Toshiba's QOSMIO X770 is both big and clever, although it's the size, weight and design that strike you first.
Under the textured two-tone case, this is a behemoth of a gaming and multimedia laptop: 17.3" 1080p HD active 3D screen, Sandy Bridge Core i7, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M graphics driving the 3D, 1TB of disk space, Harmon/Kardon speakers and a Blu-ray player/DVD burner. But it takes you a while to notice that because of the case.
When we say striking, we're talking a metallic grooved surface (think wood grain or bamboo, and no fingerprint marks) that fades from red to grey at the base of the screen, and the same inside the case. It's plastic rather than metal, but it's sturdy enough and the build quality is the usual high Toshiba standard. There's no flex on the keyboard at all, and not much on the screen either.
The texture continues around the keyboard and even across the touch pad. The screen bezel is glossy black plastic but it's thin enough compared to the screen that we didn't find reflections irritating. Red illuminated controls, red keyboard backlight, red indicator stripe to tell you whether the touch pad is on or off, strange organic shapes on the speaker grilles and a subwoofer on the otherwise standard plastic base. The QOSMIO certainly stands out, and not in the tasteful understated way of a high-end Dell, HP or Asus system.
This kind of brash, in-your-face style is common on gaming rigs - and it's not like you spend all your time looking at the case. With the QOSMIO, you'll be looking at the impressive screen or complaining about the weight. The size of the screen pulls most of the 3.4 kilos down onto your knees and although the chassis tapers at the front to give the keyboard a rake, it's mostly a chunky 58mm thick; though that's actually a little smaller and lighter than previous QOSMIO monsters.
Review Recap
- MADE BY
- Toshiba
- PRICE AS REVIEWED
- £1,699
- THE GOOD
- Fantastic sound, impressive HD screen, all-round entertainment capability from Blu-ray and 3D, serious gaming
- THE BAD
- Disturbingly clicky touch pad buttons and a garish plastic case let down the otherwise impressive build quality, and between the battery life and the size it's a stretch to call the QOSMIO X770 portable
- QUICK VERDICT
- A pricey performer that won't suit everyone, the QOSMIO X770 is a multimedia monster and a gaming Godzilla with awesome audio and very strange looks.
- KEY SPECS
- Ethernet, HDMI, MemoryStick, SD, SDHC, USB, VGA, Wi-Fi, Windows 7
- SCORE
- source
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