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Features and Design Powering the whole shebang is an Intel Core 2 Duo clocked at 2.5GHz. It plugs into an Intel chipset with 3GB of RAM on board A/G/N wireless and two 5,400rpm 160GB hard drives in a RAID 0 array for around 300GB of storage.
The Qosmio G45-AV690 comes pre-configured by Toshiba, so it’s not a computer you can customize. Its purpose in life is to be an entertainment hub for your household, and this is evident in its numerous multimedia features.
First of all, it boasts a huge 17” display that runs at a true HD resolution of 1920x1200. It has a glossy coating and a widescreen aspect ratio, and compliments the included HD DVD burner. It also features HDMI output, so you could easily connect it to an HDTV as well.
Even if you didn’t connect it to a larger home theater system, it functions just fine on its own thanks to the huge display and Harmon/Kardon speaker system that features two satellites and a built-in subwoofer. Media controls are built right into the top of the unit as well, with a volume knob on the left and media access buttons on the right, as well as a row of soft-touch keys above the keyboard.
Built-in speakers
One of the more interesting features of the G45 is that it includes a digital cable receiver, which is the size of a small toaster. You must have a technician come to your house to get it installed, however.
Though the G45 isn’t billed as a gaming machine per se, it does include discrete NVIDIA graphics in the form of a 512MB GeForce 8600M GT card.
It also features a built-in 2.0MP webcam, Bluetooth 2.0, five USB ports, FireWire and a 5-in-1 media reader.
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