Toshiba Japan has announced the first HD DVD-R equipped notebook PC, the
Qosmio G30/97A. Designed for multimedia use, the Qosmio G30/97A comes preinstalled with Windows Vista and is equipped with a 2.0GHz Intel
Core Duo processor, 17-inch widescreen LCD, digital TV tuner and HD DVD-R drive.
Toshiba will put on sale in Japan in late February the
first laptop PC in the world with support for the write-once HD DVD-R optical disc format.
The G30/97A will be an upgrade of
existing models of Toshiba's hefty Qosmio G30 entertainment laptop. Some of those models already contain an HD DVD reader and are on
sale in major markets worldwide.
The computer is based on an Intel 2-GHz Core 2 Duo processor and has a 17-inch wide-screen
display with 1920 by 1280 pixel resolution, which means it can show high-definition images from HD DVD movie discs. The 10.6-pound
machine also features a 320GB hard drive, digital TV tuner, and HDMI output.
No word on price yet. However, Toshiba expects
to ship the Qosmio G30/97A by the end of February. More information can be found at PC World.
