Toshiba Launches Qosmio X305-Q708 Gaming Laptop

Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 by Daniel Shain

The new Qosmio X305-Q708 from Toshiba is 17″, features Intel’s quad-core processor, two video cards, a “fiery” Fusion finish and a hefty price tag.

Look no further for gaming versatility in a laptop. The Qosmio X305 comes packed with a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme QX9300 and dual nVidia GeForce 9800M GTS 512MB SLI GPUs. That’s twice as many cores and twice as many GPUs as your average laptop. The X305 also comes with 4GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM, and a 128GB SSD as well as a 320GB HDD. The 17″ screen has a max resolution of 1440×900. Other features include an integrated webcam, four stereo speakers with subwoofer, an HDMI port, a DisplayPort, 4 USB ports (one shared with eSATA), Firewire, a multicard readrer and Bluetooth. It also sports quite the colorful finish. The Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 weighs approximately 9lbs with an 8 cell battery, and is currently priced by

Specifications

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 (Qosmio X305 Series)

Processor

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 (Intel Core 2 Extreme)

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

Display

17 inch 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixel, glossy: yes

Weight

4.5 kg ( = 158.73 oz / 9.92 pounds), Power Supply: 0 g ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Average Score: 73% – average
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

price: – %, performance: 77%, features: 74%, display: 50% mobility: – %, workmanship: – %, ergonomy: – %, emissions: – %

Reviews for the Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708

73% Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708
Source: PC World English

Is the Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 worth buying? That’s the $4200 question. In light of its unimpressive screen resolution and odd keyboard, you’ll have to provide your own keyboard, monitor, and mouse if you plan on having a serious gaming session at home. And though this desktop replacement has some of the most advanced hardware on the market, plus a class-leading sound system, you can get comparable gaming and multimedia performance for a fraction of the price from competing laptops. That said, half the appeal of this machine consists in watching it turn heads at your next LAN party. Trust me, it will.
73, Leistung 77, Ausstattung 74, Display 50
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/04/2009
Rating: Total score: 73% performance: 77% features: 74% display: 50%

NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS:

Based on the desktop 9600 GT (G94 core), the 9800M GTS is produced in 65 nm and 55 nm on the 512 MB and 1024 MB models, respectively. The performance of the GTS is comparable to the GT version due to the higher clock speed. The PureVideo HD engine allows the GPU to decode HD videos.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Extreme: The fastest Core 2 Duo variants of Intel are called Core 2 Extreme. Technically, these processors are based on a Merom/Penryn (X9000) core like all other Core 2 Duo processors, too.
QX9300: Expensive mobile Quad Core CPU with a free multiplicator and a TDP of 45 Watt. Due to the large Level 2 cache and the 2.5 GHz the CPU offers a good performance for single and multithreaded applications.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17″:15-16 inch is a standard display size for laptops and offers the biggest variety of products.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.5 kg:This weight is representative for typical laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal.

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