Qosmio F20 Series is an affordable "four-in-one" digital entertainment notebook with an attractive pearl white finish design. Featuring a High Luminance Clear SuperView 15.4-inch... more
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(+) Clear easy instuctions, Looks very smart, Light and easy to transport, very durable (-) Screen could be slightly bigger, battery doesn't last very long
A review by StormyA1 on Toshiba Qosmio F20-130 March 9th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Speed
Fast
Look & Feel
Excellent
Comfort & Portability
Good
Robustness & Durability
Good
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
Accesibilty
Disadvantages:
Charge time
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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The Laptop has so much to give, at first it does seem a little bit useless and money is not well spent, well lets just say, it takes more than a few weeks to get the best out of this model.
I was blown away by the graphics card it holds Nvdia 6600, to explain in simple terms, I had a desktop by Compaq, loaded up a game (Battlefield 2) and played, well the desktop kept on skipping, and stopping. This Laptop has not stopped once, even when I play online. This laptop has many benefits, wireless connection for use when on the train, DVD/CD rewriter, excellent use, and it rips those cds off quick. enough USB ports to link up your printer, mouse, webcam and mic. The media player is top of the range. It has its easy buttons to access the TV and media player.
I was also set back by its Surround sound system, you wouldnt believe it just by those two small speakers, well believe it.
As I mentioned earlier, this is not just a games player, this has its programmes for you financing, work, home, designer suites, encarta etc.
The only problem it has, well when the battery is fully charged, you can only use the laptop for approx 1 hr until it needs recharging, so if you are travelling ensure you are near a mains or buy an extra battery cell.
Advantages: Very fast laptop, havent found any software that is unable to run Disadvantages: boot up time can be a bit slow
When i first turned on this laptop i was just blown away by the quality and brightness of the screen, this has got to be the brightest screen of any laptpo that i have seen. The windows midia centre is great for thows how like there entertainment. it is easy to use and hasle free. just click and your away, the built in tv gives an excelant picture and just incase you want to go to the toilet in the middle of the football you can also pause live tv, ...
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Qosmio F20 Series is an affordable "four-in-one" digital entertainment notebook with an attractive pearl white finish design. Featuring a High Luminance Clear SuperView 15.4-inch wide-screen display, integrated TV tuner, digital video recorder (DVR), DVD SuperMulti Double Layer drive, virtual surround-sound stereo and all the capabilities of a powerful, full-featured notebook PC, the Qosmio F20 offers consumers a "4-in-1" experience in one innovatively converged notebook PC, eliminating the need for multiple consumer electronics devices such as a DVD player/recorder, TV and stereo audio system.
Telecom
Max Transfer Rate: 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications: ITU V.90
Features: V.92 upgradable
Networking
Networking: Network adapter
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Wireless NIC: Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free):
2 ( 0 ) x memory
1 ( 1 ) x PC Card - type II
1 ( 1 ) x SD Memory Card
1 ( 1 ) x Memory Stick
1 ( 1 ) x xD-Picture Card
Interfaces:
3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x display / video - S-video output
1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5mm
1 x TV antenna - input
Display / video - TV-out
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Remote control
Features: Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), administrator password, power-on password, hot keys
Compliant Standards: APM 1.2, ACPI 1.0b, VESA DPMS
Power
Power Device: External
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery
Technology: Lithium Ion
Installed Qty: 1
Operating system / software
OS Provided: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Software: Drivers & Utilities, Intervideo WinDVD, ConfigFree, Sonic RecordNow, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2, InterVideo WinDVD Creator Platinum 2, Microsoft Works 8.0, Norton Internet Security 2005 (90 days subscription), InterVideo WinDVR 5
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 1 year
