- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple MacBook Pro 8th Gen
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- ASUS G75VW-AS71
- Apple MacBook Air 5th Gen
- Acer Aspire S S7
- 17.3"
- Core i7 2 GHz Quad core
- 8 GB DDR3-1333
- 750 GB HDD
Released October, 2011
Rated 80% by by Christine-E.-Perry (May, 2013)I'm hoping to find a resolution as this laptop was extremely pricey!! 3D is stunning, very nice design, kinda heavy for a laptop, but overall besides for it getting hot, I love it!
Rated 80% by by ggthnx (Jul, 2012)Not as quick as the Solid State drive version I'm sure, and I foresee myself purchasing a Solid State hard drive at some point in the future for this beast, but overall, the performance has been more than acceptable in terms of both data and graphic processing power.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D compared to the ASUS G74 Series G74SX
GHz2
Intel Core i7 2630QM
Rated 100% by by Layer-1-7--Tony (May, 2012)Bought one of these to play with 3D displays, and this system with the NVDA active glasses 3D Vision system delivers really nice 3D graphics.
2 GHz
Intel Core i7 2630QM
Rated 60% by by Christian-HanssonThe machine has met all my expectations, delivering a fast machine, lots of RAM, great screen, and it is S I L E N T (for a PC Laptop), and the keyboard and palm rest makes it very comfortable when one is coding for 12 hours straigh.
screen size
17.3"
17.3"
Qosmio X775 3D by MJUSTIN88 (Nov, 2011)Very fast, beautiful large display, handles anything I have thrown at it.
G74 Series G74SX by dstrakele (Sep, 2011)The larger 1920x1080 HD display is a big improvement over my previous laptop.
screen resolution
Qosmio X775 3D by Ryan (Dec, 2011)The screen size remained the same but the Toshiba pulls off a win here as its a bit nicer quality the true 1080p resolution capabilities prob.
G74 Series G74SX by Nythauk (Sep, 2011)Movies play with the fluid flow of a cinema and I connected the laptop to my projector and enjoyed "Armageddon" in 1080p, a most enjoyable and fun experience.
cpu speed
| 0 GHz | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
G74 Series G74SX by John-Malachowski--Imafoolru12 (Apr, 2012)There are so many positive aspects to this computer and its design, from the cooling system (quite possibly one of the best designs I have ever seen for a laptop) to the rich hardware (16 GB RAM and a solid state drive plus the i7 (which does boost to 3.0 GHz)) all cooperate fantastically together.
processor
G74 Series G74SX by S.-Pellenz--Wonko55 (Dec, 2011)Hence I was looking for a portable computer with at least 16Gb of RAM and a quad-core processor.
memory
| 0 GB | 12 GB | 20 GB |
G74 Series G74SX by Peter-PhillipsI was unable to locate a reliable source for a fourth, matching Samsung DIMM so I bought four 4GB DIMMs DDR-1333 DIMMs that Crucial recommends for this system.
Performance Real world tests of Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D vs ASUS G74 Series G74SX
3DMark06 CPU
G74 Series G74SX by Braden1996 (Aug, 2011)While the appearances of the Notebook was quite important to me, it did not take precedence over performance; this laptop performs admirably in all applications varying from Games to benchmarks to everything else.
battery life
2.5 hour
3 hour
Qosmio X775 3D by study-gamer2012 (Jun, 2012)In additon you should not get this laptop if you are looking for a long battery life, since you barely get 2.5 hours on the lowest setting!
G74 Series G74SX by ggthnx (Jul, 2012)Gaming on high resolution for hours with various different graphic intensive games, and the ONLY time did the case ever become hot, was when it was resting on a thick comforter for over an hour and a half.
cinebench r10 32Bit
G74 Series G74SX by John-Malachowski--Imafoolru12 (Apr, 2012)~. If you are a gamer, which I am only the casual type (but am considering buying modern warfare 3 seen as I don't doubt this rigs ability to run it), I can tell you that the 3DMark scores (and others) posted by reviews are accurate and my framerate in CS 1.6 at 1920x1080 with light levels of AA and AF will not budge from 100 fps.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the ASUS G74 Series G74SX
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0 + HS) | vs | 1 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.0) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Lighter | 3,401 g | vs | 4,263 g |
| More than 20% lighter | |||
| Thinner | 36 mm | vs | 60 mm |
| More than 40% thinner | |||
| Marginally newer | Oct, 2011 | vs | Jun, 2011 |
| Release date 3 months later | |||
Advantages compared to the Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D
| Much more storage capacity | 1,500 GB | vs | 750 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2x more storage capacity | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 12 GB | vs | 8 GB |
| 50% more RAM; run more applications and have more browser tabs open without slowing down the system | |||
| Slightly longer battery life | 3 hour | vs | 2.5 hour |
| 20% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Toshiba Qosmio X775 3D | ASUS G74 Series G74SX | ||
 |   Rated by 23 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Ryan (Dec, 2011) Rated 80% by by Gizmo-Sprocket--Gizmo-Sprocket Rated 80% by by Gizmo-Sprocket--Gizmo-Sprocket | Rated by 238 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by D.-Mcintyre (Oct, 2011) Rated 100% by by Hoa (Dec, 2011) Rated 100% by by silucidity | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 3 | ASUS G75VW-AS71 Lots of l2 cache |
 | 4 | Apple MacBook Air 5th Gen 5-way tie: Fast Bluetooth |
 | 5 | Acer Aspire S S7 Newest on the market |
 | 6 | Alienware M Series M14x 2-way tie: Fastest processor |
