Toshiba takes centre stage

The Qosmio® G30 continues to demonstrate Toshiba's commitment to drive innovation by being the first-to-market with a notebook PC equipped with an optical drive under the DVD Forum's new HD DVD media standard provisioning for stunning visuals, combined with improved audio functionality for a breath taking performance.

Building on the Qosmio series "4-in-1" experience, the Qosmio G30 offers style-conscious consumers a fully integrated TV tuner, Digital Video Recorder (DVR), compelling audio, and all the computing capabilities of a superior notebook PC. The Qosmio® G30 is Toshiba's most advanced converged notebook PC and is ideal for sophisticated consumers looking for a truly state-of-the-art and future proof personal entertainment experience.

Speaking of Toshiba's commitment to the company's role as a true pioneer and leader in the field of mobile computing, and digital convergence Ahmed Khalil, general manager, Toshiba Computer Systems Division, Middle East and Africa said, "The future of personal entertainment is found in intelligently converged products that offer compelling audio visual experiences and powerful computing capabilities.

Consumers are hungry for stylish products that can simplify and enhance their lives; we invested in the Qosmio® range to ensure it meets today's and tomorrow's requirements. The Qosmio® G30 is latest in our line of innovative AV notebook PCs and demonstrates our determination to continue our success in this space."

The Ultimate Personal Entertainment Experience
The integration of HD DVD-ROM into Toshiba's flagship notebook PC enables users to enjoy high-definition content anywhere in the home or on the move with external power. For richer sound the Qosmio® G30 incorporates the world's first (1) 1-bit digital amplifier in a notebook PC, technology which is often only featured in high-end audio systems, and new bass-reflex speaker technology from Harman Kardon®, allowing greater amplification and clarity.

Furthermore, SRS Audio Enhancement System with SRS® WOW HD and SRS® TruSurround XT™ technology combines to create virtual surround sound and present a sound feature set which is unparalleled in the mobile computing space while the Dolby Home Theater™ delivers a richer, more engaging surround sound experience from stereo or multichannel audio sources through headphone, 2- or 5.1-channel speaker systems.

Complementing advanced audio functionality the Qosmio® G30 offers an improved Toshiba TruBrite™ display with enhanced colour saturation for more life-like images that supports resolutions up to 1080p signal format. Equipped with the QosmioEngine for high image quality, the Qosmio® G30 features NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7600 with 256MB VRAM graphics processing capabilities, providing high performance graphics when gaming or enjoying a favourite film.

Outstanding Wireless Communication

In addition to state of the art multimedia functionality the Qosmio® G30 provides users with powerful PC capabilities including Microsoft® Windows® Media Center Edition 2005 and Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology-based platform built around Intel's first mobile dual-core processor for faster data handling and greater mobility. Featuring the full range of connectivity options including wireless LAN 802.11 b/g, USB ports, a PC Card as well as a PCI Express Card slot, the Qosmio® G30 enables users to efficiently access remote data and stay connected on the go.

The benefits of HD DVD drive includes discs that offer 30GB of storage capacity, enough for playing long-running high-definition movies or even longer standard definition content such as series on a format that is less sensitive to surface blemishes and fingerprints.

Combining stunning visual detail and enhanced audio capabilities, the HD DVD drive equipped Qosmio® will allow consumers to be able to enjoy high-definition video content anywhere in the home or on the go with external power. With its similar disc structure, HD DVD is backwards compatible with the current DVD formats. The drive can read or write current DVD formats, allowing users to continue playing compatible discs in their existing DVD collections, offering the optimum personal entertainment and mobile computing experience.

The Qosmio® G30 will be available in Q2 2006. Price and specific model number for the next-generation Qosmio with integrated HD DVD will be announced closer to availability.