This post is more of an opinion than anything else so anyone feel free to disagree
Truthfully I would be wary ("Comet only" stock also has that effect on me)
The lower selling price may have nothing to do with the quality, Im pretty sure its a slow moving item
80Gb HDD high Def for this price is almost too good to be true
It is a 720p model ( doesnt say 50i or 60I) ( many now have 1080p) although 1080i is OK
Numbers aside there are far too few reviews on it: User and industry for me to be comfortable with
And
Although I would happily buy a Toshiba Laptop: After the HD-DVD fiasco where they were innovative but wouldn't carry it through I would not get any AV kit apart from a standard HDTV from them personally
Look at Canon , Sony Panasonic models
Be aware that although tape is kind of on its way out , it is by no means dead
SD card and HDD are in vogue and they come in Standard and Hi def models
The Hi def need a fairly decent PC to play back the clips and unless you have a PS3, playback is limited to your PC or playing of the Camcorder to your TV
In short there is nothing glaringly wrong with the Toshiba and for £300 it looks good but I would spend a liitle bit more and try something, perhaps better known
It would seem to be a very good SD model though , just on specs
PS: Dont pay any attention to the Pink bubbly one
: He works for Panasonic: Just kidding
He has perhaps expressed my sentiments in a less long winded way