Hi, i am planning to get Toshiba Qosmio F60-S531.
And here i have a few questions to ask.

* How is the build for this laptop ? Is there any parts that will spoilt easily ?
* How about the heat sink for the laptop ? Does it produce a lot of heat ? Does it get overheated very easily ?
* Of all the Toshiba user here do you guys get a lot of hardware problem ? Like, LCD flickering ? or Overheating ? faulty HDD ? etc etc ?
* How exactly does the warranty works ? I get 1 year warranty and i have to register online to activate the 1 year warranty ? If i wan to extend i have to be there in person to Teledynamics ? Or i can just call them ?
* It's running on i3-350m which is 2.26Ghz and using GT 330m, I am worried that the processing power isnt strong enough for me or to last for upcoming softwares in 2 years time.
* All information i can find about it's HDD is only 500GB with shock absorbers. Does anyone here know if it's running on 5400rpm or 7200rpm ?
* How is the sound quality of the Harmon Kardon speaker ? I am not expecting super powerful speaker, it just needs to be decent, not too soft, and balanced overall. Is it so ?

I think i asked too many questions here but it's a investment for me as i am gonna put in money and use it for quite sometime.

Thanks in advance for answering my doubts. Very much appreciated.

Wow...thanks for the effort to reply to my questions, thanks so much.


Hmm ? Why are you suprised that there are people interested in Qosmio F60 ?
I cant afford any more than this 1 actually. But from what i see there are a few models from Asus that have better specs than F60-S531 and even cheaper. Well it uses better processor (i5-460m) but weaker graphics (GeForce 310m). It's just that i'm worried Asus might not be long lasting as Toshiba do and i am very very concerned about overheating cause my previous laptop suffered badly from overheating and lousy hardware.
How about Toshiba vs Dell ? If compared Dell with Toshiba ? What's your opinion ?

I think GT330m is already sufficient for me already. I dont really game much actually...some casual games maybe, and only for short period everytime.
I go for Qosmio cause i heard Toshiba is quite good (there are people saying otherwise also) and my friends' laptop which i seen by myself is quite low on heat that's why i wanted to get it. For me most important is the physical quality of the laptop rather than very very good specs but break down very often.
I have another Asus in mind too (but i aint sure of the exact model), but i am just worried about how durable is it and how good it's heatsinking is.

So are you satisfied with your Qosmio ? Whats the thing you are not satisfied with ?

They offer both 32bit and 64bit or all new units mandatory comes with 32bit ? If i opt-ed for 64bits when ordering, suppose they will make sure everything works then only deliver it to me ? Or the shop i buy from is gonna fix it for me ? For this i will have to clarify with the shop first.
Hmm... Asus A42Jv is quite a good pick too, good specs and good price. Still, i am concern for its durability.
Another pick for me is Dell Inspiron 15R, i5-460m + HD 550v which i cant find much review on its graphic. And as it's quite a new series i dunno anything about it's durability and heatsinking ability.

Can i ask a big favour from you ? Can you please take a few photos of your F60 ? Cause i cant find much photo for F60...all i can get for Qosmio is X500. Photos featuring it's speaker, keyboard, a clearer version of the bottom part of your laptop, feather-touch button ? Sorry to have you troubled, its okay if you cant or you dont want
Cause i'm at my hometown and all the shops doesnt have this model on display. If want they have to order from their supplier.

This post has been edited by WjLye: Sep 29 2010, 07:58 PM

Hmm...you just pushed me further towards F60. Hahah...
Wow...thanks for all the advice and info. Very very much appreciated. Well i'm still thinking...until i clarified with the shop.
Btw, your F60 is using Blu-ray Drive ? I tot it's using DVD-drive ? Maybe it's the difference between BD531 and S531.
Btw, does your model LOOKS the same with the 1 on the notebookcheck.net's review you linked ?

A42Jv really stock out too fast...selling very fast and there's a online seller saying it's already phase out ? I thought it's just being replaced recently ? When you said R series is quite warm i am about to wipe this model off my mind. LOL.

OMG i'm so poisoned by Qosmio F60.

Thanks for all the comments and advice.
So for the first run out of the box i can actually choose whether to run on 32bit or 64bit after that ?
I dont need very new graphic card as i dont play much game, and i couldnt afford laptop with GT 4XXM too. So i think laptops with GT330m and GT335m are okay for me.
Nop, i dont need backlit keyboard, i dont need FULL HD screen(but if it does have and the machine is within my budget then yes, why not ?) and i dont need Blu-ray burner. I just need a decent, lower-middle class laptop that are okay with some casual gaming like CoD and Warcraft(which almost every system can play), and most importantly does not get overheat easily and does not have any hardware problem easily. I need something reliable.

p/s: Wat's with Toshiba Value Added Package ?

Hmm...okay. Once again thanks for all the advices and comments.
Wait till i get my laptop i'll update you guys !!!
Or wait till i thought of more problem then i will be back to bug you guys.

Hmm. I ordered Qosmio F60 S531 yesterday. The ladyboss in the shop tell me the windows is preloaded, *supposed to be preloaded*. But everything have to wait till i get hold of my piece of F60 until i can confirm. And ya, it comes with 3 years warranty.
I heard in the box it comes with a plastic casing to protect the glossy finish ?

This post has been edited by WjLye: Oct 1 2010, 09:58 AM

Preloaded as in it either comes with 32bit or 64bit. I dont get to choose on the startup. But she isnt very sure though. That's what she told me lar...and i told her not to unbox my machine until i get there, just in case.
Currently they've got no stock for this machine, still waiting for it. If fast then tomorrow(saturday) can get it, if not then it'll be next Monday or Tuesday.
Is it a plastic sheet like a screen protector or it's a hard transparent case ?

Ya, i hope i can get my laptop faster also. Hope i wont be disappointed by Toshiba.

I have a few questions here.

First of all, while i was setting up the new Qosmio F60-S531, i got to choose the windows version and i chose 64 bit. And when the recovery process from Toshiba software is done, it enters the windows and says preparing for the first time usage. And then when it enters the windows, before i can even do anything, it just start a windows that says it's configuring system and then after that reboot. Enter windows again and start configuring again and reboot again. And this loop seems like goes on forever. I think it happened at least 7 times until i shutdown the laptop. Is it the normal procedure ? Should i just let it configure and reboot as many times as it wants ? What if the loops goes on forever ?

Well, my case is kinda special cause i notice a DEAD PIXEL on the brand new machine. I did the setting up of the laptop on the spot in the shop by myself cause i have actually known the shop owner for quite sometime. When it was running the Toshiba recovery software there's no DEAD PIXEL and when it started the windows then suddenly i notice the DEAD PIXEL on the LCD. -.=" It sucks big time when the new machine i have anticipated for so long are faulty T.T
Anyone experienced this problem ?

But the shop owner says that she'll send it back to her supplier and see what can be done. I am expecting a brand new machine but not just a fix as i didnt even accepted the machine as a customer.

Disappointed, not in Toshiba, but the fact that i couldnt bring it home yesterday. Arrggghhhh !!!!!

Haha. Is it ? Seems like the shop owner doesnt know much also. I shut it down because they are closing the shop already...it was way past their closing hour and since there's a dead pixel she say she'll have to send it back so she ask me just shut it down. LOL.
I always thought Dead Pixel is a hardware problem isnt it ? Does driver has got to do with it ?

Sweat -.="
What's a stuck pixel ? I never come across this thing. How do i differentiate between stuck pixel and dead pixel ?

I see. Ya, i left it at the shop and let the shop owner talk to their supplier first.
Waiting for their updates now...

Yep, the only sound is the moment when i logged in to windows. Only get to hear to welcome tone sound by Windows though...but it's quite solid and impressive.

Damn i'm now so eager to get it back -.="
Please please come faster...
Super bad luck -.="

I see. Thanks for your reply. I doesnt mind if it's late Appreciate it.


Haha...still waiting for it. Within these 2 days maybe.

I received my F60-S531 and brought it home today !!!
Everything was fine until now, i dont know what i disabled, my feather touch button is not working, not anymore. Now, of all the feather touch button, only the volume control button works (only the - and + buttong is working), all others like mute button, play/pause, wireless button all is not working anymore

It was working fine at first but after a while its not working anymore. Within these moments:
*2 windows updates is installed.
*i installed quite a few number of programmes
*i changed the software that will launch upon boot up


p/s: i tried to enable back all the software i disabled to launch during boot up but still it's not working.

Anyone has any idea to save the feather touch button ? Help pls


p/s2: I'm running on 64-bit.



Update: It's working again after i reinstalled the Toshiba Value Added Package. Weee ~

This post has been edited by WjLye: Oct 8 2010, 09:33 PM

Tonnes of Toshiba preloaded software. Almost all of it.

And i just realized that my FN key is also not working anymore.

Yes, it's installed.
It's still not working even i enabled back the value added package.
Maybe i should reinstall it ?