Laptops Arena

When it comes to gamers, it's pretty hard to satisfy their need by producing a gaming laptop. This is because you need the top of the line components; an excellent processor and a great graphic chipset plus a lot of RAM and HDD to store those new games (which are getting bigger and bigger by the way). This is why manufacturers are struggling to come up with the latest in gaming technology because the number of gamers out there is increasing by the minutes and this is a good way to improve the company's sales figures. Because of the high cost of these machines (and their components), most manufacturers only have one, maximum two games machines available on the market. Today we are going to read about Toshiba gaming laptops, as the Qosmio series made by Toshiba really has some of the best gaming laptops that money can buy.

The Toshiba Qosmio X300 is the dream of all gamers out there. Just by looking and the fiery red case you will fall in love with this laptop. The Qosmio X300 is the Ferrari of laptops and I'm sure all of those who own one will agree with me.  This laptop is available with about four different configurations. The display is 17 inch long so it won't be easy to carry it around. Who needs portability when the best place you can enjoy your favorite games is right at your own desk?  The red and orange colors on the lid will make it look like the laptop is on fire and you could spot it from miles and away and you can tell it's a gaming laptop. So far everything seems fine and dandy but the thing is that glossy surface is going to attract some fingerprints so keep a fiber cloth in handy.  You have all the usual ports you need like USB, Ethernet, audio and so forth but the front is connection-free (except for the wireless and Bluetooth switch and the DVD drive). You have a 1.3 mega pixel webcam right above the display so you can Skype-talk with your friends about your favorite games and updates (yes, it has an integrated microphone). And if you have top secret documents (or you don't want anyone to be messing around with your saved games files), the Qosmio X300 has a finger print reader, good for secure authentication.
The layout of the keys offers a great typing experience and key-feedback is also excellent. You have that numerical pad on the right of the regular laptop keyboard which make this gaming notebook a super desktop replacement. Despite these nice facts, the keyboard also attracts fingerprints so you have to clean it constantly. Of course, you'll get your much-needed multimedia control buttons which are right above the keyboard but we recommend the use of the remote control (a remote control laptop, how cool is that?).  The superbly designed touchpad will prevent dust from accumulating in the corners. The touchpad has a very good fingertip reaction and the fingerprint reader is right between the two mouse buttons.



The Toshiba Qosmio X300 will amaze you with its bright and clear display which shows full colors and a very sharp image so you can truly enjoy high-detailed games.  You will also get a kick out of the Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor combined with the nVidia GeForce 9700M GTS graphics card (gamers are probably drooling right now).  The Toshiba Qosmio X300 did not produce the fan noise or the heat that we expected to hear and feel on such a monster. What we mean is that a temperature of 40.1 degrees Celsius is not that alarming for a laptop with such powerful components that produce a lot of heat under intensive use. The most heated part was the middle area, but the left, right and bottom side temperature varies from 30 to 35 degrees which is pretty cool. As for the loudspeakers, which are a very important part of the gaming laptop (what is the use of playing Jericho if you can't hear those monsters screaming from around the corner?), Toshiba has chosen the Harman Kardon loudspeakers and boy, did they make a wise choice! There are a total of four speakers on the X300 and the subwoofer on the bottom is the finish touch for one great sound quality. The battery life is not impressive and we didn't expect it to be, since this is not exactly you average portable laptop.



The Toshiba Qosmio X300 is a remarkable desktop replacement which has proven to us that Toshiba gaming laptops are above average. Thanks to the good integrates sound system, the sound capacity of this laptop has truly surpassed our imagination. You also get good gaming and application performances from this laptop because of the Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 processor with 4 GB of RAM and the nVidia GeForce 9700M GTS graphics card (which provides good performance for games that need DirectX 9 to run). Remember that one disadvantage of this laptop is that you have to clean it quite often because of the glossy surface that makes dust and fingerprints visible (you will have the same problem with the keyboard... well, except for dust maybe).



The Qosmio X300 is a very wise choice for people who seek a good looking laptop with a unique design and also very good specs. The flame pattern will look even better in the dark; even you will believe the laptop is on fire. This is not the only Toshiba Qosmio X300 model available as there are models from this same series which you can choose from. Even if they are basically the same, under the chassis there are different components located.



You might also want to check out the Toshiba Qosmio X500 series, another laptop with high performances. Of course, if you have some extra money to spare, you may want to look into some Alienware gadgets, we can tell you for sure that they make the best gaming laptops in the world. But for less money you can share some good gaming moment with Toshiba gaming laptops.