Sony notebook computer

Described as "aimed at the high-end notebook market" (no kidding!), the [yen]450,000 PCG-GRX91G/P is a Sony Vaio notebook with a built-in DVD-RW drive. NOT CD-RW, but DVD, so now you can create your own DVDs, thanks to the drag-and-drop Simple DVD Maker software.

Other nice features include the trademark jog dial, in this case centrally located under the touchpad, more connection options than you can shake a stick at and a USB-connected, optical remote control. That super drive runs as a 16-speed CD-R, 10-speed CD-RW, 8-speed DVD ROM and 24-speed CD-ROM. The GRX91G/P is powered by a 2GHz Mobile Intel Pentium P4 chip and 512MB of RAM and has a 60-gig hard disk. It also has a 1600x1200 UXGA display, a 32MB Mobility Radeon 7500 video card and comes preloaded with Windows XP Professional. Battery life isn't too clever, though--it's claimed to be from two to three (read "two") hours.

If that simply isn't enough for you, there's a separate port replicator with hardware MPEG2 encoder and TV tuner packed in the box. But this is one of Sony's ultra sexy 'slim type' Vaios, so leave the replicator on your desk at home, otherwise you lose a massive number of cool points. Get yours only online from October.

More info: www.jp.sonystyle.com