P745 is a 14" laptop whereas Qosmio F60 is a 15.6" laptop.
Generally 15" laptops are more powerful in terms of performance

Performance-wise, the F60 would be better, but then the F60's specs are quite outdated already... so its not really worth buying...
What kind of laptop are you looking for mate?

Hi there. Am looking for a Toshiba laptop as I'm going to enter Uni. May I know how to choose for a good laptop? Or any recommendation? As I'm noob in all these tech stuff... =.=

Thanks for help!

I am looking for a laptop that can:-
i) Support starcraft 2
ii) Not too outdated.
iii) New special features
iv) Can last long

Anyways, i do felt that the P745-1001x is better than dell xps 15z rite?

how much does it cost to replace toshiba portege keyboard?

Mind sharing what is your usage? Budget? Preferred laptop size?

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Added on July 15, 2011, 8:33 am1. Most laptop nowadays can support Starcraft 2, its just the matter of how high the graphic settings only
2. Qosmio F60 is rather outdated The newer model would be Qosmio F60-F750 but it costs RM4.7k (might as well get an Alienware M14x or others haha)
3. I have to admiat the P745 does come with some features like sleep-and-music etc.
4. Whether a laptop lasts long or not depends on how good you take care of it

Cannot compare P745 and Dell XPS 15 as well since both are of different category.... the Dell XPS 15z has FullHD whereas the P745 doesn't... but then the P745 is smaller and thus more portable...
Since both laptops house a rather powerful CPU and GPU, heat may be a problem haha

Anyway, mind sharing your budget? Usage and preferred laptop size? I bet there are better ones out there for you to consider

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 15 2011, 08:33 AM

yea.. i juz baught toshiba L745.. quite powerful and d reason i pick it coz its rather small, easy i bring here n there n still can play games.. crysis 2 running at high still good but heat is really a problem.. i use evercool fairy to suck d hot air out plus with cooler master cooling pad no problem..

Grats on your purchase bro!
Mind sharing a simple review with photos? hehe
It'll be good to share the temperatures during load as well yeah

Oh ya, you might want to check whether your system is 64-bit or not. And also you'll want to register your notebook for warranty + create your recovery media (4 DVD-Rs)

lazy wan do review bro it was installed with 32bit when i purchase it but i learned dat its capable of running 64bit so i reformat. ive already register on d website and recovery cd done.. but im still looking for d toshiba software for bluetooth coz im still unable to utilize mine after dat day reformat.. like ive try evrything on d toshiba-asia website already

You reformat your laptop or you recover your laptop to out-of-box-state? By right if you did the latter, all the drivers will be installed for you automatically

Update: I did find a Bluetooth Stack driver for the L745 at the Toshiba website? http://pc.toshiba-asia.com/support [you have to configure on your own as the direct link doesn't work]

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jul 16 2011, 12:10 PM

as ive said before i deleted all partition including recovery partition.. hahah.. so start from scratch.. nw all ok got recovery cd also.. juz nid to find bluetooth software then i'll make recovery cd again.


p/s: now my bluetooth function ok edi..

my spec are
Intel Core i5-2410M(2.3 Ghz,3M)
4GB DDR3
640GB HDD 5400 RPM
Nvidia GT525M 1GB

This post has been edited by hurtnet: Jul 16 2011, 10:25 PM


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Hey ! I just bought the tochiba L745 today ! red color also

same specs as hurtnet .. mine also can switch between 32/64 bit .. but i need some advise if i should stay at 32 bit or 64 bit ? I worried bout the program/games compatibility .. mind to enlighten me ? which one should i choose ?

x64 so far works fine for me..

ic .. x64 runs faster than x32 izit ? how to switch to x64 bit ? mine is capable of switching between the x64 & x32 bit ..

No, not faster, just that is support more than 4GB ram.

To switch, you would need to reformat the Windows, or run the recovery from Toshiba, it will give you option for the x86 or x64.

Backup your data to external hdd first before doing so..

just support more than 4gb ram .. mine is 4gb so i dont think i will need the x64bit features for now yet .. i'll stick to 32bit 1st .. good idea ?

feel like changing to 64bit .. how should i do it to remain all my current files ? my computer is now still clean from files .. reinstall windows or system restore ?

This post has been edited by xMika: Jul 18 2011, 01:11 AM

If you use 32bit, the 4GB ram would only be detected as 3.XX GB, not all the 4GB is usable...

You need to copy your file to external hdd or pendrive. Then do a system recovery by holding '0' (zero) then press power button to turn on the notebook.

my HDD is still clean .. haven install anything yet except google chrome .. dont need to backup right ? alright i'll try it later thanks for the help .. and theres a piece of small black dust inside my lcd screen .. its not dead pixel .. trying hard to remove it .. theres a small gap on my screen's left side ...

Like that, no need to backup

Inside the screen ? the place that we can't touch ?

yeah place that cant be touch .. i can still see colors & lights behind the "blocked" pixel .. so i'm pretty sure its not a dead pixel .. wonder if vacuum can help to suck it out ..

Last time I also got that with my Dell, asked them to change the screen