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Choosing the right hP workstationOverview

•Findtheworkstationthatfitsyourneeds•Getthemostoutofyouradd-onbudget•Compareworkstationfeaturestoplanahead

HP’sfamilyofpersonalworkstationsWorkstationshaveavarietyofcharacteristicsthatcangiveanorganizationacompetitiveadvantage,increasebusinessproductivity,andallowuserstoworkwithconfidenceandpeaceofmind.HPoffersafullrangeofworkstations(includingworkstationblades,notdiscussedhere)thatareexclusivelydesignedandengineeredtogivecustomersanedgeupontheircompetitors.HPpersonalworkstationsfeature:

System reliability—Featuressuchaserrorcheckingandcorrecting(ECC)memoryandmoresophisticatedcoolingmechanismshelpensureexpandabilitywhilemaintaininghighreliability.

ISV application certification—ISVcertificationmeansapplicationandworkstationcombinationshavebeenthoroughlytestedtogether,givingpredictableandreliableresultsfromoneapplicationruntothenext.

Superior return on investment—FeaturesthatincreaseROIincludealargenumberofI/Oslots,toollesschassisdesign,andtheadditionalperformancepossibilitiesfromsingleordualmulti-coreprocessors1.

Professional graphics—Workstationsaredesignedtosupportthemostpowerfulgraphicscards,arequirementforhigh-endapplicationswheremultiple2Dor3Dmonitorsarerequired.

ChoosingtherightworkstationGiventhewiderangeofpriceandperformancecoveredbytheHPfamilyofpersonalworkstations,choosingtherightworkstationcanbeachallenge.

Theenclosedtableshelpaprospectivebuyerdeterminetheoptimalworkstationsolution.Thetableonthefollowingpagehasthefollowingcolumns:

“Applicationsegment”—Ageneraldescriptionofthekindofapplicationintowhichtheworkstationwillbedeployed.Itisgenerallysortedbydecreasingneedofperformanceandotherfeatures,andcontainsabriefdescriptionofthemarket.

“Yougenerallyneed...”—Ageneralizationofthetoptwoorthreemostimportantrequirementsforthismarketsegment(inpriorityorder).Thislistassumesthatapurchaserhastomakesomeprioritydecisionsbasedonbudget.

“Choosetherightworkstation”—Avisualindicationofthefirstchoiceofworkstationmodeltochoose.

“...Chooseyouradd-ons”—Answersthequestion“IfIhaveasmallamount(5-10%ofthepurchaseprice)ofbudgetleft,howisitbestspent?”Theseitemsareinpriorityorder,andgenerallydescribethemosteffectiveadd-onstopurchasegiventheprimaryworkstationmodelandapplicationsegment.

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If your application segment is...

You generally need...

Oil & Gas:OilandGasapplicationsrangefromcommercialtohighlytechnical.HPconcentratesapplicationsthatdealwiththediscoveryandproductionofoilandgasresources.Applicationsrequirelargememory,high-endvisualization,andhigh-endstorageandprofessional3Dgraphics.ImagecourtesyofLandmarkGraphics.

•Largememory•Multiplelargemonitors•Multiplecores•Largestoragecapacity•Highend3Dgraphics

High-end CAD and CAE:(UGSNX,Pro/ENGINEER,andCATIA).Theseapplicationsoftenrequirelargememorycapacity,high-endandextreme3Dgraphics,andelaborateRAIDsolutions.ImagecourtesyofAutodesk.

•Highend3Dgraphics•Largememory•Largestoragecapacity•RAID

Electronic Design Automation (EDA):ElectronicDesignAutomationdescribesofawidevariety(andlargenumber)ofapplications.Aboutanythingtodowithdesigningelectroniccomponents,fromstructuralanalysistoelectromagneticradiationinterferencetochipdesignisconsidered“EDA.”

•Largememory•Lowprice•Performance•Multi-OSsupport

High-end DCC Video/Audio:(AutodeskMaya,3dsMax,AvidDS,Symphony,MediaComposer,DigidesignProToolsHD).Thesecustomersoftenrequirehigh-endorextreme3Dgraphicscards,multipledual-orquad-coreprocessors,andverylargememorycapacities,althoughinsomecasestheentry-levelsystemsfitwell.

•3Dgraphics•Performance•Largememory•Highstoragecapacity

Financial Services:Needsincludealow-costsystem,typicallyusedinfrontofficeenvironmentswherepowerusers,bankersandfinancialplannersareusingmanyapplicationsandrequiremultiple2Ddisplays.SelecttheZ400forpowerusers,SelecttheZ600fortradersandSelecttheZ800forsimulationandmodeling.

•Multiplemonitors•Lowprice•Performance

Mid DCC Animation/Imaging:(AutodeskMaya,AutodeskMotionBuilder,AdobeAfterEffects,ToonBoom).Usersthataredoingadvancedimagemanipulationand3Danimationrequiregoodperformanceatamoderateprice.ImagecourtesyofCraneDigital,LLC.

•Multiplemonitors•3Dgraphics•Performance

Mid DCC Video/Audio:(AvidMediaComposer,AdobeCS4ProductionPremium,SonyVegasPro,DigidesignProToolsLE).UserswhoseprimaryworkisHDandSDvideoeditingincluding2Dand3Dvisualeffectscreationaswellasaudioeditingandaudioeffectscreation.Forsomeoftheseusersthehigh-endsystemswillbeabetterfit.ImagecourtesyofColinLevy,PeerlessProductions.

•Lowprice•2Dgraphics•Performance•Largestorage

Mid CAD:(UGSSolidEdge,SolidWorks,AutodeskInventor,andBentleyMicroStation).Ingeneral,theentryworkstationwillbeagreatfitforthoseusersthatrequiremid-marketCADsolutionsbutarepricesensitive.ImagecourtesyofSolidWorks.

•Lowprice•2D/3Dgraphics•Mediummemory

Entry DCC:(AdobeCS4DesignPremium,Photoshop,Illustrator,Flash,PinnacleStudio,SonyVegas,Cakewalk).Anentryworkstationisanexcellentfitforuserswhoseprimaryworkis2Dgraphicscreation,photography,illustration,andbasicvideo/audioediting.Foraselectnumberoftheseusers,thehigh-endsystemswillbeabetterfit.ImagecourtesyofCakewalk(adivisionofRolandCorporation)

•Lowprice•2Dgraphics•Performance

CAD—Entry:(AutodeskAutoCAD,AutoCADLT,Architecture,andMechanicalDesktop;Educators,StudentsandOthers).Thisisa“sweetspot”forentry-levelworkstationsintheCADspace.Itcombinespricesensitivitywiththeperformanceneededtorun2Dand3DentrylevelCAD.ImagecourtesyofAutodesk.

•Lowprice•2D/3Dgraphics•Performance

Power Office:Day-to-dayusersthatperformcomplicatedanddata-intensiveofficefunctions.Thisincludesgraphics,videoandwebdesign,complexlinkedworksheetcalculations,databasestorage/accessandspreadsheetmanipulations.

•Lowprice•Performance•2D/3Dgraphics

Software Development:High-endsoftwaredevelopmentinvolvesthemanipulationofmanyfiles.Dataaccuracyandintegrityforthistypeofworkneedstobeextremelyhigh,andforthisreasonsoftwaredevelopersneedECCmemory.

•ECCmemory•Lowprice•Performance•Multi-OSsupport

Public Sector:UsersinthePublicSector(governmentorganizationsincludingthemilitary,educationalinstitutions,andsomehealthcareandothernot-for-profitorganizations)haveanextremelydiversesetofapplicationneeds.Needsincludeastablelifecycleandpricing.

•Lowprice•Stablelifecycle•ENERGYSTAR®qualified•Reliability&security

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Choose the right workstation ...Then choose your add-onsZ200 SFF/Z200 Z400 Z600 Z8001) Addgraphics/monitors2) Addprocessor/cores3) Addmemory4) Morediskspace

1) Addgraphics/monitors2) Addprocessor/cores3) Addmemory4) Additionalharddrives5) AddanHPSpacePilot

1) Addmemory2) SelectZ600/Z8003) Addprocessor/cores4) Addmemory

1) Higherperformancegraphics2) Addprocessor/cores3) Addmemory4) Increasediskspace5) AddanHPSpacePilot

1) UseZ600fortraders2) Addgraphics/monitors3) Addprocessor/cores4) SelectZ800

1) SelectZ4002) Addprocessorcores(onZ600)3) Addmemory

1) SelectZ4002) Additionalharddrives3) Addprocessor/cores4) Addmemory

1) SelectZ6002) Addprocessor/cores3) Add/upgradegraphics4) Addmemory5) AddanHPSpacePilot1) SelectZ4002) Addmemory

1) SelectZ4002) Addmemory

1) SelectZ4002) Addmemory3) Additionaldisplays

1) SelectZ4002) Addmemory

Add-onsdependupontheapplication;refertotheparticularapplicationsegmentforadditionalinformation.(Note:alsochooseapplicationsegmentonfollowingpage).

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1. Dual-CoreandQuad-Coretechnologiesaredesignedtoimproveperformanceofmultithreadedsoftwareproductsandhardware-awaremultitaskingoperatingsystemsandmayrequireappropriateoperatingsystemsoftwareforfullbenefits;checkwithsoftwareprovidertodeterminesuitability.Notallcustomersorsoftwareapplicationswillnecessarilybenefitfromuseofthesetechnologies.Dualprocessorsocketsavailableoncertainmodels.

2. 64-bitcomputingonIntelarchitecturerequiresacomputersystemwithaprocessor,chipset,BIOS,operatingsystem,devicedriversandapplicationsenabledforIntel®64architecture.Processorswillnotoperate(including32-bitoperation)withoutanIntel64architecture-enabledBIOS.Performancewillvarydependingonyourhardwareandsoftwareconfigurations.Seewww.intel.com/info/em64tformoreinformation.

3.MaximummemorycapacitiesassumeWindows64-bitoperatingsystemsorLinux.WithWindows32-bitoperatingsystems,memoryabove3GBmaynotallbeavailableduetosystemresourcerequirements.

4. 1TB=1trillionbytes.1GB=1billionbytes.Actualformattedcapacityisless.Upto8GB(forWindowsXPandXPPro),upto12GB(forWindowsVista),andupto16GB(forWindows7)ofsystemdiskspaceisreservedforsystemrecoverysoftware.

Financial Services16 GB memory,2D graphics, multiple (>4) monitors

Power OfficeSingle CPU socket,2 I/O Slots, Single 2D graphics

Entry CAD2 GB memory, Entry 3D graphics, medium monitor(s)

Entry DCC2-3 HDD, 2D/3D graphics,3 I/O Slots, large monitor(s)

Mid CADMidrange I/O, 3D graphics,Large monitor(s)

Mid DCC Video/Audio4-8 GB memory,3D graphics, large monitor(s)

EDA32+ GB memory

High-end CAD and CAEDual 3D graphics64-bit OS

DCC Animation4 I/O Slots,Performance I/O, high-end graphics

High-end DCC Video/AudioLots of high-speed storage,Maximum I/O

Oil & Gas>128 GB memoryDual Extreme Professional 3D Graphics

Segment requirements at-a-glance

Software DevelopmentSingle CPU socket, 2 GB memory, Single 2D graphics

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HP Z800 Workstation• 1-2 Intel® Xeon® processors2

• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional†• Genuine Windows Vista® Business†

• 192 GB ECC memory3

• 7.5 TB4 Internal storage• NVIDIA® SLI capable

HP Z600 Workstation• 1-2 Intel® Xeon® processors2

• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional†• Genuine Windows Vista® Business†

• 24 GB ECC memory3

• 4.5 TB4 Internal storage

HP Z400 Workstation• 1 Intel® Xeon® processor2

• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional†• Genuine Windows Vista® Business†

• 16 GB ECC memory3

• 6 TB4 Internal storage

HP Z200 SFF/Z200 Workstation• 1 Intel® Celeron®, Core®, Pentium®, or Xeon® Processor2

• Genuine Windows® 7 Professional†• 16 GB ECC memory3

• 4.5 TB4 Internal storage

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