Toshiba Qosmio G15-AV501

Toshiba Qosmio G15-AV501

Qosmio G15-AV501 Review, by Carla Thornton May 5, 2005

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• Latest User Reviews 5 reviews
• Reviewed by: astroboy2005

  Duration of ownership: 4 Years

  Strengths: other than being able to play Half Life 2? none.

  Weaknesses: It's a giant piece of crap. Heavy, runs WAY to hot, and there is the ever present motherboard failure. I've owned the computer since it first came out, payed almost $4000 for it and now i'm just glad i paid extra for the warrenty. I'm actually on a Mac, which i've come to absolutely love, because my Qosmio is in the shop for the 3rd time, it'll be the 3rd motherboard change since i bought it. Yes, 3 motherboards have fried from basic use. I'm a student at UW Madison, i got it to run CAD programs, and now i can't even USE it because it breaks down every day.

  Overall: This computer sucks. DON'T buy one! EVER!

• Reviewed by: fernihana

  Duration of ownership: 35 Months

  Strengths: Qosmio G15-AV501 was worth every penny. Video, audio, graphics, speed, etc...

  Weaknesses: Since I had not problems with my Qosmio G15-AV501, i never really paid attention to the recall problem, until i got the vetical lines.

  Overall: I will continue to recommend to businesses the purchase of Toshiba laptops. I also recommend IBM, and sometimes SONY. The quality of Qosmio G15-AV501 is great, not really for business but indeed better than APPLE by far.

• Reviewed by: stephenbuss

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: Don't buy Qosmio series from Toshiba, I can give you proof if you message me (sales receipt some pictures) . I would like nothing more then to make a impact on somebody considering on buying from Toshiba. Stick with your Desktop then with this cash burner that will malfunction shortly after the warranty does.

  Weaknesses: -Huge Laptop, (larger then I had thought) -Very noisy fan or fans -Hot -The laptop scratches easily -About 5 burned out pixels right out of the box (new) -A lemon (again the F-15) Do a google search. The Nvidia Graphics chip that is soldered on overheats and makes the whole motherboard a complete pile of junk. -Speakers sounded terrible after 3 months of use -Battery life is awful. After 1 year of use the windows battery warning comes on after 5 minutes of being unplugged. -infrared only works with remote, not a true Infrared that can work with other devices -Heavy -Very poor customer support unless you plan to call overseas.

  Overall: WARNING This comment is for all Qosmio Laptops. I just got rid of my Toshiba F-15 AV-201 paper weight at the huge technology mall: Pantip Plaza, in Bangkok Thailand for 1,000 baht equivalent of $32.00 USD. Bought the Laptop NEW for $2,599.95 from CDW a couple years back. Well 1 Year and some change the Main Board fried, something to do with the embedded Nvidia graphics chip. A TRUE lemon. The Toshiba repair shop in Thailand said that the quality of parts on the Motherboard is not good in the U.S. and I should have bought it in Thailand. Now I am on a mission to let every one now about Toshiba. Just go to there web site and see if it is easy or not to contact customer support. No mention of this anywhere, just one big cover up. Vertical lines on the screen? not this laptop!!! P.S. I am on a crusade to let every one now about this lemon from Toshiba.

• Reviewed by: EvolBaby

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: What strengths unless you count Toshiba's legendary bullsnot to sell a product a strength.

  Weaknesses: Everything and mostly the leadership and management at Toshiba.

  Overall: Toshiba is a name that is fast becoming synonymous with liar, fraud, cheat, criminal. How this company is allowed to do business on Earth is beyond me. They engage in sloppy craftsmanship and rush jobs and worse on repairing those rush jobs. They lie through their teeth to your face, hire incompetent non english speaking henchmen in third world countries where they pay them a bowl of rice a day and two eggs. These Qosmio G15s are a nightmare to own. Sure they have all the bells and whistles but so did Capt. Hook. The motherboards burn out faster than match in a tornado and their customer support people are about as much help as a broken arm cookie elf. I mean they LIE and CHEAT with such abandon and are SNEAKY about it til you just go to the court files and see for yourself. They should change their name to 'Class Action Lawsuit Computers' as that's where they eventually always end up. This company is run and operated by criminals, theives and liars. They don't repair their slap-dash products, they weasle around it and then some stalwart soul has to go to court to get justice against them. These laptops break while under warranty and Toshiba's support people and customer service people dance around the issue for MONTHS waiting for your warranty to wear out and then want to charge you for their screw ups. The only reason the U.S. government allows their products in the country is probably because of bribes because no company in the universe can have this bad a track record and exist like thes throwbacks. Boycott everything Toshiba makes until their ratings for customer service and manufacture are on a par with what a customer deserves. Want to get scared? Just go to any search engine and type in: Toshiba lawsuit , and expect to spend weeks of your time enjoying reading all the articles. Shame on Toshiba. They dishonor themselves and Japan.

• Reviewed by: flatlandr

  Duration of ownership: 2 Years

  Strengths: Keeps you wondering when it will crash

  Weaknesses: Crashes, motherboard problems, hard drive problems

  Overall: This unit was finally recalled by toshiba. Stay away from it. I just had a new HP 9000 given to me in exchange for it. From Best Buy. Make sure if u get it to get a lemon guarentee.

• Reviewed by: toshibablows

  Strengths: Great paperweight or heating pad

  Weaknesses: Motherboard failure, sound driver failure, caps lock permanently sticks, runs so hot you could use it as a George Foreman grill.

  Overall: My computer went though the "eqiupment enhancement" repair from toshiba last year. Unfortunately the same motherboard issue is happening again. I put a call into Toshiba and all they would do is direct me to a repair facility. I called a few times asking to speak with a CSR and all they did was put me on hold for a half hour. AVOID THIS AND ALL TOSHIBA PRODUCTS. HORRIBLE.PS, I'm currently amused by the downfall of HD-DVD. Toshiba really deserves it.

• Reviewed by: kevision36

  Strengths: nice display

  Weaknesses: motherboard

  Overall: Do not buy this computer unless you want to wait 2 weeks every 9 months to have it repaired. my motherboard has "failed" twice in less than two years. Toshiba is fixing for free because - and I can only assume - there is a "known issue" with the qosmio motherboard. I was also informed by a Toshiba rep. that there was a class action lawsuit settled regarding this machine, and that is why toshiba has granted everyoon who owns this product a 12-month ext. What good is a 12 month ext. if the problem will never be resolved? I think toshiba should recall the entire line and do some sort of exchange, since there is clearly a problem with the motherboards on this computer. Has anyone had any luck in getting a new computer and not one of the old qosmios? I have had little luck with their support/relations department. Any ideas or suggestions? email me please. thanks

• Reviewed by: dragoonusa

  Strengths: NICE VIDEO / AUDIO

  Weaknesses: WEIGHT/NON STANDARD HOOK-UPS FOR COAX

  Overall: I Bought this machine 6 months ago for in the field to edit Photos & Videos in the middle of a job poof it died. when I called I was asked if I had done any work on it. I said no then they said I qualified for a board change. What? I asked, was this a recall? no, she said then what is it? she said it was a quality upgrade. This sounds like corprate speak for recall to me. they sent me a box overnight and I sent it in and it was back in a week. so far so good. I was told by a local repair shop that this upgrade or recall is a secret until a customer calls with a problem. even if your warranty has expired they will still replace the board.

• Reviewed by: muthabode

  Strengths: beautiful screen, processor, impressive around the coffee shop.

  Weaknesses: screen has broken twice within the year. Repair time is extroadinary.

  Overall: I just registered on another computer in the office because my Toshiba's screen just started dancing and going out. It has already been in for a month and a half for the same problem, but it began doing the same thing a couple hours ago. The screen would go black periodically, until eventually, scrambly screen and then nothing. They claimed to have fixed it last time, but here it is again. I cannot believe the time I am taking from my job reloading this computer, having to buy a temporary laptop loading that, and then doing it again with this one. I will bring this down to the repair shop, buy another computer and leave this one around for when times are desparate. We are a small business that has two man crews that use the laptops from 7-5 hours each day. Our clients do not understand screen problems, all they want is service, and they have big machines to roll over us if we don't deliver. I loved the display, but I understand the fan on these big screens might not be enough to cool the screen and these powerful new processors. I have taken immaculate care of my computer, and can only attribute this repeated failure to bad design. If you can live without your computer every 6 months or so for a month and a half, buy this computer.

• Reviewed by: sean30

  Strengths: None

  Weaknesses: Everything

  Overall: I am interested in arbitration as a result of the many problems I have had with my laptop, as have many others on the listing. Can anyone give details as to what has to be done? Have you suceeded in getting cash reimbursment? Or a refurbished unit? Thanks.