New Toshiba Qosmio X500 Multimedia Laptop

Toshiba just unveiled the Qosmio X500 Series, a line of laptops geared for high definition multimedia and gaming.

Qosmio X500 Series laptops feature the new Intel Core i7 processor, an 18.4-inch diagonal widescreen display, Windows 7 and Intel's Turbo Boost Technology. The laptops also offer DDR3 system memory, dual hard-drive configurations, and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M graphics with 1GB of GDDR5 video memory. Select models will also be available with an integrated Blu-ray drive.

The sound system features built-in harman/kardon speakers, Dolby Home Theater audio and an integrated HDMI-CEC port. The full keyboard has LED Backlighting and a numeric 10-key pad. It also has an intuitive touchpad with multi-touch control, so you can browse and control what's happening on-screen with gesture-commands, such as two-finger pinch, swipe, rotate and scroll.

The Qosmio X500 Series will be available on October 22, 2009 at major retailers and at toshibadirect.com.

Detailed specs and pricing for the Qosmio X500 Series will be available on October 13, 2009 at laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/Qosmio/X500.