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HP's New Workstations Span a Range of Sizes, Prices, and Portability
21 Apr, 2011 By: Cadalyst StaffThe energy-saving, penny-pinching Z210 desktop comes in two form-factor flavors, while the 8460w, 8560w, and 8760w offer power and mobility.
Earlier this month, HP announced the latest additions to its Z desktop and EliteBook mobile workstation families, giving shoppers a total of five new options to consider — including a desktop designed with CAD users in mind.
More Efficiency on the Desktop
The HP Z210 is the economy-minded desktop debutante, offering a performance improvement of more than 20% compared with its predecessor, but at a lower price. The Z210 is also more energy-efficient than its Z200 forerunner, with standard 90% efficient power supplies and available ENERGY STAR v5–qualified configurations. HP has its eye on power consumption in other models as well; Josh Peterson, worldwide manager of marketing for workstations, told the media that the company is moving toward making those high-efficiency power supplies its standard offering across the board.
The HP Z210 is available in two sizes: a convertible mini-tower (CMT; starting at $659) and the small form factor (SFF; starting at $569), which is 65% smaller than its fraternal twin. HP's number-one target with the Z210 CMT is the MCAD/AEC market, followed by digital media and entertainment, engineering and design education, public sector engineers and technicians, power office users, and OEMs. According to HP, this model is applicable to the growing model sizes and complexity, the transition from 2D to 3D, and the need for better visualization that CAD users are experiencing.
The Z210 SFF, on the other hand, is targeted primarily toward medical imaging applications in space-limited environments, with entry-level MCAD/AEC users further down the list. Both sizes offer the choice of Intel Xeon E3 and second-generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors. Selected processors also feature Intel vPro technology, a first for HP's workstations.
"This processor’s greatest innovation is how it integrates the CPU and graphics engines on the same die," said Anthony C. Neal-Graves, general manager, Workstation Unit, Intel. "That means visual and 3D graphics capabilities that were once only available to entry workstation users with discrete graphics cards will now be accessible to anyone with an entry workstation powered by the Intel Xeon E3 family with Intel HD Graphics P3000."
The Z210 also features:
- Intel HD graphics (P3000/2000) and 2D and 3D professional graphics options from NVIDIA and AMD
- DDR3-1333 ECC memory, expandable up to 32 GB
- HP Performance Advisor software for maintaining drivers, operating systems, and applications
- Access to the HP Carbon Footprint Calculator, which helps users to learn how they can reduce their environmental impact and costs of computing
- HP Power Assistant, which provides real-time battery capacity and power consumption information.
Look for a Cadalyst Labs review of the Z210 coming soon.
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