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The Qosmio series was Toshiba's consumer-marketed line of high performance multimedia-oriented desktop replacement laptops. The first Qosmio laptop was released on July 25, 2004 as the E15-AV101 with a 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium M CPU, 512 megabytes of DDR SDRAM, and a 15-inch XGA 1024x768 screen. Toshiba's most powerful laptop has undergone many revisions, with focus shifting from high-end multimedia functionality to heavy gaming. The last line under the Qosmio name, the X70 series, was released in 2013, featuring an Intel Core i7 processor with up to 32 gigabytes of DDR3 SDRAM and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 770M as well as a 17.3-inch Full HD display.

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History

The Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650 was the first production notebook made available with an HD DVD-compatible drive. The Qosmio G35 line also functioned as a Digital Video Recorder as it contains an integrated TV tuner.2

Focus for the Qosmio had shifted from full-fledged multimedia to high end gaming with high quality graphics and audio.34 This can be seen in the first Qosmio, the E15-AV101, which offered a 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium M 735 CPU, 512 megabytes of DDR SDRAM, a 15-inch XGA 1024x768 screen, and an Nvidia GeForce FX Go5200 with 64 megabytes of dedicated DDR video memory, all of which were relatively powerful for the time.56 The X500 had an Intel Core i7 processor with up to 6 gigabytes of DDR3 SDRAM as well as an 18.4 inch HD display powered by an Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M with 1.5 gigabytes of GDDR5 video memory.7 These components, on the other hand, are on the high end of the spectrum in performance.8910 This original model launched in 2004 with an international marketing campaign. The campaign was featured in every major publication, as well as an ambitious digital campaign, one of the first for a major laptop release at that time.

Models

F45 series

Released on February 7, 2007, the Toshiba F45 series was an upgraded line of F40 laptops with advertised features including Dolby Home Theater and a built-in subwoofer. The basic specs included an Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 Processor at 1.66 GHz, with 2 megabytes of L2 cache attached to a 64-bit 667 MHz FSB. It had 2 gigabytes of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM. The built-in DVD drive supported "+/- R double layer" technology. The integrated graphics processor was the Mobile Intel GMA X3100 with 8-256 megabytes of video memory shared with the system memory, the screen was a 15.4-inch "TruBrite" display with a 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA), and hard drives were about 200 gigabytes in size (varied by model). 32-bit editions of Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate were normally shipped with the systems.11

  • Toshiba F45 models include: AV410, AV411, AV411B, AV412, AV413, AV423 and AV425

X300 series

Released on January 4, 2009,12 the Qosmio X300 models offered not only HD DVD reading capabilities but also writing capabilities in either 15 gigabyte or 30 gigabyte capacities. External audio/video controls were also added to allow for one touch recording. A remote control is available to allow control within 20 feet of the laptop.13 The X305 is red with flames around its back. The X300 replaces the Satellite X200.

  • Toshiba Satellite X305 Models include: Q701, Q705, Q706, Q708, Q710, Q711, Q7113, Q712, Q715, Q720, Q7201, Q7203, Q725, Q7253, SP6828A, SP6828C, SP6828R. Models with both Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors were sold, along with the option of a GeForce 9700M GTS (individual cards; not SLI)

X500 series

Released on October 22, 2009,1415 the X500 comes in many models, including: the X505-Q830,16 X505-Q832,17 X505-Q850, X505-Q870, X505-Q875, X505-Q880, and the X500-S1801.18 The X500 series introduced multi-touch capabilities to its touchpad.19 It supports Blu-ray playback, but only some models are able to write Blu-ray disks. The X500 had a much simpler black and red accented design than its predecessor, the X300.20

  • Other X500 models include: X500-PQX33A, X500-Q840S, X500-Q895S, X500-Q900S, X500-Q930X, X500-S1801, X500-S1811, X500-S1812, X500-S1812X

X770 series

The Qosmio X770 series was introduced on June 14, 2011, followed by the X775 series.

X870 series

Released in 2012 was the Qosmio X870 series, with the specifications including a new "Ivy Bridge" Intel Core i7 processor, a Nvidia GeForce GTX 670M graphics processor with 3 gigabytes of video memory, a 17.3-inch 1920x1080 TN display, 16 gigabytes of DDR3 memory clocked at 1600MHz, and a 2 terabyte hard disk drive.21

X70/75 series

Released in 2013 was the Qosmio X70-A series, with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 770M graphics processor designed for gaming and multimedia usage.

Subsequently, released in 2014 was the Qosmio X70-B series with a significantly less powerful GPU, an AMD Radeon R9 M265X.

Specifications

Qosmio X series
ModelX300 22X5002324
ChipsetMobile Intel PM45 Express25Intel PM55 Express26
CPUIntel Core 2 Duo (P7350 at 2.0GHz with 3MB of L2 cache

or

Intel Core 2 Duo (P8600 at 2.4 GHz with 3 MB of L2 pcache

Intel Core 2 Duo (P8700 at 2.53 GHz with 3 MB of L2 cache

or

T9550 at 2.66 GHz with 6 MB of L2 cache)or

Intel Core 2 Extreme (X9100 at 3.06 GHz with 6 MB of L2 cache)

Intel Core 2 Quad (Q9000 at 2.0 GHz with 6 MB of L2 cache)orIntel Core 2 Extreme (QX9300 at 2.53 GHz with 12 MB of L2 cache)
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7 "Clarksfield" 720QM,27 1.73 GHz Intel Core i7 740QM, 2.00 GHz Intel Core i7 2630QM, or 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 "Arrandale"
Memory4GB DDR3 1066 (expandable to 8GB)284GB DDR3 1066, 6GB DDR3 1066 (Q850) (expandable to 8GB),2930 or 8GB DDR3 1333 (Q930X)
Graphics2 Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS cards with 512 MB of dedicated GDDR3 each in Scalable Link Interface or 1 Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX with 1 GB of dedicated GDDR3 (X305-Q725)311 Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 M with 1 GB of GDDR5or1 Nvidia GeForce GTS 360 M with 1 GB of GDDR5or1 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M with 1.5 GB of GDDR532
Front Side Bus1066 MHz33No FSB; uses 1xQPI 6.4 GT/s
Hard drive320 GB 7200rpm SATA HD (Q830 and Q832); 64 GB SATA Solid State Drive and a 320 GB SATA 7200rpm hard drive for a total of 384 GB (Q850)34320 to 500GB 7200rpm SATA HD with an optional second 64 GB SATA Solid State Drive in select models35 or 1TB (500GB 7200rpm+500GB Hybrid drive 7200 RPMwith 4GB SSD built-in).
Display17" widescreen display at 1680×10503618.4" display at 1680×945 (HD+)37or 1920×1080 (Full HD)383940
Webcam1.3 megapixels411.3 megapixels42
Connectivity802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN, Bluetooth 2.1, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port, 1 Headphones audio out port, 1 Microphone audio in port, 1 e-SATA43802.11 b/g/n Wireless LAN, Bluetooth 2.1, 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port, 1 Headphones audio out port, 1 Microphone audio in port, 1 e-SATA, 1 SPDIF44
AudioHarman Kardon 4.1 surround sound with two tweeters, two bass reflex speakers, and a subwoofer45Harman Kardon stereo speakers 464748
Dimensions12" × 16.2" × 1.7"4911.6" × 17.4" × 1.63"50
Weight9 lb. (4.08 kg)5110.23 lb. (4.64 kg)52
Operating systemWindows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate, with dual-boot 32-bit and 64-bitWindows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit
Expandability

This section encompasses current models only:

Issues

The Qosmio F10 and G10 series, both early models, were plagued with chipset issues. When a defective unit was under considerable load for an extended period of time, the video chipset on the board was known to fail, causing considerable interference on the display and/or complete motherboard failure.58

Notes

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References

  1. Known as Dynabook Qosmio (ダイナブック コスミオ, Dainabukku Kusomio) in Japan, stylized as dynabook Quosmio

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