For the buyers who want fast, powerful performance and a large screen will find a lot to like about the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q890. It incorporates nearly all of the newest laptop technologies available in a single machine, and upgrade options for even better performance.

One of the most obvious standout features of the X505-Q890 is its large 18.4 inch screen. Not only is the screen large, but it supports a native resolution of 1920×1080, otherwise known as 1080p, for the best in Full high-definition gaming, movies, and other multimedia.

When considering laptop hard drives, there are two main options: traditional platter-based hard drive and SSDs or Solid State Drives. While SSDs offer much faster seek and boot times, for faster access to files and better performance, they are expensive, and often have a much smaller capacity than traditional drives. This is why Toshiba included both a 500GB standard drive AND a 64GB SSD drive. This gives users the best of both worlds, benefiting from the faster access of the SSD drive while still having plenty of space for music, video, and other large files. A Blu-Ray ROM drive is also included for playing Blu-Ray movies.

The laptop has the newest Intel processor, the Core i7, for the best performance, and an impressive 6GB of DDR3 memory. Gaming performance is also covered, with an Nvidia GeForce GTS 360M graphics processor, which includes 1GB of dedicated memory for the best performance on even the newest games.

The design of the laptop is very eye-catching, with a sleek black “Fusion Finish” that includes red highlights and some subtle glowing system lights for a touch of modern flare. Some business-oriented users might find the red accents and lights to be a bit gamer-oriented, but all of these touches are very subtle.

Overall, the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q890 is a very impressive laptop with the solid performance and nice extras that make it a premium laptop. Gamers, video editors, and others who need the best performance will certainly want to give it a look.