Toshiba Qosmio G45-AV680 laptop announced

Toshiba has announced the availability of the "first U.S. notebook computer with HD DVD-R drive", the Qosmio G45-AV680. The 17-inch notebook is a complete power house with high-definition capabilities. The Qosmio G45-AV680 sports a piano-key white glossy finish, backlit (blue light) control knobs, 1080p playback, external USB HDTV Tuner, a remote control, four Harman Kardon Bass Reflex stereo speakers, a built-in subwoofer, a 1 Bit Digital Amplifier and Dolby Home Theater technology. It comes with 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 processor, up to 4GB RAM, Intel Turbo Memory (1GB), 320GB hard drive, HD DVD burner, 1920x1200 resolution, Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT graphics card with 512MB memory (plus up to 255MB dynamically allocated shared memory using Nvidia TurboCache technology), 802.11a/g/n wireless, webcam, microphone, fingerprint reader, and Vista. It's now available with price starting at $3200.
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Now, if they shrink the screen size to a 15.4" screen w/ LED backlighting to cut the power consumption, I might just buy it!