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March 2010
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The editors liked
Core i7
Build quality
Speakers
Large screen
Pluses
Full HD 1080p screen with good contrast
Powerful performance
Bluray player
Good quality backlit keyboard
Rich connectivity
Speedy processor
Impressive graphics performance
Blu-ray drive included
Great screen
Great looks
Powerful specs and impressive high-resolution screen
Huge display
Very good performance
The editors didn't like
Lacks gaming grunt
Screen could be brighter
Minuses
Trackpad could be more accurate
Big and heavy
Poor battery life
Disappointing audio
Glossy finish so easy to get dirty
Horrible styling
Huge power supply
Too heavy for real portability and there are cheaper laptops that do almost as much
Terrible mouse trackpad; doesn't have a 1080p display
The Toshiba Qosmio X500-128 isn't quite as quick as the very fastest gaming laptops on the market, but it's certainly not far behind. If you're looking for laptop with an enormous screen and high-speed graphics, you should think seriously about adding...
Great looks, powerful specs and impressive high-resolution screen
Too heavy for real portability and there are cheaper laptops that do almost as much
This is a high-end, well-specced computer that is great to use, reliable and very well-built Key specs3.5mm jack, Blu-ray, Bluetooth, eSATA, Ethernet, ExpressCard 54, Fingerprint scanner, HDMI, Li-ion battery, SD, SDHC, USB, VGA, Wi-Fi, Windows 7, xD-P...
Speedy processor; impressive graphics performance; Blu-ray drive included; great screen
Horrible styling; huge power supply
The configuration of the Toshiba Qosmio X500 that we reviewed, the X500-116, packs a powerful punch in terms of features and performance. That goes some way towards making up for its huge size and unappealing colour scheme, but we also think it's slig...
Abstract: It's been a while since we looked at one of Toshiba's Qosmio laptops. In fact the last one was the G50-115 way back in 2008. That machine was let down by a poor screen and Toshiba's reluctance to embrace Blu-ray, making the high price tag difficult to sto...
Abstract: We’ve just got hold of Toshiba’s Qosmio X500-10X, a massive 18.4-inch gaming system that boasts high-end Intel and nVida components and looks to pack a massive punch performance wise. We haven’t had a chance to run our comprehensive benchmarking tests...
Abstract: Jan 18 2011 - The Toshiba Qosmio X500-Q930S is a large 18.4-inch gaming laptop computer with a new Intel 2nd Generation Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor. This Sandy Bridge processor is fast, as are the two 500GB 7200RPM hard drives. While the noteboo...
Good loudspeakers, Blu-Ray burner, Lavish connectivity, Fast graphics card, Good application performance, Fan dissipates towards the rear
Sensitive high-gloss surfaces, Dark and reflective display, Very warm under load
The Toshiba Qosmio X500 is an attractive gaming notebook, not least due to the GTX 460M graphics' impressive performance. Nvidia's new graphics card is able to position itself slightly behind the HD5870, the competitor from ATI, in the executed tests. In...
