Hi Folks
Oliver -
Do not expect too much of Toshiba models.
re:
Qosmio X70-A-12W
I have it's elder/bigger brother,
Qosmio X500-149.
These are not laptops,
think desktop replacement.
Heavy -
Very.
Heat -
Unuseable on knees, (also would block cooling inlets).
Noisy -
When purchased, initially silent except when under heavy load.
Over time, becoming increasingly noisy,
with fans eventually staying on permanently.
Mechanism is not cleanable without a FULL teardown.
Speakers -
Utter crap, oriented vertically upwards, and can't deliver any volume.
Ergonomics -
Atrocious, majority of connectors are on RHS,
exactly where your mouse-hand wants to be.
Even worse on model you've quoted,
where connectors are nearer the front.
That exhaust will keep your finger-tips warm/crisped.
Battery Life -
What ?
None if considering playing FS.
Services & Software -
Bundled software is W95 type crap, now performed by OS.
Office is cut-down unlicensed trial-ware.
You'll spend 1st week uninstalling crap, & disabling unnescessary services.
Screen -
Colour depth is x bpp,
FS default textures tend to show colour graduation banding.
On receipt, immediately check for faulty pixels.
Return if unsatisfactory.
Recommend -
Pay for the 4 year warranty extension,
at least get one or more full cleans out of them.
That said, it runs FSX & Flight very nicely.
HTH
ATB
Paul