Technology & IT | Saturday 29 April, 2017 12:06 am |

HP Inc. today announced superb HP ZBook Mobile Workstation solutions packed with the power of an HP Z desktop in a lightweight mobile design, including award-winning display technology, 3D graphics and server-grade processing power. With this new workstation line up, HP continues to offer world-class innovation to power filmmakers, designers, artists, explorers and other visionary thinkers.

“Our Z Workstation products have been a leading choice among customers worldwide for their world-class innovation, reliability, performance and application certification,” said Gwen Coble, director, Workstations, Thin Clients, Retail Solutions and Immersive Computing, EMEA, HP Inc. “With client security continuing to grow in importance, we’ve made these fourth generation HP ZBook Workstations the most secure and manageable mobile workstations1to date. This ensures we protect the intellectual property of digital creators everywhere – so they can focus on bringing their best work to life without the worry of IP theft or breaches.”

HP is reinventing device security for its fourth-generation ZBook workstations by providing several unique security features including: HP Sure Start Gen32, the industry’s first self-healing PC BIOS with comprehensive encryption, strong authentication, malware protection, data protection, identity assurance, and threat detection and response.

HP is also creating dynamic, high performing devices that allow customers to pursue their passion and achieve their goals without compromising on style or flexibility. To address the move to virtual reality, one of the new workstation  models can be configured to visualize work in an ultra-smooth virtual reality experience. VR creation to consumption is rapidly becoming the strategic direction for many enterprises from amusement parks to automotive and HP began selling powerful, VR-ready desktop workstations in 2016.

Four New Models: Create Anytime, Anywhere, Without Limits

The HP ZBook Studio, HP’s premium mobile workstation built for creative visionaries including filmmakers, architects, and engineers, now boosts up to 16.5 hours of battery life.3 The HP ZBook Studio offers exhilarating power only thought possible with a workstation desktop, in a sleek, modern, stunning mobile design, and is meticulously crafted with fully-machined aluminum, diamond-cut edges and a stunning HP DreamColor 4K UHD display4 which supports 100 percent Adobe® RGB.  At just 18mm thin and starting at 4.6 lbs. (2.08kg)5, experience the power of the world's first quad core workstation Ultrabook™.6 Engineered with powerful server-grade Intel® Xeon® or 7th generation CoreTM processors,7 NVIDIA® Quadro® professional graphics and up to 2TB8 storage, dual HP Z Turbo Drives4 and dual Thunderbolt™ 3 ports supporting full 40 Gb/s bandwidth.

The HP ZBook 17 delivers HP’s ultimate power and performance. The HP ZBook 17 is equipped with a choice of the latest Intel® Xeon® or 7th generation CoreTM processors7, NVIDIA® Quadro® or AMD RadeonPro™ graphics, up to 4 TB of storage8, dual Thunderbolt™ 3 ports and more. The HP ZBook 17 can also be configured with optimal horsepower and graphics cards to bring VR content to life in an ulta-smooth 90 FPS VR experience on two graphics card options.

The HP ZBook 15, is used by NASA to help push the boundaries of science and discovery on the International Space Station. HP ZBook Mobile Workstations endure 120,000 hours of testing and are made for demanding workloads with Intel® Xeon® or 7th generation CoreTM processors7, with up to 3 TB storage8 and NVIDIA® Quadro® or AMD RadeonPro™ graphics. HP conducts advanced testing and performance benchmarks to deliver the optimal experience with the most important applications from leading software partners like Adobe® and Autodesk.

The HP ZBook 14u is HP’s smallest and lightest mobile workstation. This Ultrabook™ workstation delivers extraordinary levels of power and graphics capability in a slim design at just 22mm thin and weighing as little as 3.61 lbs.(1.6kg).5 With impressive design features including a 14” diagonal FHD display with optional touch, AMD FirePro™ 3D graphics with 2GB of video memory, the latest 7th generation Intel® Core™ processors, up to 32 GB memory and up to 2TB of storage8. Plus, it’s certified for major software applications, so you can work faster across multiple applications. Customers requiring a workstation Ultrabook with a 15” diagonal display can choose the recently announced HP ZBook 15u.

HP ZBook Mobile Workstations also come preloaded with HP Remote Graphics Software for remote collaboration, HP Performance Advisor for optimal performance and HP Velocity for reliable and fast network performance. ZBook Mobile workstations are also ISV certified, and are Military Standards-tested (MIL_STD_810G).9

 

Pricing and Availability

·   HP ZBook Studio is available now in EMEA starting at €1,450.

·   HP ZBook 17 is available now in EMEA starting at €1,500.

·   HP ZBook 15 is available now in EMEA starting at €1,350.

·   HP ZBook 14u pricing and availability will be announced this summer.

·   HP ZBook 15u has a starting price of €1,050 and has been shipping since January.