HP rocked the stripey ties off the high-powered workstation world today when they unveiled the Z1 Workstation, the first all-in-one form factor computer that incorporates workstation-class hardware. This impressive machine targets corporate customers from small graphics shops to medical imaging customers to high-end Hollywood 3D rendering. SlashGear was on-hand to check out the hardware, and we came away with some impressive first looks.
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‘workstation’ Stories
HP unveils 27-inch all in one Z1 Workstation
Workstations are some of the most powerful computers you can buy... but man, are they boring. With the possible exception of Apple's Mac Pro, there's really no workstation-class machine that inspires desire, despite the backbone that they provide for high-end work in industry. HP may have just changed that with the unveiling of their Z1, the company's first all-in-one workstation. HP showed off the new hardware at their workstation event in Las Vegas.
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iBUYPOWER Launches Pro Series Line of Workstations
Complete with 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processors, RAID cards and NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards, iBUYPOWER keeps their title as a leading innovator of integrated solutions as they launch this new Professional Series line of workstations. Each of these workstations are fully customizable and tuned to just the right combination of gear to meet your needs as a creative professional. The best possible components, says Darren Su, Executive Vice President of iBUYPOWER, have been chosen in designing this Professional Series so that each industry's specific needs can be met.
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Fujitsu Celsius H910 and H710 workstations break cover
Fujitsu has pulled the wraps off a pair of new workstation notebooks that are both in the Celsius line. The two machines allow professional users to run high-end computing applications from a notebook rather than being tired to a desktop computer all the time. The machines are up to running CAD/CAM and graphics rendering programs and deliver power that was previously only available on desktops according to Fujitsu.
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Cryo Octane workstation breaks benchmark records
Cryo has announced that its awesome Octane EDP-WS has shattered the world record for performance on a common benchmark for workstation performance. The Octane has 12 physical cores supporting up to 24 threads and can be crammed full of up to 48GB of memory. The processors can be overclocked to 4.5GHz and the works uses custom liquid cooling.
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Lenovo ThinkCentre M75e Review
Desktops may not be as fashionable as notebooks these days, but they’re still often the most cost-effective way to get significant processing power. Lenovo’s ThinkCentre M75e has the grunt, thanks to a 3.0GHz quadcore AMD’s Athlon II X4 640 processor, but it also takes up a little less office space thanks to a small form-factor chassis. Has the company struck the ideal balance? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
NVIDIA Quadro 600 & 2000 Fermi-Based Cards Unveiled, Available Now
NVIDIA has officially announced today that they've made their two brand new Fermi-based workstation cards available for purchase. The company is scaling back the cores, but promises that the two new cards will be less expensive than their predecessors, and will also offer better performance over the previous cards they are replacing. The Quadro 600 has been issued only 96 cores, while the Quadro 2000 features 192 cores. Both cards hike up the performance, according to NVIDIA, even as they scale back on the hardware.
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Lenovo ThinkCentre M75e giveaway coming up…
We're already running two giveaways - for a You Rock Guitar and a range of iPad cases - but we wanted to let you know there's yet another opportunity to win coming up, courtesy of Lenovo. The company is giving us a brand new AMD-powered Lenovo ThinkCentre M75e to give away, and since they're particularly proud of the AMD 760G chipset's ability to drive two displays simultaneously, they're throwing in a pair of 19-inch Lenovo LCD monitors as well!
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Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Review
Big computers generally mean big performance, but does a PC need to be imposing in order to blitz through the benchmarks? Lenovo’s ThinkStation C20 is the baby of the range when it comes to physical size, but with dual Intel Xeon processors and NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 4800 graphics, it’s no slowpoke. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
MAINGEAR Quantum SHIFT Workstation Announced
MAINGEAR Computers has officially announced the availability of their latest workstation computer, basically trying their best to blur the line between supercomputer and gaming rig. Specifically designed for those that take their computer gaming very seriously, along with people who just want to have the best of the best and those with the creative know how to make something of this magnitude actually work for them, the Quantum SHIFT Workstation is a beast amongst . . . Other beasts.
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Dell Precision M4500 hits virtual shelves: Core i5/i7 and Quadro FX graphics
If you're in the market for a beastly mobile workstation then Dell have you covered; the Dell Precision M4500 has finally gone up for sale, complete with a choice of dualcore Core i5 or i7 CPUs or Intel's quadcore Core i7 chips. Either one or two hard-drives can be specified (either up to 500GB HDD or 256GB SSD) and a choice of NVIDIA Quadro FX 880M or FX1800M graphics.
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HP EliteBook 8740w and Z200, Z400, Z600 & Z800 workstations get Intel CPU updates
HP have updated their workstation range, and of the new tower, SFF and notebook models perhaps the most interesting is the HP EliteBook 8740w. Toting Intel's latest Core i7 Extreme processors, up to 16GB of DDR3 memory and a 17-inch LED-backlit display running at either WXGA+ or WUXGA, the 8740w can be spec'd with either ATI FirePro M7820 1GB graphics, NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M 1GB graphics or Quadro FX 2800M 1GB graphics.
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