Event Coverage

HP's New Workstations for 2010

By David Chieng - 28 Mar 2010

HP Product Showcase (continued)

HP Product Showcase (continued)

Shown here is the HP EliteBook 8740w, hooked up to three 24" displays. All three are hooked up via DisplayPort, one directly via the laptop and the other two from a laptop dock that the 8740w is attached to. Counting the 8740w's own display, that makes four displays in total in use for this particular example.

Here's a closer look at the dock which the 8740w is connected to.

Pricing for the HP EliteBook 8740w starts at US$1,999, with worldwide availability to be in April as well. The 8740w will be offered with the option of the ATI FirePro M7820 with 1GB of GDDR5 video memory, as well as the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2800M or NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M – both with 1GB GDDR3 of video memory.

The HP EliteBook 8540w was launched earlier this year, but will now also be available with an optional DreamColor display, or the new ATI FirePro M7820 graphics adapter.

Shown here is HP's Performance Advisor software, which will come preinstalled on all HP workstations. This software automatically tunes the workstation, finding and installing the proper drivers as well as configuring the system based on a user's workflow.

Also demonstrated was HP's Skyroom software, also preloaded on new HP workstations. Skyroom enables live, real-time collaboration with high fidelity audio, HD video and 3D application sharing.

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