Toshiba Qosmio G40 / 97E Notebook with HD DVD-RW Drive

Wait! Don't buy that Toshiba Qosmio G40 Notebook with HD DVD Drive. The new Toshiba Qosmio G40/97E with the world's first HD DVD-RW drive on a notebook PC has been spotted on Toshiba's Japanese website, and it's set to be released in in that market first. I think it's worth waiting for, if you're ready to drop about $3,530, or about ¥400,000 in Japan.  Like the original Qosmio G40, the new Qosmio G40 with HD DVD-RW drive features a 17-inch WUXGA (1920 x 1200) display, but the rest of the specs have been bumped up a notch. There's a 2.2GHz T7500 Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card, up to 400GB of hard disk memory (2x 200GB drives) and up to 4GB of RAM. The Toshiba Qosmio G40/97E notebook also comes with a pair of terrestrial HDTV tuners, and an HDMI-out.

via | Engadget