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HP Smart Office 2007 - Takin' Care of Business

By Vijay Anand - 24 Oct 2007

New Business PCs

New Business PCs

Of course not forgetting the traditional workhorse machines of the office environment, HP also has several new affordable desktop and workstation systems boasting more efficient and faster hardware that have been updated with the latest system designs for the APAC region.

 The HP Compaq dc7800 Ultra-slim desktop (USDT) PC is nicknamed zero-footprint PC for a very good reason...

 ... and this picture shows exactly why. Unlike its predecessor that we last saw a year back, this new generation USDT system is 46% smaller and virtually takes up no more space than the monitor it attaches via an electromagnetic lock. The miniscule size and the zero-footprint argument gives businesses more reasons to invest in this as opposed to the desktop-sized equivalent of its predecessor.

 Starting from US$695, the dc7800 USDT system uses a combination of desktop and notebook components to achieve its tiny form factor. Equipped with a powerful Core 2 Duo E6750 processor on an Intel Q35 motherboard, it uses notebook SO-DIMM 1GB DDR2-667 memory, a slim form-factor optical drive and a 2.5-inch 80GB SATA HDD. This Energy Star 4.0 certified PC has exceptionally low power consumption thanks to its efficient 80 PLUS certified PSU as well as its other choice of components that go into the system.

 The HP Compaq dc7800 also comes in a traditional business mini-tower system configuration for full expansion possibilities. Computing specs are similar to the USDT variant though.

 For more crunching power, HP offers entry level workstations like this xw4600 machine from as low as US$900. Based on the Intel X38 Express platform, this system is equipped with a Core 2 Duo E6700 processor, 4GB DDR2-800 ECC memory and dual workstation graphics cards to drive multiple high-end 30-inch LCD monsters. They are however not setup for dual-graphics performance. For an AMD equivalent system, you can opt for an xw4500 machine.

 To accompany the various new workstation systems, HP also had a slew of new LCD monitors to fit every office environment need. Shown here is HP's new 30-inch LCD monitor (well, four of them actually), targeted at professional computing needs like CAD and 3D modeling. As expected, its native resolution is 2560x1600 which will require a graphics card with dual-link DVI support to run this monster screen. Other notable specs are the panel's 8ms GTG response time, 300 nits brightness and 1000:1 contrast ratio.

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