OK – so the Games Convention in Leipzig is fully underway, and as computer fans descend upon Germany in their masses, it’s time to take a look at what delights are emerging. Expectations of mindblowing technology and gaming revelations are high, and while farplaner is enthralled about what Pro Evolution Soccer has to offer in 2009, twobrothersandasister are discovering new delights with Mad World on the Nintendo Wii.

And it’s exciting news for Toshiba too, who will be showcasing the powerful new Qosmio X300 gaming laptop (pictured), featuring the latest Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9300 quad-core processor technology together with the new Gaming X20 optical laser mouse. For more information, the notebook is given a good going-over spec wise by both Crave and Pocket Lint who say this notebook offers a “sleek design aimed at gamers”.

Elsewhere, marketnews blog suggests that “Gamers will likely gravitate toward something like the Toshiba Qosmio X300 that can serve as the device for “fun” time as well as when it’s down to business” and invoid.org agrees, claiming the X300 is “built for gaming purists”. It’s due to be released in Europe towards the tail end of 2008, but for those who can’t wait that long – it can be seen at Toshiba booth B02, Hall 4, at the show, from 20^th to 24^th August 2008.

So if you want more news of Mii’s rocking out on Wiis, Far Cry II, and of course Toshiba’s newest gaming laptop - better head to Leipzig.

Back when I was a lad, £200 wouldn’t buy you a 16-bit console and 2 games, and one would have to dip very deep to buy anything approaching a remotely usable PC. But luckily those days are long gone, and this pocket-lint.co.uk review of the Toshiba L300 does much to remind us of that.

“The Toshiba Satellite L300 is one such machine, but at first appearance you wouldn’t think that it costs less than £300” begins the review, and we cannot help but agree. The boys over at the site in question have give this laptop 8/10 – and despite having some reservations about the ability of the notebook to run more taxing applications, cannot help but marvel at its overall suitability for those after a basic machine.

“The Toshiba Satellite L300 won’t suit everyone, as its base specification isn’t powerful enough for anything but the most basic of tasks. However, if you just need something for surfing the web or responding to email, this is a great machine at a bargain price.”

For the full review, pop over here.