Fujitsu TX95S/D Deskpower PC

Fujitsu NX95S/D notebook

PC maker Fujitsu said Tuesday it will become the first company to release desktop computers compatible with the next-generation Blu-ray optical discs. The desktops with Blu-ray drives are expected to come out in Japan in June. Fujitsu also plans to launch notebooks with HD DVD drives in June, catering to both camps. The new desktop PC from Fujitsu comes with a 37-inch LCD screen and is expected to sell for around $5,000 (600,000 yen), a Fujitsu representative said.  The representative added that the notebook PC was likely to retail at about $3,360--in line with the expected retail price for Toshiba's HD-DVD compatible notebook PCs. Another Japanese electronics maker, NEC, said Tuesday that it aims to launch HD DVD-compatible personal computers by fall and that it will consider offering PCs equipped with Blu-ray drives as well if there is demand.

- The Deskpower TX95S/D will feature a 2.8 GHz Pentium CPU, a whopping 37-inch LCD display, 1 GB of RAM, 600 GB of hard disk storage, a Radeon X1600 graphics system, and HDMI interface, plus 2 HDTV (Hi-Vision in Japan) tuners and 2 analog TV tuners.

- The NX95S/D will sport a 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, a surprising 320 GB of hard disk storage, 1 GB of RAM, an ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 graphics system.