Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7170 review

Expecting a lot from a 17-inch desktop replacement laptop's battery isn't really fair, so we temper our expectations accordingly. Still, at only 2 hours and 14 minutes, the Qosmio X775 didn't last very long, even with a bulky battery that raises the entire back end of the system off the ground. Keep in mind that while our video playback battery drain test is tough, there's also not a lot of high-end hardware, such as a Core i7 CPU or full HD display, running -- only the GPU, which our battery test doesn't really hit, relying more on the integrated Intel graphics. Still, it's a step up from the last X775 laptop we tested, which ran for about 20 minutes less, but with more powerful hardware.

Toshiba includes an industry-standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty with the system. Support is accessible through a 24-7 toll-free phone line, and a customized support search page can direct you to online documents and driver downloads for this specific model.

Despite our reservations, the Toshiba Qosmio X775 is a perfectly fine midprice desktop replacement laptop that costs maybe $50 to $100 more than it should (so keep an eye out for retail discounts). With a 1080p screen, it'd be easier to recommend, but even then, the frankly juvenile design will make this a laptop you won't be eager to show off.

Metro (in fps)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

1,366x768 pixels, High, DX11, AAA, 4X AF

1,920x1,080 pixels, High, DX11, 4X AA, 16X AF

Origin EON17-S

49 

39 

Alienware M18x

46.7 

29.7 

Asus G74SX-A2

24.7 

20.3 

Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7170

23.7 

15.7 

Razer Blade

17.3 

8.7 

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System configurations:

Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7170
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core i5-2450M; 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 1.5GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M; 640GB Toshiba 7,200rpm

Alienware M18x
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.5GHz Intel Core i7-2920XM; 16GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; (SLi) 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M (x2) + 64MB (Dedicated) Intel HD 3000; 750GB Seagate 7,200rpm (x2)

Asus G74SX-A2
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM; 16GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 3GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M; HDD No. 1: 160GB Intel SSD + HDD No. 2: 750GB Seagate 7,200rpm

Origin EON17-S
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.5GHz Intel Core i7-2920XM; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,600MHz; 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 580M; HDD No. 1: 500GB Seagate 7200rpm + HDD No. 2: C300-CTFDDAC 128GB SSD

Razer Blade
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) w/ SP1; 2.8GHz Intel Core i7-2640M; 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1,333MHz; 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 555M / 64MB (Dedicated) Intel HD 3000; Lite-On IT 256GB SSD