Toshiba clearing Qosmios for a song

Darius Chang | Sep 19, 2007

Where once this entertainment notebook cost a princely sum of well over S$5,000 (US$3,289.47), lucky sods in Singapore can now get their hands on the Toshiba Qosmio G30 with HD-DVD drive for a low low price of S$3,999 (US$2,630.92). And here is the kicker... during the promotional period (till September 30, 2007), Toshiba will bundle a 32-inch Regza 32A3000E LCD TV worth S$1,399 free. Which means you basically pay only S$2,600 for the laptop. Do note that you need to purchase the unit from Toshiba authorized dealers to enjoy this deal.

According to our resident Home AV reviewer, the Regza is an entry-level LCD TV which offers good value for money, though by now you can certainly get it for less than the quoted price above. Nonetheless, this bundle is one of the better laptop/LCD TV combos we have seen in the sunny island state.

Before CNET Asia starts sounding like Toshiba's advertising arm, remember that the G30 has been superceded by the Qosmio G40 with a more powerful platform and a drive that can actually write to HD-DVDs (the Qosmio G30 can only read these discs). So if you feel that this is Toshiba's method of stock clearance, you may be right. Makes one wonder what other companies do with their obsolete models, doesn't it?

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