Toshiba Qosmio F45 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: In Toshiba's five notebook product lines, the Qosmio notebooks focus on entertainment. The Toshiba F45-AV425 represents that focus with its widescreen display, NVIDIA graphics, built-in HD-DVD drive, Harman Kardon speakers with subwoofer, Dolby Home Theat

Pros: Great CPU and graphics performance, beautiful screen, excellent WiFi, great HD-DVD movie watching experience, outstanding audio, and gaming is a joy on the Qosmio.

Cons: Too much bloatware, very short battery life. Not a terribly portable notebook among others in the 15 inch class.

Verdict: The Toshiba Qosmio F45-AV425 is a competitive AV and gaming notebook with a fantastic screen, powerful processor and dedicated graphics and excellent sound system. The HD-DVD optical is a valuable add-on and the WiFi 802.11AGN has excellent range and stre

Review summary: Toshiba's Qosmio F45 is a 15.4-inch HD-DVD laptop that's relatively affordable. Does it give you the full bang for your buck?

Pros: HD-DVD experience is a blast; more affordable than most HD laptops.

Cons: Limited to 720p instead of 1080p; short battery life; options not configurable.

Review summary: Packing an HD DVD player, Laptop Logic takes a look at Toshiba's latest entry level multimedia machine.

Pros: Stylish, HD DVD drive, Biometric Scanner, 2GB RAM, Large HDD

Cons: Lackluster performance, Poor battery life, especially when watching movies, No HDMI/DVI capability, Flickering Display on highest brightness, Only 1280x800 resolution, Slow hard drive, Poor value

Verdict: If Toshiba can come back with a proper display for the HD DVD drive and a feature set not lacking some of the major options a multimedia laptop requires (Bluetooth, discrete graphics, etc), this stylish machine would be much more competitive

Review summary: Toshiba packs a smooth design, multimedia amenities, and an HD-DVD drive into an affordable mainstream notebook.