IN BRIEF: Stylish, powerful and well-equipped, but the poor screen lets it down slightly.
Toshiba's Qosmio range has long represented its high-end multimedia brand and comprises several stylish and powerful consumer machines. The Qosmio X500-10X is its flagship gaming Laptop and combines fantastic performance with cutting-edge features.
White bettered bi the Acer and HP in terms of performance, the Intel Core 17 processor delivers similarly stunning levels of power. As with all machines in this group test, the use of high-speed DDR3 memory ensures the CPU is able to work with maximum efficiency.
Graphics power
Where the Qosmio betters its rivals is its graphics power. The high-performance NVIDIA GPU easily runs the latest games and ensures photo and video editing tasks run with ease. Outperforming all other machines here, this is the gamer's choice.
Disappointingly, the 18.4-inch screen isn't as good as we had roped. Despite its full HD resolution and strong display of color and contrast, brightness is surprisingly poor. Since previous Qosmios were sold on their market-Leading screen brightness, this is unfortunate.
You can still connect to an external HDTV for a better picture using the HDMI out port, enabling you to get the best from your games and the Blu-ray drive. An added benefit is that the drive also Lets you write data to recordable Blu-ray discs.
Due to its large screen, the Qosmio is the largest and heaviest machine in this group test. Weighing a back-breaking 4.7kg, it is strictly a home desktop replacement. battery Life is surprisingly capable, however, letting you work for 207 minutes between charges.
The stylish red and black design is sure to appeal to garners and adds an eye- catching Look. Build quality is excellent and adds to the premium feet. Even the glossy pla5tics manage to prove pleasingly immune to smudges and fingerprints.
While the keyboard fails to utilize the full width of the chassis - due to the touch- sensitive control panel on the board's left- hand side - it is comfortable, large and responsive. All the keys move silently and respond well, making it one of the most usable machines in this group.
Where the Qosmio also stands out is its extra features. Stereo speakers from audio specialist Harman Kardon provide a strong, well-rounded sound, white the webcam above the screen is facial recognition compatible, letting you restrict access unless your own face is recognized.
Combining style, power and features, the Qosmio X500-10X is a great machine for garners and multimedia fans. White its poor screen brightness restricts usability somewhat, there's no denying that it's a powerful and usable machine.
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