Toshiba P100-ST9012 Thoughts?

I would like to hear anyones opinions and thoughts on this notebook..

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/toshibadirect.to?page=gaming&seg=HHO

What is the general consensus of this laptop compared to others in the that price range and setup. I chose this over the Qosmio simply because of the VGA.

This will not be my desktop replacement. Just a little bit of general graphics editing, occassional movie viewing, and some gaming(nothing high-end). A general use laptop away from home.

Thanks for any feedback.

 

It seems like a laptop with a 7900GTX is kind of overkill if you aren't planning on using it for high-end gaming. It seems like the heat and power requirements of the 7900GTX even compared to the 7900GS in the P105 models would have been more than enough.

Should be a fine laptop, the only thing i'd say again is that it seems like it might not be necessary to have the graphics power this offers you based on what you've described as your use for it.

-Zadillo

 

I agree with Zadillo, if you don't need the high-end gaming why buy the highest end laptop gaming card available. You could knock another $500 + off the price by going with a lower graphics option.

I've had the laptop and my only complaint (and not really a complaint) is that the keyboard takes a bit of time to get used to. Since it has the numeric keypad, the alpha keys on the right side of the keyboard a bit narrower than on a standard keyboard. This will just take some time to adjust to.

Specifically, the right Shift key, the Period key, the Question mark key, and the Enter key are all narrower than a standard keyboard. It will just take some time to get used to.

 

I agree with the others, I have the p100 st9212 the same laptop but with the lower graphics card (7900 gs 256 mb) and I can play all the high end stuff , but this laptop was bought with that in mind. This is about 100 dollars more then mine cash wise, so if you want a laptop that will be good for a very long time and not totally obsolete then go with it, it is one hell of a great deal. It is all about preference , but take in mind this is a gaming laptop and can do everything else prett **** well. So what do you need?

 

yeah, the 7900GTX would ensure the need of power for the future, especially if u want to upgrade to vista; but can u justify spending that much cash if u don't game? if ur not considering desktop replacement, why not use smaller 15" screen, its more portable, keep in mind i've heard that the sattelite with 7900GTX make the p100 really HOT! same with the 7900GS but with less extent, if u do decide to buy the p100, y not get the cheaper one with the 7300 one instead? save the money and upgrade it earlier when it is outdated

 

That's what I did. Mind you the biggest thing for me is screen real estate. I want max resolution, which for the P100 means WSXGA+ (1680x1050). You can either Build to Order and select it, which means the best GPU you can put in it is an nVidia 7600 (upgraded from the previous 7300 choice). Or you can buy the only two complete models with WSXGA+ screens the P100-9412 at 2499.00USD, or the P100-9612 at 2899.00USD.

Toshibadirect.com in the US recently ran a 25% promo for two days (7/10 and 7/11 only), for BTO laptops (including the P100). So I configured a P100, nVidia 7600 w/256mb, WSXGA+ w/Trubrite, 2.16ghz Dual Core, WiFi/BT, DVD Multi drive, with the stock RAM and HDD (I have my own upgrades here), and it priced around 1800. So for me the answer was easy. 700.00USD for the 7900GTX versus the 7600? For the light gaming I do, and the possible heat/power drain, it's the BTO option for me.. The 25% off promo is over, but they are still offering a 20% off on BTO P100s.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...offBTO&seg=HHO

 

Yes, I just got this bad boy P100-ST9012 in and let me tell you, the 7900GTX DOES make it HELLA hot. So hot that it has rebooted on me on two ocasions, and I am measuring tempts of 90C at max load. It burns sometime, it gets so hot.

Tell you the truth? I'm disappointed. I love how I can run all of my great games, but the tradeoff is not good.

 

Thanks for the reply everyone.

The price is not really a factor. (Inside Connection).

My main goal was to have a system that can handle 3D editing programs, such as Maya and the likes for business trips. Gaming would only be occasional, but it wouln't hurt to be prepared for what lies ahead. I would have easily gone for the Qosmio, but was told this model had the better VGA which is what I need for the 3D designing.

Basically, I'm asking will a gaming system work good as a designing system?

 

Probably not - you'll have to choose one or the other. I know the GTX will offer phenomenal gaming performance and will offer decent power when using business/3D design. However, other cards, such as Nvidia's Quadro line will outperform the GTX in the business/3D design area, but will loose in the gaming arena. What are you going to be doing more of?

 

Just wanted to second that. You should definitely look into a Quadro-equipped laptop if your primary use for it is going to be stuff like Maya, etc. A 7900GTX equipped system can certainly handle it as well and still give you good performance, but the Quadro line really is made for people who do need to do 3D rendering/animation/etc. on the go.