Toshiba Qosmio X300 Series
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS, NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Display: 17.00 inch
Weight: 4.3kg
Price: 1700, 1810, 3200 euro
Average of 14 scores (from 15 reviews)
Toshiba Qosmio X300-11L
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X300-11LProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS 512 MB
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4.3kg
Price: 1810 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Qosmio X300 (Series) Qosmio X300-11L (Model)
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Toshiba goes Gaming! Toshiba's Qosmio X300 is a dream come true for gamers. The moment one starts with unwrapping, it becomes clear that this is not a common notebook. The design, colours, and size of the case make the Qosmio X300 as unremarkable as a Ferrari or Lamborghini on the street.
Source: APC Mag Archive.org version
Some will laugh at how ridiculously big this laptop is, while others will baulk at its even bigger asking price. But to an avid gamer, watching the wasteland of Washington DC run smoothly in Fallout 3, or seeing dozens of enemy soldiers glide past effortlessly in Warhammer Online, makes the X300 hard to resist. Now if only we could unlock the full potential of its zippy processor, we’d have a laptop that would rival most gaming desktop PCs in sheer computational power. Let’s hope a hacked BIOS isn’t too far over the horizon.
von 10: 9, Preis 6, Ergonomie 9, Leistung 9
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 60% performance: 90% ergonomy: 90%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Magnus.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/29/2009
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 80%
Source: Notebookinfo DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/05/2009
Rating: Total score: 76% performance: 93% features: 83% display: 78% mobility: 40% workmanship: 80%
Source: PC Go - 2/09
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 80%
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/09/2008
Rating: Total score: 40% price: 32% performance: 84% features: 56% mobility: 2% ergonomy: 34%
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/29/2008
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 92% display: 80% mobility: 52% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 84%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 11/08
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/16/2008
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 40%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/19/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 60% performance: 40% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 80%
Source: Terminal.hu HU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/01/2009
Rating: mobility: 60% emissions: 60%
Toshiba Qosmio X300-11S
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X300-11SProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4.3kg
Price: 1700 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Qosmio X300 (Series) Qosmio X300-11S (Model)
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Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
The Toshiba Qosmio X300-11s manages to bring the notion of media centre and gaming machine together in a striking notebook design. It's not without its flaws but there is no denying the power and performance of this machine.
7 von 10, Leistung sehr gut, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/15/2008
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 90% mobility: 40%
Toshiba Qosmio X300-14O
Specifications
Notebook: Toshiba Qosmio X300-14OProcessor: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI
Display: 17.00 inch, 16:10, 1440 x 900 pixels
Weight: 4.3kg
Price: 3200 euro
Links: Toshiba homepage Toshiba notebook section Qosmio X300 (Series)
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Foreign Reviews
Source: ZDNet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/10/2009
Rating: Total score: 68% price: 50% performance: 90% features: 90% mobility: 50% ergonomy: 50%
Source: Chip.de - 8/09
Single Review, , Very Short, Date: 07/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60%
Source: Gamestar DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/05/2009
Rating: Total score: 91% performance: 98% features: 90% display: 90%
Source: Gamestar - 6/09
Comparison, online available, Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 50%
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/07/2009
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 70% features: 40% display: 30% mobility: 30% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70%
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Toshiba: Toshiba Corporation is a Japanese conglomerate or technology group. The company was established in 1939 and in 1978 Toshiba became the official company name. The company's products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, elevators and escalators, electronic components, semiconductors, hard drives, printers, batteries, lighting, logistics and information technology. Toshiba was one of the largest manufacturers of personal computers, consumer electronics, home appliances and medical equipment.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
NVIDIA GeForce 9700M GTS: The 9700M GTS is not based on the G96 (as the GT) but on the G94 core with 48 shaders. PureVideo HD helps the CPU in decoding HD videos.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI: Two 9800M GTS graphics card in SLI mode. The two cards are somewhere between 0-40% faster than a single GTS and need the twice amount of current. As all SLI combinations, micro stuttering can be an issue.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).
The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.
P8600:
Fast but still not overpriced dual core CPU. For most games and multimedia applications sufficient and due to the 25W TDP even for smaller notebooks useable.
Intel Core 2 Extreme: The fastest Core 2 Duo variants of Intel are called Core 2 Extreme. Technically, these processors are based on a Merom/Penryn (X9000) core like all other Core 2 Duo processors, too.
QX9300: Expensive mobile Quad Core CPU with a free multiplicator and a TDP of 45 Watt. Due to the large Level 2 cache and the 2.5 GHz the CPU offers a good performance for single and multithreaded applications.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.00: This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
4.3 kg:
A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.
4.3 kg:
76.86%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.