Tag: Gaming Performance
Toshiba Satellite P100-st9742 Laptop Review
by toshibasatellite on Dec.22, 2009, under Toshiba satellite laptop

The Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9742 is a gaming laptop notebook, so for game lovers, this is an ideal pick. I used to personally think that Dell is the best gaming laptop computer, but now i know that the Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9742 is a match for it. This laptop computer combines good multimedia features, with an overall performance.
For the gaming performance, there is the Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics processing unit with a dedicated memory of 512MB, which helps to boast its performance. This is one of Nvidia’s best units. I discovered there is the latest GeForce Go 7950 which offers a memory bandwidth of 44.9 GB/second, are compared with the 7900 that offers only 38.4 GB/second. And this latest type can be found in the Dell XPS M1710. The Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9742 is quite heavy, about 7.1 pounds, so might want to get it fixed in your room, but if it feels convenient to carry, then good for you.
The Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9742 is loaded with a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 processor. This enough should be able to change your mind about getting your own laptop notebook. WIth its 2 GB RAM, and 100 GB SATA hard disk drive, you might want to consider it. These specifications gives you a good storage space for all you files, and enough space to run all your programs. This processor is actually very fast and it enables you finish you work without having to stay awake all night.
I love the 17-inch TFT display view, because it actually gives me a comfortable sight when i am working with my laptop notebook. The effects of its brightness is as a result of the TruBrite technology which gives imaging a more clear and precise form. Additional, having a resolution of 1,680 x 1,050 which contributes to its clarity, and brightness. I also love its Wireless connectivity which has a standard Intel Pro/Wireless connection of 802.11a/b/g. It is just so comfortable having a lunch in a cafe, with your laptop computer connected to the internet.
The security features are also not left behind. They include a fingerprint reader, and a Bluetooth Tech whichs enables you to connect with gaming controls wirelessly. Other features includes its 5-in-1 memory card reader, PC card slot, and others. You will actually discover that this laptop is one of the best as regards gaming performance.
New Gaming Notebook From Toshiba Qosmio:x305
by toshibasatellite on Nov.22, 2009, under Toshiba satellite laptop

Toshiba has a great series of laptops. Especially the Qosmio series has gerat looks as well as internal hardware.The Toshiba notebook will be released in mid-July and its the hottest waiting notebook of 2009.
Features of Qosmio:X305
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7350
4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive
Atheros® Wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Bluetooth® V2.1 + EDR
The combination of two NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS SLI graphics cards, with 1GB DDR3 discrete graphics memory, multiplies your gaming performance.
17” Diagonal TruBrite Widescreen Display.
High-Speed Hard Drives
28GB Solid State Drive or opt for a ferociously fast 320GB SATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm.
Qosmio X305 Detailed Product Specification
Model Name: X305-Q701
Part Number: PQX32U-01Q017
UPC: 883974117642
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit version)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit version)
Processor and Chipset:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P7350
2.0GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB
Mobile Intel® PM45 Express Chipset
Memory:
Configured with 4096MB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM (both memory slots may be occupied). Maximum capacity 4096MB
Hard Disk Drive:
200GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drives
Fixed Optical Disk Drive:
DVD SuperMulti (+/- double layer) drive with Labelflash™ supporting 11 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (16x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (6x)), DVD-RW (6x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (6x)), DVD+RW (8x), DVD-RAM (5x)
Supports Labelflash™ media to burn high quality labels directly
Display:
17.0” diagonal widescreen TruBrite® TFT active-matrix LCD display at 1440×900 native resolution (WXGA+)
Graphics:
PCI-Express™ x16 graphics subsystem, featuring:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9700M GTS, 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory, plus up to 1791MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology.
Total Available Graphics memory 2303MB (64-bit version)
Sound:
4 built-in harman/kardon® speakers including 1 sub-woofer
Sound volume control dial
Built-in microphone
Input Devices:
104 key US keyboard
TouchPad™ pointing device
Control Buttons:
Mute button
Media button
CD/DVD control buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Previous Track, Next Track)
Panel lights
Camera
Dolby settings
Communications
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Modem
Bluetooth® version 2.1 plus Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
10/100/1000 Ethernet
Integrated Wi-Fi® compliant wireless
Atheros® 802.11 b/g/n wireless-LAN
Expandability:
2 main memory slots. Both slots may be occupied.
ExpressCard™ slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
Secure Digital, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, MultiMedia Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]
Ports:
Video:
RGB (monitor) output port
REGZA LINK™ (HDMI-CEC)
1080p support
Audio:
S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
Microphone input port
Headphone output port
Data:
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
USB v2.0 – 4 ports with sleep and charge12
3 x USB v2.0
1 x eSATA/USB combo port
RJ-45 LAN port
RJ-11 modem port
Power:
180W (19V x 9.5A) Auto sensing ,100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter
Dimensions (WxDxH): 6.73” x 3.39” x 1.63”
Weight: starting at 1.94 lbs
Battery:
4000 mAh Lithium Ion battery pack
Addational softwares provided:
Skype , Memeo AutoBackup , LoJack for Laptops , Norton 360 (Trial) , Toshiba ConfigFree , Toshiba DVD Player , Drivers & Utilities , Adobe Acrobat Reader , Toshiba Disc Creator , Toshiba Game Console , Toshiba HDD recovery , Toshiba Speech System , Toshiba Bluetooth Stack , Face Recognition software , Toshiba Value Added Package , Toshiba Recovery DiskCreator , Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment , Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 for Toshiba , Toshiba Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center
Manufacturer Warranty:
Service & Support :1 year warranty
Service & Support Details:Limited warranty – Parts and labor – 1 year , Limited warranty – Battery – 1 year
Toshiba Infuses Gaming Laptops With Triple Nvidia GPUs
by toshibasatellite on Nov.21, 2009, under Toshiba satellite laptop

Toshiba has recently empowered its flagship Qosmio series with two new gaming laptops: the Qosmio X305-Q706 and the Qosmio X305-Q708. These gaming laptops will incorporate Three GPUs in one system with the integrated GeForce 9400M and two Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS cards through SLI (Scalable Link Interface).
Nvidia is naming this triple-card solution as “Hybrid SLI” and it basically offers laptop owners the option of discrete graphics with two connected Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS cards for powerful gaming and then integrated graphics with the GeForce 9400M for lower-power usage like Windows operations.
Toshiba is offering the Qosmio X305 in two versions: the lower priced $1,999 Qosmio X305-Q706, powered by a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor and 4GB of DDR3 RAM. It has a 320GB, 7,200rpm hard drive and the already mentioned GeForce 9400M and the two 512MB Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS cards.
For those with huge pockets, Toshiba is offering a higher-end version, the Qosmio X305-Q708 at around $4,199 with a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 quad-core processor and 4GB of DDR3 RAM. It has two hard drives: 128GB solid-state drive and a 320GB, 7,200rpm hard drive. And of course, it will feature the three GPUs.
Both these Qosmio X305 gaming models will have the red-flame design and both will have the 17-inch Diagonal Widescreen TruBrite® Display at 1440×900 native resolution. Plus, stereo sound with 4 Harman Kardon speakers with subwoofer.
If you can get over the fact that gaming laptops are often considered a total waste of money because you can get much better performance for a far cheaper price in a gaming Desktop PC; Toshiba may be pointing us in the right direction. Still, many gamers argue that even 3 mobile chips are not equal to their desktop cousins and if you want ultimate gaming performance go with a PC rather than a laptop.
While there’s a lot of truth to that argument, gaming laptops are catching up in performance and in price. Gaming laptops are using the latest technologies to improve performance, especially through SLI and Hybrid SLI where two or more GPUs are connected to give you a better gaming experience. Call it “Hybrid SLI” or whatever you want, but there’s no denying laptop performance has greatly improved over the last few years.
Still most high end big brand names, like Alienware, charge big prices for all that raw power and style, especially on their fully loaded machines. However, for the prudent consumer there are cheaper gaming laptops that will not break your banking account. Some of these, like the Gateway P-7811FX do offer good value for your money.
Likewise, for those who want a mobile gaming machine and is not worried about the dismal battery life, can look towards the Qosmio X305 gaming laptop series from Toshiba for a solution. It should give you the best of both world in the same laptop: maximum performance and quiet operation. In a recent press release, Carl Pinto, vice president of product development for Toshiba, stated:
“We wanted to deliver an extreme-performance gaming machine that gives gamers a complete, non-compromising system in a laptop form factor… the combination of the NVIDIA GPUs and chipset allowed us to achieve a high level of performance, quality and flexibility that our customers are asking for, at a competitive starting price of $1,999.”
Only the marketplace will decide whether these new laptops sporting three GPUs will fulfill that promise and usher in a whole new era in gaming laptops. At least now all the cards are on the table or should we say in the machine.
Toshiba Qosmio G35 – Av600
by toshibasatellite on Nov.14, 2009, under Toshiba satellite laptop

This laptop has a bright, firm display, full system of A/V control buttons, many ports and connections, which includes a integrated TV tuner and a quality audio features. Its Core Duo CPU offers a high performance, with a dual layer DVD and an array of superb software.
This laptop offers the best multimedia features that are built with an excellent array of components.
Its features include a processor of 1.83GHz Intel Centrino Core Duo, 160 GB hard disk drive, DDR2 RAM size of 1GB which spins at 5,400rpm. It also has a GeForce Go 7300 GPU, which has a 256MB video memory.
This notebook also has a very bright 17 inches display screen with a good resolution of 1920 x 1200, a dual layer DVD drive, a built in TV tuner, a superb stereo speakers, an array of multimedia control buttons, and a lot of ports and connection system.
toshiba qosmio g35 – av600
The only disadvantage about this tech notebook is its gaming capabilities. It lacks a strong gaming performance. But if you are however looking for a well featured multimedia and digital system that is the best, the Qosmio G35-AV600 is your best choice.
Although this laptop is quite a heavy notebook, with a dimension of 16 inches width, 11.5 inches depth, and 2 inches thick, with a weight of 10.2 pounds or a little bit more with its AC adaptor. The set of multimedia features includes a volume and audio control system, microphone and headphone connector, S/PDIF connector, some video connections (which include a S-Video input/output, VGA, and a TV signal connector), 4 USB ports, and a 4-pin FireWire port.
Its network connections are 10/100/1000 Ethernet, Bluetooth, Intel 802.11abg WLAN, and a V.92 modem.
Lastly, it has two cards slots, one for a PC card and one for an Express Card, and a five-in-one card reader.