I purchased one of these units about 2 weeks ago and I am totally satisfied with it! I bought the G55-Q802 and the 18.4 inch display is dazzling! It handles WoW with not trouble, the hard drive's total 500 GB which is massive, the unit just barely gets warm (compared to my Acer Aspire 3000 which you could amlost cook on), it's fast, it's quiet, and it's an all-around nice unit.
On the downside, the keyboard is glossy and shows fingerprints instantly, it's a large laptop (duh), and at 10.8 pounds it's a pretty hefty "portable" but I wanted a larger display and for my needs this was a perfect fit. I was considering a Dell Studio 17 also.
I read somewhere that buying from Toshiba directly was a mistake so I purchased mine from www.computers4sure.com and they shipped same-day via UPS Ground from the east coast and I had it in 2 days (but it currently shows out of stock on their site).
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I purchased one of these units about 2 weeks ago and I am totally satisfied with it! I bought the G55-Q802 and the 18.4 inch display is dazzling! It handles WoW with not trouble, the hard drive's total 500 GB which is massive, the unit just barely gets warm (compared to my Acer Aspire 3000 which you could amlost cook on), it's fast, it's quiet, and it's an all-around nice unit.
On the downside, the keyboard is glossy and shows fingerprints instantly, it's a large laptop (duh), and at 10.8 pounds it's a pretty hefty "portable" but I wanted a larger display and for my needs this was a perfect fit. I was considering a Dell Studio 17 also.
I read somewhere that buying from Toshiba directly was a mistake so I purchased mine from www.computers4sure.com and they shipped same-day via UPS Ground from the east coast and I had it in 2 days (but it currently shows out of stock on their site).
My video review of this laptop can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvdGtkmo7oE Good Luck!