Toshiba Qosmio G55 is is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #62

Toshiba has with the Qosmio notebook line the most interesting multimedia notebooks on the market. The Toshiba Qosmio G55 series stuns with several features that make it the ultimate laptop gift for hobby video makers and multimedia fans.
For starters the Toshiba Qosmio G55 features a huge 18.4 inch screen with HD+ Trubrite. The Toshiba Quad Core HD Processor (Sony PS3 Cell Chip) adds another level of performance enabling video editing in a faction of the normal time, DVDs upscaling to high-definition, Gesture Control, Face Navigation and more.
The Toshiba Quad Core HD Processor is only found in the Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802. Other feature highlights of the top of the Qosmio G55 include Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P7350, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD (2x 250GB), DVD-SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Windows Vista Home Premium.

For Whom:

The Toshiba Qosmio G55 is the ideal notebook for media power users.

The Good:

• Extreme media performance through additional Cell chip
• Huge Screen
• High RAM and HDD capacity
• Reasonable priced at $1,516.99, if you compare to Apple MacBooks

The Bad:

• Heavy with 10lbs
• Limited availablility

Where to Buy:

The Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802 sells for $1,516.99 on Buy.com. Find offers from other Retailers.

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