If you're into Monster Hunter Online and you're in the market for a new laptop, you may want to check out the May 2007 releases from Toshiba. The Qosmio G40 series and the Dynabook TX series are both recommended by the game developers to run the game as smoothly as possible even while you're on the move.

The TX series packs a base processor of Core Duo 2 strength running at 1.66Ghz. It also has 1GB of memory and a large hard drive to get all those files in. The G40 series carry similar core specs, but the units in its wing have something that a lot of notebooks don't: an HD-DVD-R drive to play and burn high capacity and high definition content.

Both models are still available in Japan, but are slated for a later release date in North America later this year. Pricing is still "open" as the Japanese market terms it. We'll keep you posted for more.

Toshiba's been working overtime, introducing a load of spec changes for its Qosmio and Dynabook laptop lines.

The Qosmio F30 leads off. It's available in black or white, and comes loaded with a 1.66GHz Core Duo T2300 CPU, 128MB GeForce Go 7300 graphics card, 1GB RAM (maximum 2GB), 160GB hard drive, terrestrial digital/analog TV tuner, and 802.11b/g WiFi. So, that equates to better graphics, an already good amount of memory that can also be further extended, faster processing speeds, and the ubiquitous WiFi feature which no recently-released laptop would be caught dead without. Plus it can also be a nice, slim TV that you can bring along with you to wherever. All that for what price? 260,000 yen, or about $2,260 US.

Meanwhile, on the Dynabook side, the AX, TX, CX, and SS MX models all get their specs bumped up, gaining faster processors the higher you go up the retail cost ladder. The new processors range from 1.46GHz Celeron m410 to 1.66GHz Core Duo T2300 processors. Prices for these are starting at 160,000 yen ($1,400 US). The smallest and lightest laptop of the bunch, the Dynabook SS MX, retails at a cool 200,000 yen ($1,740 US).

All of these babies should be available in mid-to-late August, so if any of you guys want one, better start working overtime too.

Toshiba is making sure all markets are covered with the release of the 12-inch Dynabook SS MXW. This 1.9kg (299x225x34mm) ultraportable is powered by Core Duo T2300 processor running at clock speed of 1.66Ghz. It's packed with a 100GB HDD, a DVD+DL burner and a/b/g wireless capability.

The SS MXW is part of the Dynabook family and is an amped version of the Dynabook SS MX. Consumers can also opt to buy the SS MXW powered by an Intel Celeron.