im in the navy so i dont have room for desktop
. i want the best laptop for gaming i can get.) i came across these thay look ok to me but want some advice be for i drop this much money on something. i also dont know the differents between quad and extreme Processor. specs im looking for are grapihcs sli, 4g ram, quad or extreme(depends on whats better for gaming), perfer blue ray but not to imporant. screen size i like 17 but i hear smaller like 15 is better for gaming. also i have had toshiba laptops 2 of them. they run very hot and shut off randomly. is this a toshiba problem or just me? both where satelites. does any one know of any better laptops? alien ware i dont know becuease they over-clocking and i hear they burn out quickly but might get if i some one really know alienware. i would like to have this laptop for atlease 2 years before i upgrade again. any help would really help me. thank you in advance.
X305-Q708 : Detailed Product Specs 4,149
Processor*
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9300
Operating System*
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (32/64-bit version), SP1
Memory Size*
4GB
Memory Speed*
PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
Display Size*
17.0" widescreen
Display Type*
WSXGA+ with TruBrite® Technology
Display Resolution*
1680x1050
Graphics Engine*
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS graphics with NVIDIA® SLI® Technology
Graphics Memory*
512MBx2 GDDR3 discrete graphics memory plus up to 1663MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
Hard Drive Size*
128GB Solid State Hard Drive (SSD)
Secondary Hard Drive Size*
320GB 2nd HDD
Secondary Hard Drive Speed*
7200rpm
Optical Drives*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive supporting up to 11 formats
Wireless LAN*
Atheros® Wireless-LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® V2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Inputs and Controls
CD/DVD Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track), Mute button, Media button, 104 key US keyboard with 10 Key Pad, Camera control buttons, Dolby settings, Panel Lights
Modem
Modem
LAN
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Audio
Built-in microphone, Microphone jack (mono), 4 harman/kardon® stereo speakers with subwoofer, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port), Headphone jack (stereo)
AC Adapter
230W (19V 12.1A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input
Battery
Li-Ion (3200mAh)
PC Express Slot
1-ExpressCard™ Slot
Media Card Reader
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
USB Ports*
3-USB (2.0) with Sleep and Charge, 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and Charge
iLINK
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
Regza Link
Regza Link (HDMI-CEC), 1080p support
Software*
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®, WildTangent® Orb™ Games Console, Hard disc (HDD) recovery, PowerCinema for TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA Face Recognition, Norton 360™ All-In-One Security (60-day Trial), TOSHIBA Disc Creator, Microsoft® Works Version 9.0, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Speech System, Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5 for Toshiba, Google Picasa™, TOSHIBA DVD Player, Microsoft® Office Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)
Weight*
Starting at 9.04 lbs.
Color
Fusion Finish™ with Rogue™ pattern
Standards*
RoHS Compliant
Standard Limited Warranty*
1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery
Qosmio X305-Q706 Laptop : Detailed Product Specs 2,899
Wireless USB Ready
Wireless USB*
Processor*
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400
Operating System*
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 64/32-bit)
Memory*
4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
Display Size*
17.0" widescreen
Display Type*
WSXGA+ with TruBrite® Technology
Display Resolution*
1680x1050
Graphics Engine*
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS graphics with NVIDIA® SLI® Technology
Graphics Memory*
512MBx2 GDDR3 discrete graphics memory plus up to 1663MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
Hard Drive*
320GB HDD (7200rpm)
Secondary Hard Drive Size*
None Available
Optical Drives*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive supporting up to 11 formats
Wireless LAN*
Atheros® Wireless-LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Wireless USB*
Wireless USB Ready
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® V2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Inputs and Controls
CD/DVD Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track), Dolby settings, Camera control buttons, Panel Lights, Media button, 104 key US keyboard with 10 Key Pad, Mute button
Modem
Modem
LAN
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Audio
Built-in microphone, Headphone jack (stereo), Microphone jack (mono), 4 harman/kardon® stereo speakers with subwoofer, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
AC Adapter
230W (19V 12.1A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input
Battery
Li-Ion (3200mAh)
PC Express Slot
1-ExpressCard™ Slot
USB Ports*
3-USB (2.0), 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and Charge
iLINK
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
Media Card Reader
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
Regza Link
Regza Link (HDMI-CEC), 1080p support
Software*
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®, WildTangent® Orb™ Games Console, Hard disc (HDD) recovery, PowerCinema for TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA Face Recognition, Norton 360™ All-In-One Security (60-day Trial), TOSHIBA Disc Creator, Microsoft® Works Version 9.0, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Speech System, Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5 for Toshiba, Google Picasa™, TOSHIBA DVD Player, Microsoft® Office Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)
Weight*
Starting at 9.04 lbs.
Color
Fusion Finish™ with Rogue™ pattern
Standards*
RoHS Compliant
Standard Limited Warranty*
1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery
W90 series
Cpu
intel core 2 Duo prossecer t9600
Chipset
Intel x38 express chipset
Display
18.4
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce 9800m GS W/GDDR3 1024 Vram
Mem
Ddr 2 to 6 gigs 3slots 2 gig
for more info http://event.asus.com/notebook/2009/w90/
thanks for the help nick
X305-Q708 : Detailed Product Specs 4,149
Processor*
Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor QX9300
Operating System*
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (32/64-bit version), SP1
Memory Size*
4GB
Memory Speed*
PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
Display Size*
17.0" widescreen
Display Type*
WSXGA+ with TruBrite® Technology
Display Resolution*
1680x1050
Graphics Engine*
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS graphics with NVIDIA® SLI® Technology
Graphics Memory*
512MBx2 GDDR3 discrete graphics memory plus up to 1663MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
Hard Drive Size*
128GB Solid State Hard Drive (SSD)
Secondary Hard Drive Size*
320GB 2nd HDD
Secondary Hard Drive Speed*
7200rpm
Optical Drives*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive supporting up to 11 formats
Wireless LAN*
Atheros® Wireless-LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® V2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Inputs and Controls
CD/DVD Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track), Mute button, Media button, 104 key US keyboard with 10 Key Pad, Camera control buttons, Dolby settings, Panel Lights
Modem
Modem
LAN
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Audio
Built-in microphone, Microphone jack (mono), 4 harman/kardon® stereo speakers with subwoofer, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port), Headphone jack (stereo)
AC Adapter
230W (19V 12.1A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input
Battery
Li-Ion (3200mAh)
PC Express Slot
1-ExpressCard™ Slot
Media Card Reader
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
USB Ports*
3-USB (2.0) with Sleep and Charge, 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and Charge
iLINK
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
Regza Link
Regza Link (HDMI-CEC), 1080p support
Software*
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®, WildTangent® Orb™ Games Console, Hard disc (HDD) recovery, PowerCinema for TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA Face Recognition, Norton 360™ All-In-One Security (60-day Trial), TOSHIBA Disc Creator, Microsoft® Works Version 9.0, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Speech System, Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5 for Toshiba, Google Picasa™, TOSHIBA DVD Player, Microsoft® Office Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)
Weight*
Starting at 9.04 lbs.
Color
Fusion Finish™ with Rogue™ pattern
Standards*
RoHS Compliant
Standard Limited Warranty*
1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery
Qosmio X305-Q706 Laptop : Detailed Product Specs 2,899
Wireless USB Ready
Wireless USB*
Processor*
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8400
Operating System*
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (SP1, 64/32-bit)
Memory*
4GB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
Display Size*
17.0" widescreen
Display Type*
WSXGA+ with TruBrite® Technology
Display Resolution*
1680x1050
Graphics Engine*
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS graphics with NVIDIA® SLI® Technology
Graphics Memory*
512MBx2 GDDR3 discrete graphics memory plus up to 1663MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
Hard Drive*
320GB HDD (7200rpm)
Secondary Hard Drive Size*
None Available
Optical Drives*
DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash™ drive supporting up to 11 formats
Wireless LAN*
Atheros® Wireless-LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Wireless USB*
Wireless USB Ready
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® V2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Inputs and Controls
CD/DVD Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track), Dolby settings, Camera control buttons, Panel Lights, Media button, 104 key US keyboard with 10 Key Pad, Mute button
Modem
Modem
LAN
10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Audio
Built-in microphone, Headphone jack (stereo), Microphone jack (mono), 4 harman/kardon® stereo speakers with subwoofer, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
AC Adapter
230W (19V 12.1A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input
Battery
Li-Ion (3200mAh)
PC Express Slot
1-ExpressCard™ Slot
USB Ports*
3-USB (2.0), 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and Charge
iLINK
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
Media Card Reader
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
Regza Link
Regza Link (HDMI-CEC), 1080p support
Software*
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®, WildTangent® Orb™ Games Console, Hard disc (HDD) recovery, PowerCinema for TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA Face Recognition, Norton 360™ All-In-One Security (60-day Trial), TOSHIBA Disc Creator, Microsoft® Works Version 9.0, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Speech System, Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5 for Toshiba, Google Picasa™, TOSHIBA DVD Player, Microsoft® Office Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)
Weight*
Starting at 9.04 lbs.
Color
Fusion Finish™ with Rogue™ pattern
Standards*
RoHS Compliant
Standard Limited Warranty*
1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery
W90 series
Cpu
intel core 2 Duo prossecer t9600
Chipset
Intel x38 express chipset
Display
18.4
Graphics
Nvidia Geforce 9800m GS W/GDDR3 1024 Vram
Mem
Ddr 2 to 6 gigs 3slots 2 gig
for more info http://event.asus.com/notebook/2009/w90/
thanks for the help nick