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Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 Reviews

Core 2 Duo T9300 / 2.5 GHz - Centrino - RAM 3 GB - HDD 160 GB + 160 GB - HD DVD-RW - GF 8600M GT TurboCache - Gigabit... More product details

$3049.99

Penryn update puts latest Intel CPU in flagship laptop ; 17-inch display does 1080p ; large... (cnet.com)

Toshiba's Qosmio line is known for high-end home-theater features and high prices, and the... (zdnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680

We have collected and analyzed 17 expert reviews and 21 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 75/100 and users rate it 68/100. The average review date is January 21, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 166545 reviews from other Laptops. The alaScore™ for this product is 86/100 = Very good. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 86

860100

38 reviews

November, 2009

75 / 100

17 Experts

Product Age

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68 / 100

21 Users

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Rank  437

from $3049.99

Expert Reviews (17)

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Review summary for the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680

By (alaTest Semantic - BETA)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 38 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the connectivity. The screen also impresses, but many are less positive about the price.

Connectivity, Screen, Sound

Price, Usability, Battery

Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 68/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops, the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very Godd quality.

alaSCORE 86

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Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690

By Dan Ackerman (zdnet.com)

Toshiba's Qosmio line is known for high-end home-theater features and high prices, and the massive Qosmio G45 is one of our favorite desktop replacements for movie and media consumption. The latest edition, the G45-AV690, tweaks the previous model, ...

Multimedia multitasking test (Shorter bars indicate better performance)...

Rating

68100

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zdnet.com
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Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690

By (cnet.com)

Penryn update puts latest Intel CPU in flagship laptop ; 17-inch display does 1080p ; large volume jogwheel and other media controls increase ease and joy of use ; includes external TV tuner and remote

Saddled with HD DVD drive ; not configurable

Toshiba's high-end Qosmio G45-AV690 is great for movies and multimedia, and its onboard controls are fun to use--but the recordable HD DVD drive means you're paying extra for a dead technology.

Multimedia multitasking test (Shorter bars indicate better performance)...

Rating

68100

Partner Source
cnet.com

User Reviews (21)

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"not that great as expect"

By sweetazngirl248 (cnet.com)

ok, so i got when i first moved to new city a... 

nice, pretty, awesome sound, sleek

really heavy, keeps freezing, not much different than my old laptop.

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"Beautiful but does not perform to specifications."

By Yetibiker (cnet.com)

When you sepnd $2k-$3k on a laptop you expect... 

Sleek, look great, boots quickly, and has great sound.

Can only use 3 gigs of the 4 giigs of memory. Waste of money. Mchince will slow to a crawl using MS 2007. Very dissapointing. Toshiba acks the memory problem but has no solution except shut down some programs....what on a $2k machine!

US

"Maybe not capable of 4GB's as they say!?!"

By jason.zebell (cnet.com)

Do not believe the 4Gb's RAM Maximum, it may ... 

Great Laptop

Horrible Customer Service

Manufacturer's Description

The Qosmio G45-AV690 is the world's first notebook to ship with an HD DVD-RW drive, which lets you burn, erase and re-burn data, including home-videos, entire photo albums and music libraries onto a single HD DVD rewritable disc. The Qosmio G45-AV690 offers Intel Centrino Processor technology, featuring a high-end Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics w/512MB GDDR2 memory, and twin high performance 160GB HDDs (320GB Total Storage). View stunning 1080p Full HD...

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