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    question about the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by scarletfever, Dec 16, 2009.

  1. scarletfever

    scarletfever Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,

    On Newegg, this laptop is about $1900, and has spex far better than any other 18.4" laptop under 2K. My question is, what's the catch? Will it break after a year? I've never bought a Toshiba, so I'm not sure if there are any quality issues or whatnot. I just ordered an HP, but customer service so far has been a nightmare. Any advice on this laptop would be appreciated! Thanks :)
     
    scarletfever, Dec 16, 2009
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Toshiba is much better than HP.

    It's less likely to have problems. HP gets hot.
     
    moral hazard, Dec 16, 2009
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  3. laptoplog

    laptoplog Newbie

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    Toshiba has very good customer support , go for Toshiba
     
    laptoplog, Dec 17, 2009
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  4. Zeratul010

    Zeratul010 Notebook Guru

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    I have a month, 20 phone calls, 2 holds, 2 misdirected shipments, and 0 laptops that disagree with you. Toshiba has good quality - they have HORRID customer service.

    Don't expect it to ship until after Christmas, but if you're willing to put up with the wait, it's supposed to be a quality machine.
     
    Zeratul010, Dec 18, 2009
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  5. laptoplog

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    At least in Greece , things are much much better, regarding the service
     
    laptoplog, Dec 19, 2009
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  6. Amnesiac

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    Wrong. The reliability and quality of their products far surpass the more common brands such as Dell, HP, and Acer, but their customer support is absolutely terrible from what I hear.

    Lucky, because surprisingly, my A300 is of such good quality that I haven't had the send it in.
     
    Amnesiac, Dec 19, 2009
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  7. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yep, that's exactly right.
     
    moral hazard, Dec 19, 2009
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