US fans of HD-DVD format may celebrate as today Toshiba announced the Qosmio G45-AV680, the first US notebook to feature an HD DVD-R optical drive and full 1080p playback resolution.

Qosmio G45-AV680 features an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7300 at 2.00 GHz, 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, with maximum capacity of 4096MB and 320GB of storage using two Serial-ATA hard disk drives (Primary 160GB + Secondary 160GB).

For viewing pleasure of HD-DVD fans, Qosmio G45 comes with such high-end features as four Harman Kardon Bass Reflex stereo speakers, a built-in subwoofer, a 1 Bit Digital Amplifier and Dolby Home Theater technology. This high-end speaker configuration dramatically enhances the visual experience by delivering a sophisticated suite of audio technologies, such as Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker.

The Toshiba’s notebook can be also an ideal platform for gamers thanks to NVIDIA’s GeForce 8600M GT GPU, which empowers users to take full advantage of Microsoft’s cutting-edge DirectX 10 graphics technology to deliver modern visual effects.

But as the HD-DVD remains the main feature, Qosmio G45 offers a 17-inch diagonal widescreen Ultimate TruBrite display and the TOSHIBA USB HDTV Tuner, an external device for viewing and recording live high definition TV from an antenna, satellite set-top box or cable line.

To download large files, such as movies and television shows in a fraction of the time, while providing greater security, faster internet browsing, and a richer wireless internet experience, the Qosmio G45-AV680 incorporates the draft 802.11n wireless protocol. For users, this new wireless technology delivers transfer speeds up to five times3 faster than the previous 802.11g standard.

Qosmio G45-AV680 is delivered with Ulead DVD MovieFactory for Toshiba. The start price of this “little” wonder is $3200.