new Qosmio video card....please help

So even though it sacrifices a bit of battery life, the F15 is a better bet if I want gaming as well as media?

It was hot all over. The keyboard was hot and it was not something I'd want to own. Go see one on display after its been on all day. Remember it wasn't playing games which stress it even more.

My advice is to avoid Toshiba till 2006. I have other posts why I write such in this forum. Hint: Return rates.

Bob

I'm looking for a 15.4' notebook that is decently fast, can handle multimedia and games, has bluetooth/wireless connections, plenty of hard drive space, and i'm looking under $2,000. After doing a lot of research, the Qosmio F15 seems to do that the best ($1.5 K, 128mb graphics, 80 gb HD, bluetooth etc. plus the sharpest, brightest screen i've seen).
If you wouldn't go with Toshiba, what would you recommend instead that fits my criteria?
Thanx!
--Joey--

It can be fitted with the ATI 128M card and is just about as good as it gets for gamers plus 64-bit capable so you won't scream about it next year. It's over at compaq.com

Bob

I'll take a look, but i'm still a bit wary after reading plenty of posts/reviews regarding bad components, build quality, service with HP/Compaq. You're one of the first to mention serious problems with Toshiba...

If you google it with Toshiba GRILL, the story begins. Where it ends?

Dell, HP, Compaq, IBM all get slimed a lot because... there are so many out there. You have to sift the reports a lot to see what each story is.

The top story in my book are those that expected SOFTWARE SUPPORT. Like the man said "forget about it." Today, this is something no vendor has sorted.

Bob

hi,

Is there any way that the 64mb geforce 6600 pre-installed in the toshiba f25 series be upgraded to a 128mb or 256mb dedicated? Please help. I need your advice... Furthermore, is there another option, say a different type of video card that is also suitable with a 128mb dedicated memory?

Thank you.

Unless you see cards offered by the laptop maker, then you have your answer. 99.99% of the models have no card to change but chips soldered into place. If this is an issue, get the machine with the video you want.

Bob

Thank you for the advice. That would be the pre installed video card in the toshiba f25 series which only has 64mb dedicated memory. would the video card in the Q series which has a dedicated 128mb work for the F25? The make is NVIDIA.

You didn't do the homework it seems. Look at the maker's website and find if they offer replacement cards. If not, you found your answer.

The "card" is not a card but chips soldered on the mainboard. It usually costs as much as an entire laptop to change the mainboard so few ever change the video "card".

Bob

thank you. I am actually in the process of picking a machine that suits me. Seems like there is no way to increse the size of the memory... my other option is the hp zd8230. What is your view towards that model?

well, here it is... my budget is under 2k including tax. what i'm after is 1g ram, at least 100g diskspace, and a very fast clock speed where serious games can be played...

The R4000 with the better video comes to mind. It's well under 2000. See if it meets your spec.

Bob

Sorry, but stateside there is no visible support system. It's a nice idea but I wouldn't.

Bob

There are all kinds of outfits selling ASUS and I'd not buy form some of them. But the ones that have good reviews, Proportable and AGear come to mind, have positive feedback and pretty long warranties standard. That having been said, I'll likely buy a Sony FS690 very shortly. Actually, I think the Sony would meet the needs of the guy who started this thread... it has a GPU with 64MB of resident memory.