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The quad-core Intel Core i7-2630QM is an excellent, powerful CPU, and makes the F755 more than capable of handling just about any task, including the intensive work required for glasses-free 3D playback. It performed on par with other multimedia laptops with the same CPU, including the Dell XPS 17 and the Toshiba Qosmio X775, which has active-shutter 3D.
The Nvidia GeForce 540M graphics are fine for basic mainstream gaming, but this definitely is not a dedicated gaming machine, especially as the 3D effect doesn't work in games. In Street Fighter IV, the system got 44.3 frames per second at full 1080p resolution, while a much more graphically intensive game, Metro 2033, ran at 7 fps at the same resolution. If you dial the settings back, however, most current games should run acceptably. Getting a driver update to support 3D gameplay would be great, as 3D gaming is arguably much better and more flexible on a PC than on game consoles.
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| Mainstream | Avg watts/hour |
| Off (60%) | 0.47 |
| Sleep (10%) | 1.4 |
| Idle (25%) | 13.34 |
| Load (05%) | 63.82 |
| Raw kWh number | 105.8 |
| Annual power consumption cost | $11.93 |
No one really expects a semiexperimental laptop such as this to have great battery life, even though at 15 inches it's not an unreasonable size to carry around. It actually did a bit better than we expected, running for 2 hours and 14 minutes in our 2D video playback battery drain test. In casual use, the system died in under 1 hour when playing 3D Blu-ray video. Clearly, this is not the laptop for watching 3D movies on during an airplane flight.
Toshiba supplies a standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with Qosmio F755, but we'd strongly consider getting an enhanced or extended package for such an unusual system. Adding accidental damage coverage for that one-year term is an extra $79, while a three-year plan is $149 for basic coverage and $299 for three years with accidental damage protection.
The Toshiba Qosmio F755 is a bit of a one-trick pony, but when it works right, it's a pretty good trick. It's exactly the kind of technology that a company such as Apple would refine for a few additional in-house generations before releasing to the public, but we also appreciate the opportunity Toshiba is offering to be an early adopter, if you can handle the typical early-adopter growing pains.
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System configurations:
Toshiba Qosmio F755-3D290
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM; 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 540M; 750GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Dell XPS 17 3D
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 3GB Nvidia GeForce GT 555M; 500GB Seagate 7,200rpm
Sony Vaio VPCF215FX/BI
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM; 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 540M; 640GB Toshiba 7,200rpm
Toshiba Qosmio X775-3DV78
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 1.5 GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M; HDD #1 - 500GB Seagate 7,200rpm + HDD #2: 750GB Toshiba 5,400rpm
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