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Lots of Connectivity - Entertainment - and High
Technology in New Laptop
By Julia Hall
Total multimedia mobility has just come of age with the release of a
new lap top computer from Toshiba that has just about every kind of
entertainment technology you could think of built into it. This ten
point six pound behemoth with a seventeen inch wide screen with a
16:9 aspect ratio and high definition television resolution has
access to a variety of forms of entertainment and can channel them
into other devices through its HDMI cable connection.
What really sets the Qosmio G30 apart from other modern laptop
computers is the fact that it comes with a built in HD-DVD burner.
That means that not only can you watch HD-DVD discs on this
computer- and on any HDTV set that the thing is plugged into- but
you can also burn your own. This can be a real boon for any home
movie enthusiast that wants to have the family vacation immortalized
in the incredible clarity of HDTV. An HD-DVD burner is also great
for data archiving with the ability of HD-DVD's to store up to
fifteen gigabytes on each side of the disc for a total information
storage capacity of up to thirty gigabytes! That's a lot of video,
music, and digital photographs.
Of course, like anything else with an HD-DVD drive, there's the
serious question of whether or not the Qosmio G30 will be obsolete
soon in the even that it turns out to be the loser in the format war
between the HD-DVD format and Sony's Blu-ray disc format. Both
formats are designed for playing High Definition movies off of
optical discs the same size as a CD or standard DVD, but neither
format will play in the players of the other format. It's generally
agreed that only one format can survive the war. While HD-DVD has so
far benefited from superior marketing and business decisions, the
Blu-ray format is a serious threat with its ability to store twenty
more gigabytes of data per disc than HD-DVD.
All of that having been said, the Qosmio G30 is an impressive
computer in its own right. It has dual processors running at two
gigahertz each, two hard drives that with a capacity of one hundred
and sixty gigabytes each, one gigabyte of RAM, and a graphics card
with two hundred and fifty six gigabytes of RAM. The Qosmio G30 also
has an incredible degree of connectivity both with other computer
devices as well as multimedia devices. For example, it has PCMCIA
slots, a multi-card reader, and connectivity for ExpressCard/54.
It's also so thoroughly connected that it has both USB 2.0 as well
as Firewire ports. It can tie into a network using Ethernet, several
versions of wireless technology, and even an old fashioned modem.
One thing that's really impressive about the Qosmio G30 and
indicates that it's geared for entertainment, is the fact that it
has analog and digital TV tuners. That really rounds out the
capabilities of this particular laptop: it can do all of the things
that any other laptop can do, but also be used to burn high
definition video onto a disc and even watch terrestrial TV.
A leader in technology reporting, Julia Hall has published articles
about the latest digital devices and gadgets for over ten years.
After graduating from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering,
Julia turned down huge salaries from some of the most recognized
fortune 500 companies in the world to pursue her dream of becoming a
leading consumer advocate. Julia uses her expertise to cut through
the too good to be true deals offered by high tech companies to
reveal the real steals and the real duds that we're bombarded with
daily. If you enjoy staying on the cutting edge of technology,
whether for business or pleasure, but find yourself occasionally
confused by the overwhelming information out there let Julia be your
guide.
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