Customer Reviews

Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 17-inch Laptop (Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7300, 2 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, HD SuperMulti DVD Drive, Vista Ultimate)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

A nice system, very elegant design and performance...no complaints there. A bit costly and the HD DVD Drive has seemingly buggy audio playback with HD Disks. For the price, as with most electronic devices, you expect some baked-in price for the customer service that comes with the package. On this piece; you are throwing a fair percentage of that unit cost out the window. Have called TOSHIBA Customer Support 3 times on a single issue. System will not recognize the TV Tuner that is part of overall unit. Not a buy-up but; sold as 'part of the package'. I was transferred to "Level 2" support 3 times, waited on hold for 20 minutes 3 times and was promised a "call-back" within 4 hours. That has taken place over five days since I received the computer one week back. To date; nothing, no call back, no email. The last time I called, I mentioned that I was ready to return the system on a poor Customer Service basis alone. Same result; no call back. It is a bit disheartening.

Model: Qosmio F45-AV412 15.4"

PROS:
- Very clear screen.
- Very nice sound system.
- Huge hard drive (250 GB)
- The 2 GB RAM, Intel Turbo Memory somehow make up for the slow hard drive (just 4200rpm).


CONS:
- HD is only 4200rpm. Slow compared to other HD's with higher rpm (5400, 7200, etc).
- White keyboard. Hard to keep 'em clean.
- LCD Cover Color (Cosmic Black) would definitely have lots of fingerprint marks.
- Placement of 2 USB drives (total of 4) on the lower-right side. This is such a hassle when you use a mouse.
- Placement of the headphone port on the mid-right side. This is such a hassle when you use a mouse.
- IMPORTANT: Battery life leaves much to be desired.
- IMPORTANT: Have experienced screen display not being shown after sleep-mode activation (sleep-mode activated after you close the lid). Thus forcing you to restart your laptop by brute force (Read: no shutting down).
- IMPORTANT: POOR KEYBOARD!!! One key popped-out on my first use. I had to have it replaced because it gets popping out. Funny thing was that the same model being displayed at the store where i bought it, and it also had a missing key.

I purchased a Qosmio G15R. It was manufactured with a defective motherboard, which was replaced by Toshiba. The same problems resurfaced after the warranty expired. Toshiba told me too bad. I'll never buy any Toshiba product again, especially considering how rude the technical service people were.

I had a Toshiba Satellite Notebook and experienced great warranty service. This time I decided to buy one of the top of the line notebook from Toshiba. But the notebook went in to problem little more than a month after I got it. I sent it to repair shop and I was notified it was the main board problem. They ordered new main boards twice still can not fix the problem. I wounder if this is only an isolated problem or Toshiba computer is not reliable at all.

Bought the laptop for college, very few complaints. The built-in camera goes wonky every now and then, but aside from that, everything is great. Very sleek and stylish. It is rather large though, so not the most portable laptop around.

I bought this notebook a week ago, it is a good notebook, great performance, great processor huge hard disk and the intel turbo memory is really good. The weak point of this notebook is its battery life. I still recommend it for those who like to listen music while working with the machine, or videoaddicts, the harman/kardon speakers and subwoofer are amazing.

this laptop has all the bells and whistle, the speaker's are great for
music or movies. toshiba f45 with vista ultimate is the best in it's
price range

Love it, Love it, Love it!!!
This is the best 'laptop' I've ever had -- great graphics, serious sound, and a cool keyboard design. Vista Professional runs like a charm, with no performance problems. Although on the heavy side, I'm extremely happy with my Toshiba Qosmio.

Before purchasing this "baby" Qosmio I was online for 6 or 7 months looking to purchase my first laptop. I had basically determined that a Toshiba Qosmio was what I wanted,but the AV660 which was a big buck machine and way beyond my needs or capabilities seemed to be out of reach although I persisted trying to find a deal on ebay and other sites. After exhausting myself with ebay frauds, and used machines I was ready to move on a mid level tho quality machine in the Toshiba and HP line and found a suitable sub Toshiba unit, but then Toshiba released the "baby" and I immediately made the purchase! Being an audiophile the sound system was my #1 consideration with the gigs a close secondary. This line incorporates the latest Intel "Santa Rosa" platform and being an informed tho novice pooter user and taking all into consideration put in the order on Amazon. Now, realistically, a well informed and long term pooter user would take lightly anything a first time laptop buyer would recommend and that is quite understandable. But I can tell anyone who likes decent sound without add ons and a rip snorting processor, specs aside, check the Toshiba F45 "baby" Qosmio series out before you lay down your green and get back to me. I'm a bang for the buck kind of guy and this baby is my "Buckbanger".