Toshiba Qosmio X305-Q701

My Asus laptop decided to suddenly die on me last week. Now since this was my only PC it was hard to do some of the things that I need for work so getting a replacement was in order. I started looking around but was interested in getting something that would not break the bank but would still let me play some games. I was willing to give up some specs since this time around I was not going to be buying a highish end game machine.

After looking over the net and checking out some Dell models and some Alienware models I decided to stop in to Best Buy to see their Toshiba, Ausu and Gateway game machines. These seemed to be a bit more in line with what I wanted to spend so it would be a good place to start off.

After looking over a few different models I decided on the 17" Toshiba X305-Q701. This has an interesting case that can kind of grown on you (on maybe not grown on your but you can get used to it). The specs include Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz processor with 4GB of RAM, 200 GB 7200 RMP SATA drive and an Nvidia 9700m GTS with 512MB of memory.

So far it has been great. I am playing my games in there and getting the work that I need done. I was even able to put the SATA drive from the old laptop into this one as a second drive which was pretty cool.

If you are looking for a new game laptop it might be worth a trip down to Best Buy as they have some decent game units for $1000 to $1600. Certainly much easier to swallow considering they will get the job done.