Compare Prices : Toshiba Qosmio F50

Review summary: The Qosmio F50 is reasonably priced and good at upscaling video, but its unique Quad Core HD has its limitations.

Pros: DVD upscaling ; bright screen ; good range of multimedia features ; price

Cons: Gesture-control feature ; restrictions when viewing upscaled video ; tacky chassis design

Verdict:  While the over-the-top chassis won't suit all tastes, the Qosmio F50 offers a decent mix of features and performance for your money. But while Toshiba's Quad Core HD processor does a reasonable job of upscaling DVDs, it has few other practical uses.

Review summary: The Toshiba Qosmio F50-10Z is a 15.4in laptop with video upscaling technology that claims to produce HD quality from standard definition video.

Verdict: While the Toshiba Qosmio F50-10Z is let down by a poor screen and gaudy and cheap-looking exterior, its inherent performance is more than satisfactory.

Review summary: Toshiba's Qosmio laptops have always been the flashy, high-performance models, offering the latest technology with blisteringly fast performance, all wrapped up in a gorgeous shiny chassis. This new F50 is no different, including a brand new processor ...

Verdict: Saturday night fever. A great general purpose and entertainment laptop, dodgy video processor notwithstanding.

Review summary: Priced at a reasonable £899, the 15-inch Qosmio F50-10Z offers a wide range of multimedia features. It also houses Toshiba's new Quad Core HD processor, a chip separate to the main CPU that aims to boost video performance. Aside from the ...

Pros: DVD upscaling ; bright screen ; good range of multimedia features ; price

Cons: Gesture-control feature ; restrictions when viewing upscaled video ; tacky chassis design

Verdict: While the over-the-top chassis won't suit all tastes, the Qosmio F50-10Z offers a decent mix of features and performance for your money. But while Toshiba's Quad Core HD processor does a reasonable job of upscaling DVDs, it has few other practical uses