Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Laptop (Black/Red)

Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Laptop (Black/Red) Review

first the laptop review.....

i5 chip is great, found a pro review online on the chips, i3 is good, i5 is better, i7 is only around 5 percent better, the i5 is the best value for the money..

large screen, 17.3 would have been fine but could not find a toshiba i was happy with in that size, better to go larger then smaller anyway.

speakers are much better then the tinny sound of my sony viao vgnar150 model this is replacing, a deeper rich sounding speaker.

like the key board alot, still learning the buttons so its hard to comment on the red lights on the left, but either way no big deal, ill learn them soon enough.

gaming of course is great, had a toshiba laptop, got the sony after it became too slow for my needs, sony failed after 3 years, wanted another toshiba for they seem to last much longer..

love windows 7 gauges that tell you how hot your laptop gets, how much your fans are running, much better in terms of keeping track of how your computer is doing...

colors of the laptop is just sexy, fingerprints do suck,they show up everywhere on the black surface, buy the screen cleaning pads and clean your laptop once a week or so, otherwise don't bother me in the least..

4 usb ports,two on each side, none is the back, touch pad if you don't use it, can be turned off, real cool for i always use a cordless mouse and rarely use the touch pad, but it can magnify if you want it to, a great feature ill never use..

performs well of course for it does have a 2.4 processor speed with a boost up to 2.64 if i said that right, dual core is fine for me for i don't do that many different tasks at once, so did not need the i7 quad core chip, at least not until my next new one probably if this holds up at least 5 years from now...{knock on wood}..

i'm pretty sure it had the 12 cell battery and does last around 2 hours which is pretty good for a big laptop.

screen is very clear, some of the blues seem lighter colors on pogo where i play games alot, but overall colors are very good, and screen sharpness is good.can't complain about that.

seems like a well built laptop, the screen closes with some force to it, just a little, its not a real loose feel like my sony had, not sure how well i like that but no big deal either, it wont slam on you or anything, and i got used to it real fast....the color of black with red is great, best looking laptop by far i've ever owned or saw, fast processor also, for the price of other i5 chip computers out there i consider this one a bargain, the upgraded video card is also a plus if you play online games, which i may in the future..

one thing i dont like, is the button to open the optical drive, cd burner of course, it is right below the cd tray, and its tough to get used to finding, i liked having one on the keyboard better, but not a big deal enough to downgrade the rating...

the power cord is huge, and easy to plug in, but it is big and heavy, but cord length is very good, a long cord.

touch pad works as well as it should, no better or worse then any good laptop, the two touch pad buttons on the computer itself is sort of annoying for one reason, on my sony i could relax may hand and use the buttons from below the surface, on this toshiba you can't for there is a thin piece of metal on the front of the buttons, so you have to push on them from the top, best i can explain this, but also i use a mouse so this is not a big deal for me to downgrade the rating..

so to sum up, great laptop for the price, minor cons of showing fingerprints and opening cd tray and touch pad buttons are not enough cons to downgrade in my opinion, love the computer and will keep it for as long as possible, bought the squaretrade accident warranty just to be safe, for me its toshiba or dell, the rest just seem to break too much and i hate having my computer repaired, the only other option is apple and i just don't like their systems.....

overall a great value for a grand, i do not regret my choice and glad i took my time to make sure i got the right laptop for me, can't wait for when i get the time to make another home movie for the family, should be much easier on this laptop,

now quick as possible the story of the heck i went through to get this computer..

ordered another toshiba with the i5 chip, 3 weeks later amazon cancels the order, can't get the item, called amazon, first person told me to wait another week or so to see if amazon puts them back up for sale or pay another 90 bucks to get it from another amazon seller, no way, no how. not after having waited 3 weeks already..

second guy willing to help me, he met me half way on this qosmio model, the price difference was 140 dollars, he gave me 60 off and free two day shipping, thanks amazon

computer comes 5 days later because of the weekend, 3 hours of putting my stuff in the computer my problems start, the computer fan on the right side bottom is making a noise like plastic is hitting the fan when you pick up the computer while its on. message popping up on screen saying system is too hot and shut it down.
toshiba tech says possibly a bad hard drive, send it in for service, when i tell him its brand new, he said take it back, no problem.

called amazon, the lady says i'll send you a label to send it back, and sent me another one and also one day shipping, very nice solution, amazon rules for this is the first brand new product i had to send back.

amazon lady says to insure the defective computer for what i paid for it and ship it back, problem, ups says i can't insure an item going back to a return center or repair center for defective items, so i send it in anyway for amazon already shipped me a new one and felt they deserved to get the other back as soon as possible.

amazon lady calls me the next night, got upset when i told her what happened at ups, told me im responsible, sorry but i'm not that stupid, here is the tracking number and i sent the computer back exactly the way i got it, same box and packing materials, can't help what ups does, not my fault....

got mad and called amazon, a guy told me dont worry about it, as long as i sent the computer back following the instructions no problem, if it arrives with more damage then when i sent it then thats an issue between amazon and ups, and i agree....

the good guy notified me by email two days later saying they received the broken laptop, thank you, so i don't have to worry about fighting a charge of two laptops on my card, less headaches for me..

now another issue, got the second laptop, windows update for some reason after downloading 32 updates disconnected my optical drive, after an hour on the phone with toshiba a nice senior tech took over my computer and found the problem, windows update somehow put one lower filter and one higher filter deep in my system, tech found the problem and optical drive back, usually when this happens the easier fixes work but with my luck it took a harder path to fix, but has not happened again and all my stuff and printers and back up hard drives are now installed, and if it would happen again i know how to fix it, so the crap toshiba supports seems to take in the reviews i dont understand, the first guy of course could not fix the problem, the senior tech did, and stayed with me until it got fixed, then spent another 10 minutes to tell me the path to fix this if it happens again,for i asked him to do this, a search on the internet showed this happens sometimes with windows 7 and the same thing did happen to my sony xp system 5 years ago when it was new, but that was an easier fix ,but as far as this model have not seen anyone else this happened to, but all i did was set up my email with windows live email, norton account, and did download my arcsoft showbiz 2 i use to make videos, gotta have that,so don't know why windows update keeps picking on my new optical drive, but only seems to happen once and thats it, just wish i knew why, i am curious if any of you qosmio owners have had this happen to you also, but i still like windows 7 system..next operating system windows comes out with a good idea would be the optical drive cannot be disconnected by accident or updates, see, window 8 was my idea, hah hah hah come on, that was a little funny..

now on using older products on this laptop, my printers installed, epson r300 installed without a hitch, for i make dvd covers and love the printer for this reason, and was an easy install considering the printer is 4 or 5 years old and xp was the newest system for the printer.

my canon pixma ip4000 installed with a little bit of hassle, put the setup disc in and had to plug in the printer to get a compatable driver for it, works a little differently then on my old laptop but all the screens i need are there and now i can put off buying my wife the new canon photo printer until we use up our ink. for she loves her little canon for the 8 x 10 photos.

now my all in one epson rx620 was a hassle, could not get the printer to talk to the computer, downloaded the updates for the software for the scanner no problem from the epson site, a call to epson and the very helpful guy got me through the process to get the driver i needed, so thank you epson..stayed with me until we got all the utilities working, was impressed for it was my first call to epson with a printer out of warranty and they helped me and did not try to charge me, a welcome experience in these modern times.

now on to my lord of the rings, battle for middle earth game, 8 years old or so and never expected it to run on windows, and of course it did not, a search on the internet took me to a forum where someone came up with a fix, and the game works, it was a little hard to follow the directions for you had to go pretty deep into the system and create a folder type for i guess it was an issue with the wide screen size, i dont have many games but like this one, thank you for the person who was smart enough to come up with this fix and sharing it with us..

very happy with the computer, its not the lightest, but whats a couple of pounds anyway, a few fingerprints, don't care, lousy place for an optical drive button, would change but can well live with it, love the laptop and if it lasts as long as my last toshiba, over 8 years and counting, my mom has it, i will be only buying toshibas for the near future.

any updates that might help i will post as i get some more experience with this wonderful machine....

Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Laptop (Black/Red) Feature

• NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M GPU Enjoy dedicated graphics - and unprecedented fun. Equipped with 1 GB DDR5 video memory, enjoy the hottest 3D action games at blazing-fast frame-rates and experience hyper-realistic effects with NVIDIA PhysX technology.
• Intel Core i5. Smart performance with a speed boost. Part of the new family of Intel processors, the new Intel Core i5 puts smart performance well within your reach.
• Fusion Finish: Get the best and the brightest. So we made sure you?ll have a broad choice of Toshiba models sporting our exclusive, sleek and stylish highgloss Fusion Finish. Lift the lid and you?ll be sure to raise a few eyebrows.
• DVD SuperMulti Drive with Labelflash: Play your favorite music CDs. Watch the latest DVD movies. Load programs and do back-ups in a flash. Or personalize your discs and keep them looking attractive and organized.
• Toshiba offers booming Harmon Kardon stereo speakers on many of its models, bringing an added dimension to music, movies and gaming with rich, immersive audio. You?ll enjoy richer lows, crisper highs and more lifelike conversations.

Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Laptop (Black/Red) Overview

Get the extreme performance you crave - without the extreme price. Our Qosmio X505 laptop delivers powerhouse mobile performance with blazing-fast graphics, the latest in multi-core processor technologies and a high-def sound system - all wrapped up in a sophisticated Fusion Finish design. Enjoy faster and smarter performance with a powerful combination of breakthrough processor technologies, including the newest Intel Core i7 or Core i5 processors, plus the graphics horsepower of the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M GPU. Up to 8 GB of ultrafast DDR3 memory gives you more bandwidth to do, create and enjoy, while massive single or dual high-speed hard drives hold tons of entertainment. Savor luxurious sound with built-in harman/kardon speakers and Dolby Home Theater audio technology. Enjoy the latest movies with a Blu-ray Disc player on select models. Or simply plow through your day on a brilliant, HD 18.4-Inch diagonal display. The Qosmio X505 laptop has the power, performance and portability to do anything you can imagine - at a price you can afford.

Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Laptop (Black/Red) Specifications

Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885: Hard-core Gaming, Brilliant Graphics

Amplify your 3D gaming and video editing with incredibly fast frame rates with the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 gaming laptop, which features a stunning, high-definition 18.4-inch display and the Intel Core i5 processor with four cores of intelligent processing power. Additionally, it offers ultra-fast DDR3 system memory and the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M graphics with 1 GB of GDDR5 video memory. Together, this pairing of high-performance technologies allow you to rip through the latest 3D games at lightning-fast frame-rates or create high-definition video and audio faster and more efficiently with smooth rendering and encoding.

The Toshiba Qosmio X505 features a striking design on the outside and is packed with premium technologies on the inside (see larger image).

The stunning Fusion finish in Omega Black with stylish red chrome accents (see larger image).

A comfortable full keyboard with numeric 10-key pad (see larger image).

The Qosmio X505 features Toshiba's striking Fusion Finish in Omega Black with stylish red chrome accents and a comfortable full keyboard with numeric 10-key pad. An intuitive touchpad with multi-touch control enables greater flexibility to browse and control what's happening on-screen with gesture-commands--including two-finger pinch, swipe, rotate and scroll.

It also includes a 1.3 megapixel webcam with Face Recognition capabilities for added security. And if you're using one laptop for several users--say for the whole family or for a small business--Toshiba Face Recognition lets you switch profiles with one simple look.

This Qosmio comes pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version).

Key Features

• 18.4-inch high-definition TruBrite display with 1680 x 945 resolution for amazing color depth and clarity and native 720p (HD+) support.
  

• 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5-450M dual-core processor for smart performance with a speed boost (2.66 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology; 3 MB L3 cache). Intel's Turbo Boost technology maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload--providing more performance when you need it the most. It also comes equipped with Intel HD Graphics--an advanced video engine that delivers smooth, high-quality HD video playback, and advanced 3D capabilities, providing an ideal graphics solution for everyday computing.
  

• 500 GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 RPM)
  

• 4 GB of DDR3 RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB) gives you the bandwidth you need to get the most of today's popular software, multitask all day long and run applications without a glitch.
  

• NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M with 1 GB GDDR5 discrete graphics memory offers what gamers want most--hyper-realistic action with intense 3D visuals, plus vibrant, lifelike scenes and dynamic character effects--thanks to NVIDIA's PhysX technology. It goes beyond everyday gaming with built-in CUDA technology to speed demanding system tasks, like video playback and HD movie editing. You'll also enjoy up to a 50 percent improvement over previous generation mobile graphics processors, and a more rewarding Windows 7 experience with accelerated video and image processing (2298 MB total available graphics memory).
  

• 8x SuperMulti DVD drive with double layer support and Labelflash printing, which enables you to personalize your discs and keep them looking attractive and organized with direct-to-disc laser printing.
  

• Wireless Connectivity
  • With its integrated Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking capabilities, this laptop provides up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range using 802.11n-compatible routers as you would with 802.11g networks. It's also backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks (commonly found at Wi-Fi hotspots and in older home routers).
    

• Harman Kardon stereo speakers bring an added dimension to music, movies and gaming with rich, immersive virtual surround sound.
• Dolby Home Theater suite of technologies delivers virtual surround sound from stereo speakers or any pair of headphones.
  

• Included Toshiba Software:
  • Toshiba Media Controller offers simplified media sharing. Using an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, it lets you share videos, music and pictures from the media library on your laptop with compatible devices in your home entertainment network, or with other compatible laptops and devices, like an Xbox 360 game console. And you can do it all without moving equipment, burning discs or fumbling with cables.
  • Toshiba Bulletin Board is an easy-to-use organizational and productivity app that lets you build your own personalized space on your desktop. With Toshiba Bulletin Board, you can quickly and easily manage your to-do lists and calendars, plus create your own custom work area by pinning your favorite photos, documents, links and more.
  • Toshiba ReelTime helps you cut down the time it takes to search for files. The easy-to-use app takes traditional text-based file structures one step further to help you find what you're looking for more quickly. Accessible from your taskbar, it shows you a visual timeline of your recently accessed files--using graphical thumbnails--so you can easily identify and get to your files faster.
    

• Included Toshiba Utilities:
  • Toshiba eco Utility makes it easy to go green as you go mobile. Hit the Eco Button and you'll launch the Toshiba Eco Utility, which puts all sorts of easy-to-read information on your screen, and gives you the ability to adjust the power settings on your laptop. It also activates a light showing you're in the Eco Mode. The Toshiba Eco Utility lets you pick the optimal power plan for your situation. Choose High-Performance when you need every watt you can get, Power Saver for the least energy consumption, or Balanced as a perfect blend of the two.
  • USB Sleep and Charge offers a great way to keep your portable electronics powered up without requiring your laptop to be on. With this laptop's Sleep and Charge USB port, you'll be able to charge your smart phone, MP3 player, and other portable electronics--all without having to keep your laptop awake.
  • Hard Drive Impact Sensor takes the worry out of taking your most important files and multimedia on the go. Able to detect sudden movement along three different dimensions, the impact sensor (a complex system of hardware and software) helps safeguard your data by "parking" the hard drive heads in the event of a drop or sudden movement. And it works faster than you can blink to help protect your laptop and all-important data.
    

• Up to 3.75 hours of battery life (12-cell battery; 87 Wh)
  

• Dimensions & Weight: 17.4 x 11.6 x .63 inches (WxDxH); 9.7 pounds
  

Networking, Connectivity & Expansion 4 total USB ports with 1 eSATA/USB combo port that also features Sleep and Charge capabilities. The combo eSATA/USB port enables you to connect to compatible external hard drives for lightning fast transfers of large multimedia files--up to 5 times faster than via a standard USB port. FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals. HDMI-CEC high-definition audio/video output allows a single cable to transmit uncompressed high-definition video to your compatible digital TV or external monitor. The HDMI-CEC connection also allows you to control additional media players with just a single remote as well as scale up movies and games to 1080p high-definition video. VGA video output (analog, RGB) Combo headphone S/PDIF digital audio output plus microphone/line-in jack Multi-format memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card ExpressCard (34/54) slot lets you take advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features. Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium operating system (64-bit version), you'll be able to easily create a home network and share all of your favorite photos, videos, and music. Windows 7 is the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version of Windows yet. Better ways to find and manage files, like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews, help you speed through everyday tasks. Windows 7 is designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to. And with Windows Anytime Upgrade, you'll be able to add new features to your PC in as little as 10 minutes. Windows will walk you through the simple upgrade process, it requires no software or downloads, and you'll keep your existing programs, files, and settings

What's in the box

This package contains the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q885 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions.

It also comes with the following software:

Norton Internet Security 2010 (30-day trial); Microsoft Works 9; Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial); Google Toolbar; Microsoft Windows Media Player 12; Microsoft Silverlight; Toshiba PC Health Monitor; Toshiba Online Backup (30-day trial)

This laptop is backed by a 1-year limited hardware warranty.

Environmental Specifications

• Energy Star 5.0 certified
• Gold EPEAT designation for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact.
• RoHS compliant effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances

Learn more about Toshiba's environmental commitment.

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25th Anniversary of Toshiba Laptops

This year, Toshiba celebrates its 25th anniversary of innovations and quality in the notebook PC business. Beginning with the launch of the Toshiba T1100, the world's first clamshell-type, fully functional laptop PC, Toshiba has led the with such innovations as the first laptop with a color monitor in 1991 and a laptop with integrated CD-ROM drive in 1995 (followed by the addition of a DVD drive in 1998). And in 2009, Toshiba unveiled the world's first ultraportable laptop with 512GB solid state drive.

Today, Toshiba continues to be a leader in eco-friendly manufacturing, with virtually all of its consumer laptops earning EPEAT Gold status for meeting standards that help reduce overall environmental impact.

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