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Toshiba announced today the Qosmio X500, the company’s first Core i7-based laptop.

The 18.4-inch notebook for HD multimedia and gaming also includes the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 1GB dedicated video card, DDR3 memory, dual hard drive configurations, a Blu-ray optical drive, Dolby Home Theater audio, a multi-touch trackpad, and Windows 7 operating system.

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Toshiba has launched the Qosmio X305-Q708 17-inch gaming laptop, featuring Intel’s quad-core processor and two NVIDIA video cards.

Along with the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 CPU at 2.53GHz and dual NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 512MB SLI GPUs, the X305-Q708 includes 4GB of DDR3 system memory, a 128GB solid state drive and a 320GB 7200rpm hard drive, and a DVD burner. The display has a resolution of 1440×900 pixels.

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Toshiba today announced the expansion of its Qosmio entertainment notebook lineup with the Qosmio G55, Qosmio X305 and Qosmio F55.

The company says the multimedia-oriented Qosmio G55 is “the world’s first notebook to incorporate a parallel media co-processor”, also used in Sony PlayStation 3.

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LogicTV has published pictures of the upcoming Toshiba Qosmio X305 gaming notebook, featuring a 17-inch 1680×1050 display, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1GB video card, and Intel’s dual core CPU at 3GHz.

The Qosmio X305 also includes up to 4GB of system memory, 400GB of storage space using two 200GB hard drives at 7,200rpm, Harmon Kardon speakers system, and an HDMI output.

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The Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690, the world’s first notebook to feature an HD DVD-R/RW drive, is now available for purchase.

This optical drive in the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690 entertainment laptop can play HD DVD movies and burn, erase, and re-burn data. The notebook features a 17-inch widescreen 1920×1200 display supporting 1080p content, an HDMI port, which can send 1080p high definition video to a HDTV along with 5.1 digital audio, and the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB video card.

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Toshiba today announced that its Qosmio, Satellite X205 and select models of the Satellite U305 notebook series will incorporate Intel’s new line of Core 2 Duo mobile processors, codenamed “Penryn“.

“New models of the Satellite X205 will use the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 to drive gaming performance even higher, while the 4.5 pound Satellite U305 will harness the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 to prove that mobility and performance are not mutually exclusive. The Qosmio G45 with the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 will continue to lead the industry’s integration of HD DVD technology,” a Toshiba’s press release says.

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Toshiba today announced the availability of the Qosmio G45-AV680, the first notebook PC in the new G45 audio-video series. The 17-inch Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680, “the first U.S. model to feature an HD DVD-R (writable) optical drive and full 1080p playback resolution”, uses Intel “Santa Rosa” platform, NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT graphics, and the Dolby surround sound technology.

Along with HD DVD playback, HD DVD media burning, and 1080p quality delivered by a 17-inch diagonal widescreen Ultimate TruBrite 1920×1200 display, the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 provides a HDMI output for connection to external High Definition TV or monitor. There are also Toshiba’s external USB HDTV Tuner and a remote controller. Regarding audio features, the first Qosmio G45 comes with four built-in Harman Kardon Bass Reflex stereo speakers, a built-in subwoofer, a 1 Bit Digital Amplifier, and Dolby Home Theater technology.

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Toshiba today announced the Qosmio F45-AV412 15.4-inch multimedia notebook computer featuring Intel “Santa Rosa” platform, HD DVD-ROM drive, HDMI output, and Dolby surround sound technology.

Toshiba Qosmio F45-AV412, the first model in the new F45 series, is based on Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor and the GM965 chipset with the integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, empowering a 15.4″ 1280×800-pixel widescreen display.

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Toshiba Corporation today unveiled that one of its notebook computers with a Sony battery pack recently caught fire, and announced the additional measures to encourage customer participation in the global Sony battery packs replacement program, which started last year.

“On May 24, 2007, a Toshiba portable computer with a Sony battery pack caught fire. Toshiba immediately asked Sony to investigate. The investigation confirmed that the cause of the fire was the battery pack, as in other incidents reported earlier,” the Company’s press release says.

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Toshiba today announced that its upcoming Satellite P205, Satellite X205, and Qosmio F45 mainstream laptops will feature HD DVD optical drives. In addition, Toshiba Qosmio G45 will be the first U.S. notebook computer with a writeable HD DVD optical drive, according to computer maker.

The Satellite P205, Satellite X205, and Qosmio G45 will have 17-inch displays, while the Qosmio F45 will feature 15.4-inch display. These HD DVD-equipped widescreen laptops will be priced from $1,449 to $3,199.

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Toshiba Corporation announced today it will put AMD processors in about 20 percent of the notebooks it sells in the United States and Europe. The laptop PC maker plans to use AMD chips in moderate-priced standard models for individual and corporate clients, Reuters reports.

The first AMD-powered notebooks from Toshiba will be released this summer reportedly.

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Computer Systems Division of Toshiba Europe today announced its Lapjacks service, which enables owners of the Toshiba notebooks to design a customized cover for their laptop.

“The website (Lapjacks.com) allows customers to choose from thousands of high quality images, upload their own digital photographs or even create an original design and submit it for production. The designs are then printed onto a high quality adhesive vinyl cover that is engineered to fit the exact dimensions of the laptop”.

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Toshiba Qosmio G45, the company’s new entertainment notebook, will be announced during the third quarter of 2007. It will feature Intel Centrino Duo technology, a part of new “Santa Rosa” notebook platform, according to the Company’s press release.

Intel Centrino Duo consists of four primary components including the new Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, the Mobile Intel 965 chipset, new Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 4965AGN supporting draft 802.11n wireless connectivity and Intel Turbo Memory technology, which provides a speed boost to Windows Vista, Toshiba explains.

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Toshiba Qosmio G40, a new version of company’s flagship 17-inch widescreen media center notebook, will be released in June, according to leaked product information.

It is reported that Toshiba Qosmio G40 will be built upon Intel 965PM chipset, which is a part of chip maker’s forthcoming Santa Rosa notebook platform. The G40 will also feature the next generation Core 2 Duo (Merom) T7300P processor, as well as NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics card with 512 MB of dedicated memory and with HDMI 1.3 output. The Qosmio G40’s display will provide 1920 x 1200 resolution. Along with a HD DVD reader, it will have 2GB of RAM and up to two 2.5-inch 200GB hard drives at 4200rpm rotational speed.

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Toshiba is demonstrating a prototype of its Qosmio multimedia laptop with an integrated HD DVD-R optical drive, “the first notebook computer with the ability to burn HD DVDs”, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas this week. The forthcoming Toshiba Qosmio also incorporates Microsoft’s Windows Vista OS and a high definition TV tuner, according to the company.

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