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Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Left
Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Right
Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Front
Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Back
Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Top
Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Bottom
Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Perspective
Toshiba Qosmio G30 - Perspective
Toshiba Qosmio G304.00Explain star rating
RRP
$5499.00

Review Date

Friday, 23rd of June, 2006

Features

Processor : Intel Core Duo T2600

What's Hot

HD-DVD compatible, Big screen, HDMI output, Strong performance

What's Not

Expensive, Large, Not much HD content currently available

The Final Word

First in Australia with HD-DVD, the Qosmio G30 is a no compromise notebook from Toshiba.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

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World Bench 5
  • 100
World Bench 5 Component Results (Seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee PowerPack 5.0:
  • 586
Adobe Photoshop 7.0.1:
  • 302
Adobe Premiere 6.5:
  • 407
Ahead Nero Express 6.0.0.3:
  • 2036
Discreet 3ds Max 5.1 (Direct X):
  • 263
Discreet 3ds Max 5.1 (Open GL):
  • 364
Microsoft Office XP with SP2:
  • 510
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0:
  • 283
Mozilla 1.4:
  • 433
Multi-tasking: Mozilla and Windows Media Encoder:
  • 358
MusicMatch Jukebox 7.10:
  • 444
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5:
  • 474
WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1:
  • 258
Mp3 Encoding (Lower is better)
  • 2.03
Hard Disk Transfer Rate (Lower is better)
  • 4.59
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