Toshiba Qosmio X500 Series
Processor: Intel Core i7 2630QM, Intel Core i7 620M, Intel Core i7 720QM, Intel Core i7 740QMGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Display: 18.4 inch
Weight: 1.7kg, 3.9kg, 4kg, 4.5kg, 4.6kg, 4.7kg, 4.75kg, 4.8kg, 4.9kg
Price: 1250, 1400, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2000, 3900 euro
Average of 33 scores (from 46 reviews)
mobility: 61%, workmanship: 84%, ergonomy: 84%, emissions: 67%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-10V
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-10VProcessor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 1024 MB
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.75kg
Price: 1900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 5 scores (from 6 reviews)
Big Gamer with Multimedia Ambitions. Toshiba presents a 18.4 inch notebook that is predestined for gaming thanks to the heavy duty Core i7 processor and the allegedly efficient GeForce GTS 250M with its Qosmio X500-10V. The desktop replacement notebook is equally qualified as an entertainment system with an integrated BluRay drive, a FullHD resolution display and a sound system. Read in our review if these pretensions can be completely satisfied.
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/23/2010
Rating: Total score: 84% performance: 93% display: 78% mobility: 57% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 81% emissions: 76%
Source: e-media - 4/10
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 04/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 100% mobility: 60%
Source: e-media - 4/10
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 03/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: c't - 4/10
Comparison, , Very Long, Date: 02/01/2010
Rating: performance: 85% features: 80% display: 40% mobility: 70% ergonomy: 80% emissions: 80%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 92% display: 80% mobility: 59% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 83% emissions: 80%
Source: Techno Zoom
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 90% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-10T
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-10TProcessor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1680x945 pixels
Weight: 4kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
Source: Digital Versus
Premium gaming power and performance. The Qosmio X500 is designed for gaming, high definition entertainment and high performance computing. The Qosmio X500 is one of the most powerful laptops currently available, and nothing stands in its way. But it's also a transportable, rather than a portable, computer, and we were disappointed by its speakers and trackpad.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: CNet
Toshiba's Qosmio range aims to pack all the fun of a desktop PC into a laptop chassis.
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 slightly too expensive.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/08/2010
Rating: Total score: 71%
Source: Trusted Reviews
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. A well-built and (generally) incredibly well-specified powerhouse of a system, the Toshiba Qosmio X500-10T is let down by Toshiba’s obsession with glossy plastic finishes and a surprisingly weak graphics card. However, if you can manage an extra £100, the next model up somewhat remedies this latter issue, making it the better option.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 80% features: 70% mobility: 90%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-110
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-110Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.5kg
Price: 2000 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 4 reviews)
Source: Retera
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 69% performance: 97% display: 39% mobility: 19% emissions: 23%
Source: Zoom
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/27/2010
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 40% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Zoom
RU→ENone of the best Toshiba laptops
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/30/2011
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/21/2010
Rating: performance: 80% display: 40% emissions: 40%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-111
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-111Processor: Intel Core i7 620M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1680x945 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 1400 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 6 scores (from 6 reviews)
Source: PC Go - 6/10
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 81% price: 80%
Source: Magnus.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: PC Praxis - 6/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 88% price: 70%
Source: Chip.de - 5/10
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 04/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC Magazin - 5/10
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 04/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 97% price: 75% performance: 99% features: 95% display: 89% mobility: 79% ergonomy: 92%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-11D
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-11DProcessor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 3.9kg
Price: 1700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/09/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-10W
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-10WProcessor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1680x945 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Price: 3900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: T Break
In summary, the Toshiba Qosmio X500 is an incredibly powerful laptop with a gorgeous screen which could've been a lot better had Toshiba equipped it with an SSD. At AED 9,099, the (US$2500), the Qomsio X500 is decently priced for a gaming laptop with such specifications.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/23/2010
Rating: price: 70% performance: 80% features: 90%
Source: PC World Italia
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 75%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-11X
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-11XProcessor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1680x945 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Source: Sohoa VN Express
VN→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/06/2010
Rating: price: 40% performance: 75% display: 70%
Source: PC Store
BU→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/05/2010
performance: 90%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-121
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-121Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M 1024 MB
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1680x945 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Let the games begin. The X500, an 18.4-inch desktop replacement, has already found its way into our editorial office before the review even began. Toshiba recently updated the graphics card, insisting on scrapping the planned GeForce GTS 250M and including a GeForce GTS 360M as standard, which we naturally put through its paces.
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/23/2010
Rating: Total score: 83% performance: 93% display: 70% mobility: 61% workmanship: 86% ergonomy: 78% emissions: 74%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 5/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 04/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 70%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-116
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-116Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4kg
Price: 1700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Pocket Lint
You won't want to lug this laptop around too much (at 4.6kg), but you may be happy to have it on display somewhere prominent, thanks to its stylish design. Though whether that's on your desk or somewhere suitable for watching Blu-rays is up to you. It's a powerful, expensive computer and very impressive, too.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/17/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-128
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-128Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:10, 1680x945 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 1250 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: Techradar
While the Qosmio X500-128 is a good multimedia machine, its limited gaming power and lack of a Full HD screen make it a tough sell against its gaming laptop rivals. On its own merits, it's an easy laptop to like, but in this company it falls too far short.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/29/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: CNet
Toshiba's long been a purveyor of high-end gaming and entertainment laptops. 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 it to your shopping list.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/21/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-11g
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-11g Processor: Intel Core i7 720QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.9kg
Price: 2000 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: ITP
Toshiba's Qosmio marvel is a rig for the enthusiast and will eat anything that you throw at it. Fired up in 'precious black' and red it is also the most stylish desktop replacement around.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 100%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-13R
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-13RProcessor: Intel Core i7 740QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 2000 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
Source: Notebookinfo
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 97% features: 97% display: 70% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 86%
Source: SFT - 3/11
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 94%
Source: Chip.de
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/13/2011
Rating: Total score: 96% price: 76% performance: 98% features: 100% display: 95% mobility: 64% ergonomy: 97%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 12/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 93%
Source: SFT - 12/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 92%
Source: Chip.de
overall very good
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 02/01/2011
Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→ENhigh performance, good workmanship, good fan but high price and a dark display
Review Type Unknown, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/10/2010
Source: enet.com.cn
zh-CN→ENprice good, not suitable for gaming
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/11/2011
Toshiba Qosmio X500-14W
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-14WProcessor: Intel Core i7 740QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1680x945 pixels
Weight: 4.8kg
Price: 1700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: PC Magazin
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/02/2011
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Tom's Hardware
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/29/2010
Toshiba Qosmio X500-12N
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-12NProcessor: Intel Core i7 740QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 1900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Source: Itsvet
HR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/05/2010
Toshiba Qosmio X500-Q930S
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-Q930SProcessor: Intel Core i7 2630QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.5kg
Price: 1900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Qosmio X500-Q930S (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Comp Reviews
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 notebook is very heavy, it can be used as a desktop replacement with excellent gameplay utilizing an NVIDIA GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 graphics card.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Toshiba Qosmio X500-01R
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-01RProcessor: Intel Core i7 2630QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.7kg
Price: 1900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)
Source: Tech2.in.com
The Qosmio X500 is priced at Rs.1,00,990, which is about 25K less than the Asus G74SX. But, where it lacks in a superior graphics card and 3DVision capabilities, it makes up for that with the larger screen, better speakers and a lower price. There are some minor niggles like the average build quality, annoying shortcut buttons that get in the way and the outdated graphics card, which makes this price tag seem rather high. Perhaps at around 80K, we could see the X500 as 'the' multi-media notebook to beat'.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/17/2011
Rating: Total score: 65%
Source: IT.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/06/2011
Source: PC Online.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/12/2011
Toshiba Qosmio X500-167
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X500-167Processor: Intel Core i7 2630QM
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M
Display: 18.4 inch, 16:9, 1920x1080 pixels
Weight: 4.6kg
Price: 1900 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Qosmio X500-167 (Model)
Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→ENpositive: high performance, long battery runtime, low noise, very good workmanship, good and big display, HDD with additional flash memory; negative: high price, chassis gets dirty easily
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/08/2011
Comment
Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a multinational conglomerate manufacturing company, headquartered in Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components. Toshiba-made Semiconductors are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Toshiba is one of the biggest international notebook-manufacturer. There exist many reviews for Toshiba models.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M: The GPU has 96 shader cores but only a 128 bit memory bus that supports GDDR5 memory. With DDR3 memory, the GTS 250M performs clearly worse. Because of the 40nm process (and a selection process) the 250M offers a relatively low power consumption (the 260M needs 10W more).
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M:
Essentially a renamed GTS 260M but with higher clock rates (412 versus 396 Gigaflops, according to Nvidia). The GTS 360M delivers high-end performance with GDDR5 graphics memory.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M:
High-end DirectX 11 graphics card based on the GF106 chip using GDDR5 graphics memory (up to 1.5 GB).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
720QM: The Core i7-720QM is the slowes Core i7 Quad Core in 2009 and clocks between 1.6 and 2.8 GHz (due to the Turbo Mode). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 720QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.
620M:
The Core i7-620M is the fastest Dual-Core CPU for laptops (at the time of introduction in Q1 2010). The 620M clocks betwenn 2.66 and 3.33 GHz due to the Turbo Mode and because of Hyperthreading, 4 threads are executed simultaneously. In the package, Intel also included a second die with an integrated GPU (GMA HD) and a memory controller. Therefore, the TDP of 35 Watt of the whole package is still quite good.
740QM:
The Core i7-740QM is a high-end quad-core CPU for laptops (in 2010) with a relative small base clock rate and a high Turbo Boost max frequency of 2.93 GHz (for one core). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow clocked quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 740QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.
2630QM: Fast Quad-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller.
18.4: 18 inch display size is a rare and very big size for desktop-replacement laptops. Laptops with 18 inch displays did not exist before 2008. The DTR-laptops can't be carried easily, need much energy but on the other side texts can be read easily and high resolutions are no problem. DTR mainly are intended for stationary usage on desks, where the weight and the energy need are unimportant.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.7 kg:
This sub-notebook weighs less than the average of all notebooks and represents a medium class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 11 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
4.9 kg:
This laptop is heavy. Especially desktop replacements with 19 inch display fit in this class of weight. This class is too heavy, even for 17 inch DTR.
82.79%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
