Toshiba today released the Qosmio G45 giving the green light for notebooks with HD DVD recording. The top end AV680 model not only can record dual-layer 30GB discs in the HD format but it is also fully capable of playing movies both on its own 17-inch 1920x1200 screen and on flat-panel TVs through HDMI output. It comes with a a 2GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB of memory with a 1GB Turbo Memory cache for faster disk performance, 802.11n wireless, 4.1-channel harman/kardon sound system with a 1-bit digital amp and Dolby Home Theater support for actual or virtual surround sound, 512MB GeForce 8600M GT and dual 160GB drives. The system ships bundled with Vista Ultimate, a USB HDTV tuner and a remote for no less than $3.200.