Toshiba Qosmio G30-163 review

Typical price: £2,199

What is it: Media Center laptop with HD DVD drive

What we think: A viable way to watch HD DVD movies, but flawed horribly by old components and no HD DVD disc writing ability

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7.5

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	Toshiba Qosmio G30-163	Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S	Asus Lamborghini VX2	HP Pavilion HDX9000
Review date	12 Jan 07	24 Aug 06	19 Mar 07	1 Oct 07
Editor's rating	7.5	9.3	9.2	9.2
Price range	£2,199
Review summary	Despite a few excellent multimedia inclusions, such as a 1080p screen and great speakers, the G30 is essentially an HD DVD player attached to a mid-range laptop. As a result the £2,000 asking price is a difficult pill to swallow Read full review	The Sony Vaio VGN-AR11S is the best multimedia laptop on the market. It contains all you need for enjoying full high-definition video on its own screen or on a larger display. If you're backing Blu-ray over HD DVD this Media Center laptop comes thoroughly recommended Read full review	Powerful innards and a sleek, sexy exterior make this the most desirable laptop we've seen in a long time. If you want a portable to impress, look no further Read full review	The HP Pavilion HDX9000 is simply the best desktop replacement multimedia laptop money can buy. If you're after a machine that is fast, attractive and still slightly portable, there are very few alternatives Read full review
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