The test lab at our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690 AV notebook. Biggest drawback: HD DVD drive...

Quote from the review: "If you’re in the market for a desktop replacement notebook, but don’t want a glitzy gaming machine, you could do a lot worse than Toshiba’s loaded Qosmio G45-AV690. Designed to be the central hub of a digital home, it sports a lot of media-centric features including an HD DVD burner, HDMI output and it even comes with a digital cable adapter too.
Sadly, it has bloatware issues and one of its primary features is its HD DVD playback capabilities, which is essentially outdated tech at this point, making it difficult to wholeheartedly recommend."
Read the full Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV690 Review.