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Toshiba Qosmio Peter 11-07-2004
Posted by Peter on November 7, 2004, 11:36 am
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 Has anybody bought one of these??

They seem very expensive but I'd appreciate your views positive and
negative.

Thanks

Peter




Posted by Dan Koren on November 8, 2004, 6:10 am
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> Has anybody bought one of these??
>
> They seem very expensive but I'd
> appreciate your views positive and
> negative.


1) The screen has extremely low
resolution for its size; only
1440 x 900 in 17"!

2) Too big, too heavy, too short
battery life.

3) Toshiba reliability has been
rather poor historically.

4) Toshiba support is practically
non-existent.

5) Comes with XP Home pre-loaded.


I wouldn't accept one as a present.



dk




Posted by Sky High on November 8, 2004, 3:19 pm
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Dan,
Are you talking about a 17" Qosmio ?
I've got a 15.4" screen, and it's fine at 1024*768.

Who needs a higher resolution on a 15.4" screen unless you're a CAD designer
?
The 17" version isn't available in the UK yet.

It's got a 80Gb HDD too. It's around £1500 UKP at the moment. Check it out
on it's website (www.qosmio.co.uk).

If you wouldn't accept one as a present, you must be a loon.

Paul

>
>> Has anybody bought one of these??
>>
>> They seem very expensive but I'd
>> appreciate your views positive and
>> negative.
>
>
> 1) The screen has extremely low
> resolution for its size; only
> 1440 x 900 in 17"!
>
> 2) Too big, too heavy, too short
> battery life.
>
> 3) Toshiba reliability has been
> rather poor historically.
>
> 4) Toshiba support is practically
> non-existent.
>
> 5) Comes with XP Home pre-loaded.
>
>
> I wouldn't accept one as a present.
>
>
>
> dk
>
>




Posted by Dan Koren on November 8, 2004, 2:15 pm
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> Dan,
> Are you talking about a 17" Qosmio ?


Yep.


> I've got a 15.4" screen, and it's fine at 1024*768.


It is a waste of 15" of screen to have only XGA resolution.

These days we can get XGA on 10"-13" screens, SXGA+ on 13"-
15", and UXGA on 15"-16".


> Who needs a higher resolution on a 15.4" screen
> unless you're a CAD designer ?


Many applications besides CAD. E.g. high quality
electronic publishing, video editiong, stock
trading, etc...


> The 17" version isn't available in the UK yet.


Sorry, but I cannot tell where you are located.
All my newsreader shows is "Sky High". I thought
you were probably in Nepal ;-)


> It's got a 80Gb HDD too.


5400rpm. Too slow.


> It's around £1500 UKP at the moment. Check it out
> on it's website (www.qosmio.co.uk).
>
> If you wouldn't accept one as a present, you must
> be a loon.


I have had enough Tosh laptops in my hands from
various employers and I have only had negative
experiences. BTW I'm currently using a Fujitsu
Celsius H with a 15" UXGA screen and 3 HDD's as
my desktop replacement.


Remember the mantra: Panasonic, Fujitsu, IBM.



dk




Posted by Sky High on November 8, 2004, 11:18 pm
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>> Dan,
> Remember the mantra: Panasonic, Fujitsu, IBM.
>
>
>
> dk

Mantra my butt, Toshiba is near the top of the list for sure. I've never
really had a problem with them other than when I dropped one by accident.
;-) Let's face it - the new Qosmio screen makes the Sony ones pale into
insignificance.

Sony are just a dying breed due to their big-company contempt philosophy..




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