: The Toshiba
Qosmio X775-3DV78 is a stereoscopic 3D laptop with excellent CPU
performance and high-end graphics. The Nvidia 3D Vision system works as
advertised. Tons of RAM and hard-drive space and a Blu-ray-RW drive are part of
a big feature list.
The bad: Bulky and heavy, this isn't a laptop
that's ever likely to leave a desk--especially with its unsurprisingly poor
battery life.
The bottom line: Those in the market to spend
more than $1,000 and get a 3D-enabled, Blu-ray-equipped laptop with plenty of
horsepower for games should strongly consider Toshiba's latest high-end Qosmio.
It's not cheap or portable by any means, but it's certainly powerful.
The $1,899 Toshiba
Qosmio X775-3DV78 is bulky, heavy (8 pounds), and expensive, but it's also got
top-of-the-line features. A quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, powerful Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 graphics, and dual hard
drives with a combined 1.25TB capacity come wrapped in a chassis that's--no
joke--smaller and lighter than previous Qosmios, although still far larger than
any average laptop.
This particular
Qosmio also comes packaged with Nvidia 3D
Vision technology and a pair of Nvidia 3D active-shutter glasses. Both look
good on the large 17.3-inch 1,920x1,080-pixel display, or either can be output
to a 3D-compatible HDTV with Nvidia 3DTV Play software.
The Qosmio
X775-3DV78 won't leave your desk much, even if it's slightly smaller than
previous Qosmios. The value of 3D entertainment is also up for
debate--honestly, even in the years since 3D laptops were introduced, it's
never been more than a high-end novelty, although Nvidia 3D Vision does work
(to varying degrees) with most mainstream games and 3D Blu-ray movies.
Price as reviewed
|
$1,899
|
Processor
|
2.0GHz Intel Core
i7-2630QM
|
Memory
|
8GB, 1,333MHz DDR3
|
Hard drive
|
1.25TB (500GB HDD,
7,200rpm + 750GB HDD, 5,400rpm)
|
Graphics
|
Nvidia GeForce GTX
560M
|
Operating system
|
Windows 7 Home
Premium (64-bit)
|
Dimensions (WD)
|
16.3x10.8 inches
|
Height
|
1.4 inches
|
Screen size
(diagonal)
|
17.3 inches
|
System weight /
Weight with AC adapter
|
8.0 pounds / 10.3
pounds
|
Category
|
Desktop
replacement
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