REQ Qosmio F20 pics

either nobody owns them or they are all hiding...
i searched the web for like 2 hours now this is the best i found...

doh...that is the G20 (slot optical drive and other items).

Give me 10 min.

thanks for photos.. what do you think about this notebook?

I like it.... its a good size if you want something to "lug" around. The price point is a bit more managable than the G20.

You do see a difference in the materials being used in the casework, but overall the performance is right up there with the G20. Screen is still gorgeous.... it just lacks the DUAL HD and Raid.

If you are not going to take advantage of the MCE features...I would invest in a higher end M40 or M60.

so late in refreshing your browser

i was less than 10 min in posting

The screen brightness and sharpness and overall quality do not compare to anything in the market.

The Qomsio Engine is a big part of this + the dual lamp system. I did an entire post on what the Qosmio Engine is...it is OVERLOOKED BY EVERYONE IN THE MARKET. It is a host of technologies that you will not find in other brands.

I didnt consider the M60 for my needs, as I wanted the best out there....

M60 with trubrite = 220 cd/m2
F20 = 450 cd/m2
g20 = 500 cd/m2

very differnt in terms of brightness....

Yeah it is a sweet system, I like how the back of the screen is alluminum, too bad the whole system couldn't be made out of it. It is a fingerprint magnet. Also the screen is the best I have seen on any laptop, unbelievably bright. You could blind someone with that screen. if only the G20 wasn't $3k...

Not sure why you are making it a point to question my PERSONAL decision on the G20. Did I wrong you in some way? Are you upset with my comments? I wanted the best and I picked the G20...I never said anywhere in the forum that other people should buy it...nor did I ever steer anyone on this forum from buying other notebooks. I have offered a very UNBIASED approach to all the responses I give and the NUMEROUS PMs I get.

Read this regarding the Qosmio Engine:

http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...=qosmio+engine

there is more, but I don't have the time to dig it up.

Show me a current manufacturer that is using a screen that gets to that level of brightness? Show me a notebook manufacturer that can get 500:1 contrast ratio. Toshiba is currently one of the only manufactures to use this type of screen. (I had heard rumors that Dell used it, but could never find prove of it). The THICKNESS of the LCD/LID is the dead giveaway....no other manufacturer has that type of casework thickness (required for the 2 lamp system). Show me a notebook that has a 10ms response rate?

However.....you will see this screen being used by other late in Q4 and throughout 2006.

Toshiba can ask whatever price they want....just like all manufaucturers....they are not looking to sell this notebook to everyone. It is up to the CONSUMER to decide if they want to pay a bit of a premium.

The M60 didnt fit my needs because I wanted Dual HD support, I wanted a TV Tuner, I wanted the BEST screen available. I like the piano finish (yes it needs to be cleaned often...just like a car).

I do quite a bit of multimedia, including editing. I like to share my digital images with my guests, hence MCE. I do not watch a lot of TV, but I like to record the shows I do watch.

I like the fact that when people come over to my condo that they comment on the G20. (We all get toys to a certain extent to "show off").

If it seems like I am pissed...you are correct. Not sure what I said directly to Mr.Dark that has him questioning my purchase.

I am happy with my M60, though that Qosmio looks delicious.

M.

the machine is good for the $ dark, yp makes some solid points in his post, and i agree that he deserves a nice iced cap or maybe even a good scotch, i would get him one on me if he was around.

Edit.

Jericho, did you read what the qosimo's about in YP5's post? I didn't think so. Granted there are many cheaper laptops with 'better' specs than those of the qosimo for gaming and what not, but the qosimo is made to do multimedia (qosimo engine, dual lamp screen etc) and that's where it stands above the rest and where the extra $ is going to.

BTW I'd love to see where you can find ANY laptop with a 64bit P4 with 2mb cache.

lol.

gOOnter, no worries about trying to share info on technology...

Jericho..what type of notebook are you using right now? Curious as to what you value in a notebook.

good question of him YP....

im sorry jericho, but it is a good system and telling people who are buying it or any system with the same graphics card such as the sager 3880 and the acer ferrari among the offerings from MSI and others that they are buying bad machines with outdated tech because they are not getting a 6800ultra/wuxga/whatever is absurd.

im sure that you dont like the qosmio and no one is saying that you have to, but at least respect those who choose to purchase it based on their wants and needs when you are talking about the machine. to you it may not be great but thats just your opinion and telling everyone who owns one their machine is crap cause you dont like it or feel the hardware is not good enough is not right.

you are entitled to your opinion but coming here and bashing a machine/brand and trying to start a flame war is really sad.