Electronics giant Toshiba is bouncing back into proper form, and in this particular rebound they've unleashed a round of summer updates for a line of laptops in Japan. Looking pretty much like the sleek, expensive pieces of portable computing technology they are, you're going to have to shell out quite a lot (as well as live in Japan) if you want to have one of these babies.

First up is the Qosmio F40, a 15.4-inch model that now can trade its HD-DVD drive with a DVD multi option. It also sports a Core 2 Duo T8100 CPU on top a GN965 Express chipset. And to play with that, it has 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and HDMI outs. Not bad for US$ 2,127.

Then there's the Dynabook AX,  which now comes in pink, white or shiny black flavors. It sports a Celeron 550 CPU on board, 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, HDMI outs and a Super Multi optical drive. The entire package comes with a price tag of US$ 1,450.

Another one is the Dynabook TX, a number that gets the same Core 2 Duo T8100 CPU as the Qosmio, but has 2GB of RAM and 200GB's worth of hard drive space. It also comes with the HDMI and Super Multi drive goodies. All yours for US$1,730.

Finally, there's the Dynabook CX, a 13.3 inch package powered by, yet again, the Core 2 Duo processor, the same amount of ram, a 160 GB hard drive, plus all the other features that the previously-stated models have. For US$ 1,935, it's a steal...we think.

Well, if you're in Japan and you're looking for a laptop, why not make it a Qosmio or a Dynabook? You'd certainly be getting the bang for your buck. Updates as we get them.