Toshiba dynabook T551/D8B is a 3D-enhanced laptop

While I’m convinced that 3D is here to stay and it’s not for everyone. I’m still bothered by the fact that we need special glasses to view 3D content.  But until 3D screens that don’t require glasses become common and affordable – cumbersome 3D glasses will remain, but I digress. Today Toshiba has just announced a new 3D-enabled laptop called the dynabook T551/D8B. Targeted at the gaming crowd, this high-end notebook features:

• 15.6″ screen with 1,366 x 768 resolution
• Blu-ray drive (3D compatible)
• Core i7-2630QM (2GHz) CPU
• 1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics card
• Intel HM65 Express chip set
• 8GB of RAM
• 750GB HDD
• 1 USB 3.0 port, 3 USB 2.0 ports and HDMI output
• 0.3 megapixel webcam
• Windows 7 Home Premium

The dynabook T551/D8B will go on sale in Japan next month for $2,540. What do you think of the notebook? Do you think 3D is a necessary feature?

George Wong
Categories: Computers
Tags: 3D, blu ray, Laptops, monitor, Movies, screen, Tablet, Toshiba