20 Sept 2011

Toshiba Qosmio X775-3DV78 3D Laptop/REVIEW

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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