Pros

  • Beautiful screen
  • RAID-configurable hard drives

Cons

  • Heavy and expensive

At A Glance

The Qosmio can't be beat for the ultimate notebook multimedia experience. It's big and heavy, but includes tons of extras.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number PQG32U00C008
Inventory Number 25429
UPC Code 00032017682160
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
Processor speed 2000.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 2000.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 667.0 MHz
Display
Display size 17.0 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
Vertical Resolution 1200
External Monitor Interface Integrated
Graphics
Graphics Type Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset nVidia GeForce Go 7600
Storage
Drive size 240.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Express card 1
Other storage
  • Express Card Slot
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 300.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Ports and Connections
Microphone input Yes
Composite Video Ports Yes
Available Interfaces
  • A/V (Composite)
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • FireWire Port
  • Infrared
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x4)
  • Video - S-Video
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps
Firewire 1
Headphone Jack Yes
Wireless connection 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth No
Slots
  • Express Card Slot
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
PC Card Slots 1
Dimensions
Width 16.0 inches
Depth 11.6 inches
Height 2.1 inches
Weight with Accessories 12.0 pounds
Weight 12.0 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
XD picture card 1
Included Software
Included Software
  • Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
  • Microsoft Works 8.5
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices AC Adapter
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Other Hardware
  • composite audio/video cable
  • Remote control
  • infrared tranceiver
  • coaxial antenna adapter
Hardware List Notebook

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 3:00  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 461
Gaming
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 120.11  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 97.2  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 109
World Bench 5 Rating Very Good
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 390
ACD Systems ACDSee 593
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 285
Adobe Photoshop 292
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 259
Windows Media Encoder 267
Ahead Nero 383
Musicmatch Jukebox 469
Adobe Premiere 462
Roxio VideoWave 243
WinZip 300
Microsoft Office XP 533