Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q870 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Gaming Laptop

by Toshiba

Product Details

• Item Weight: 15.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 15.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0034RK0WO
• Item model number: PQX33U-01H00H
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,128 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

This Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q870 Notebook PC features a Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz Quad Core processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M graphics, 500GB 7200RPM hard drive, Blu-ray Disc ROM and DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash supporting 12 formats and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Armed with those extraordinary components, the new Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q870 Notebook PC will create a world filled with spectacular multimedia entertainment.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Qosmio in depth review, June 8, 2010

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Justin E. Yeotis (El Paso, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q870 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Gaming Laptop (Personal Computers)

This review is broken into several parts for those that would like an in depth review, or would like to know specific details.

Seller: Best Custom P.C. LLC

As soon as Amazon allows me to, this company will be receiving five stars. They are the best company that I have ever dealt with (this includes offline stores as well.) They answered all of my questions quickly, and were polite and personable in their responses. I received a handwritten thank you note with my order (I ask you, when have you EVER received a hand written anything from a business, much less from the owner?)The system they sell you is double checked by two computer professionals, and everything is tested. They ship quickly, and are one of the few third party vendors that will provide you with tracking information.

Qosmio x505-870:

General:
First off know what you are getting into. This machine is not some cute little Vaio. Don't misunderstand me it looks awesome, but when Toshiba says desktop replacement they MEAN desktop replacement. To put this in perspective I have a Macbook Air which is a thirteen inch laptop. I can literally put it on the Qosmio in the upper right hand corner and it will come to the "w" key to halfway down the touchpad. To put it another way, I can open the Mac's screen and still watch a youtube video behind it on the Qosmio's monitor. There for, I don't understand some of the other reviews where they complain that it is heavy. This isn't a netbook. It isn't completely immovable though. Just understand this thing is HUGE, and lugging it around isn't going to be fun for long walks in Manhattan. The keyboard is backlit, and full sized with a numeric pad. On your left there are touch media keys that I like. Again, I have read some complaints that they are too easy to hit and I do not understand this either. Unless you are terribly uncoordinated or your hands are the size of Kobe's I don't know how you will hit them accidently. The battery has 12 cells, and with Eco mode will last a good amount of time for a machine this large (3 hours give or take.)

Parts:
The monitor is clear and crisp with a 16:9 ratio, the keyboard is snappy and comfortable, and the speakers are great for a laptop. The i7 processor is a beast, but the Qosmio handles the heat easily. I have yet to feel it get hot at all ( and I do use it as a "lap" top.) It has 4GB of RAM @ 1066MHz which is not the fastest, but good enough for just about anything you'll throw at it. The Blu-ray player is a steal for the price, and will flash labels onto burned DVDs (does NOT burn Blu-ray.) Computer has three USB ports, an eSATA/USB port with sleep/charge for your phone. One firewire 400 port, Bluetooth, one HDMI port,10/100/1000 ethernet, 5 in 1 memory card reader, PCI slot, and 2nd hard drive bay for another HD. Hard drive is a 500GB @ 7200 rpm. My only nitpick is the touchpad, it supports multi touch, but is tiny. However, wireless mice aren't really expensive, and the pad isn't horrible, just kind of out of place (The ones on the Macbooks are about twice as big). This is an amazing piece of hardware, and if you want a powerful computer this is your machine.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful computer for the price!, February 10, 2010

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C. Jolliffe (Lewisburg, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q870 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Gaming Laptop (Personal Computers)

After exhaustive research, I decided the Toshiba Cosmio x505-870 powerhouse had the best specs for the best price. This was the next in a long line of Toshiba laptops for me. I was hooked after my first one about 10 years ago. Due to the design, durability, price, and support, Toshibas have always been my first choice and I would, and do, recommend them to everyone that asks. The Cosmio X505-870 is my new passion. My only complaints are minor and cosmetic. The slick surface of the keyboard and the awkward multimedia and power buttons are the only hindrances I have found. The new, positive design elements far outway the problems though. The toned-down color scheme, the disable button for the touchpad, and the beautiful 18.4 screen(although not full 1080p) to name a few. There were some issues with the BIOS that Toshiba addressed directly, so I would suggest updating the BIOS immediatly after creating your restore disks. I don't think it would be possible to regret the purcase of this system, and I recommend it whole-heartidly.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Mobile Gaming Rig!, March 14, 2010

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J. Anderson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q870 TruBrite 18.4-Inch Gaming Laptop (Personal Computers)

For the price this is 1 amazing laptop! I've thrown Star Trek Online, Bioshock 1 and 2 at it and everything played fully maxxed out w/ great frame rates. Left 4 Dead 2 even looks impressive on it! The Blu Ray drive has come in handy as well for watching movies and shows. The only complaint I have is that it is a fingerprint magnet...but honestly it is only a small complaint.