Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708

Falstaff · Jan 22, 2009, 03:58 AM

I love the toshiba products having sworn off Dell for awhile and Alien, I found this product in a store in America recently and the reviews are outstanding for this machine, but the appearance, like so many other dedicated gaming laptops is rather odd. I just cant get over the translucent candy red appearance of the case and keyboard face, but it is a great machine by description, does anyone out there have this lappy already?

BlueMak · Jan 22, 2009, 12:57 PM

I like how it looks, but too much of a thief magnet if you take it outside all the time.

If I were rich I would still buy it.

Falstaff · Jan 22, 2009, 10:59 PM

I thought about the Alienware machine, the latest Dell, etc. and of course other more expensive lappies but I cant get the value out of them versus the expense, it would be a prestige thing at best. If you look at the Toshiba website, its pretty slick

docvino · Jan 22, 2009, 11:03 PM

$4,200. Now is that worth it. I would like to buy it myself but cant i just get one for $1,000 and still have everything I need.

Doc

Falstaff · Jan 25, 2009, 10:03 AM

I know, it seems that at least 1000.00 dollars of the price is pure prestige and not power. I saw the Falcon models too, but I just dont know that much about their reliability. My son and daughter love their Macs and my girlfriend and my father have had nothing but trouble with their Dells and spotty tech support. There are certainly good choices out there, but perhaps I can wait a bit and play with my telephoto lenses.

Jan 22, 2009, 03:58 AM	#1
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 Qosmio X305-Q708 Laptop - Toshiba I love the toshiba products having sworn off Dell for awhile and Alien, I found this product in a store in America recently and the reviews are outstanding for this machine, but the appearance, like so many other dedicated gaming laptops is rather odd. I just cant get over the translucent candy red appearance of the case and keyboard face, but it is a great machine by description, does anyone out there have this lappy already? __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jan 22, 2009, 12:57 PM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 I like how it looks, but too much of a thief magnet if you take it outside all the time. If I were rich I would still buy it. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jan 22, 2009, 10:59 PM	Thread Starter #3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Re: Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 I thought about the Alienware machine, the latest Dell, etc. and of course other more expensive lappies but I cant get the value out of them versus the expense, it would be a prestige thing at best. If you look at the Toshiba website, its pretty slick __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jan 22, 2009, 11:03 PM	#4
docvino DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Re: Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 $4,200. Now is that worth it. I would like to buy it myself but cant i just get one for $1,000 and still have everything I need. Doc __________________ This is my rifle, This is my gun, This is for fighting, This is for Fun. Gomer

Jan 25, 2009, 10:03 AM	Thread Starter #5
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Re: Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q708 I know, it seems that at least 1000.00 dollars of the price is pure prestige and not power. I saw the Falcon models too, but I just dont know that much about their reliability. My son and daughter love their Macs and my girlfriend and my father have had nothing but trouble with their Dells and spotty tech support. There are certainly good choices out there, but perhaps I can wait a bit and play with my telephoto lenses. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."