Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 Review

Playing games on notebooks and laptops has emerged as a popular hobby among users and there is a sizeable market of gaming crowd available in the world. Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708, in the company’s Qosmio line of notebooks is aimed for game lovers. Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 notebook is packed by features which enhance your gaming experience and at the same time gives you power packed performance. Read on the Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 review to know more about this powerful machine.

Display

The 17 inches display of the machine is capable of displaying pictures of resolution measuring 1440×900 pixels. The images are quite bright and the screen has wide viewing angles. Contrast and viewing angles of the screen is also pretty good.

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 Features

The notebook is equipped with a powerful processor and graphics chip which is aimed to take gaming experience of users to the next level. The keyboard of the notebook is well spaced out which gives a great typing experience. The textured finish of the touchpad gives users a smooth cursor control and above the keyboard there are touch-sensitive multimedia controls.

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 Specs

Some of the technical specs of the notebook are as follows

Processor And Graphics

• Processor: Intel® Core 2 Extreme Processor QX9300
• Graphics Engine: Dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS graphics along with NVIDIA SLI Technology

Memory And Storage

• Memory: 4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
• HDD: 448 GB
• Optical Drive: DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive

Display And Resolution

• Display Size And Type: 17 inches WSXGA+ with TruBrite Technology
• Display Resolution: 1680×1050 pixels

Expansion And Connectivity

• PC Express Slot: 1-ExpressCard Slot
• Media: 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
• USB ports: 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and Charge, 3-USB (2.0) with Sleep and Charge
• HDMI: HDMI-CEC (Regza Link), 1080p support

Dimension And Input Device

• Dimension: 16.2×12.0×2.5 inches
• Weight: 9.5 lbs
• Input Devices: Keyboard and touchpad

Power And Battery

• Battery: Li-Ion (3200mAh)
• AC Adapter: 230W (19V 12.1A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input

Miscellaneous

• OS: Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit version), Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit version)
• Warranty: 1 year Parts And Labour

Keyboard

The notebook displays a full-sized keyboard which offers comfortable typing and it offers plenty of room for the wrist. The touchpad’s textured finish provides smooth navigation and the two large mouse buttons are very responsive and are very comfortable to press. Above the keyboard you get the touch sensitive multimedia controls.

Software

You will not get much software loaded in the machine. You get a trail version of Windows Vista Ultimate and various CD/DVD apps. There are some other applications such as voice command utility and face recognition software.

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 Cost And Verdict

Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 price is approximately $4,199. The notebook is perfectly suited for game lovers and is backed by great looks and performances. Though the battery performance is a bit weak but overall the laptop is a great purchase.