by Kristian Vättö on 8/29/2011 12:41:00 PM
Posted in Systems , HP

HP has released HP Pro 3400 Series desktops today. They are aimed for business users and HP markets them as microtowers (seems to be mid-tower Micro-ATXs).

HP Pro 3400 Series
Model XZ937UT XZ938UT XZ939UT XZ940UT
Processor Intel Pentium G620 (2/2, 2.6GHz, 3MB) Intel Core i3-2100 (2/4, 3.1GHz, 3MB) Intel Core i3-2120 (2/4, 3.3GHz, 3MB) Intel Core i5-2300 (4/4, 2.8GHz, 6MB)
Graphics Intel HD 2000 Intel HD 2000 Intel HD 2000 Intel HD 2000
Memory 2GB 1333MHz DDR3 2GB 1333MHz DDR3 2GB 1333MHz DDR3 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
Storage 250GB 7200rpm 250GB 7200rpm 500GB 7200rpm 500GB 7200rpm
Optical drive DVD-ROM DVD writer DVD writer DVD writer
Slots PCIe x16, three PCIe x1, mPCI PCIe x16, three PCIe x1, mPCI PCIe x16, three PCIe x1, mPCI PCIe x16, three PCIe x1, mPCI
Ports 10x USB 2.0, DVI-D, VGA, Ethernet, audio-in, audio-out, mic-in 10x USB 2.0, DVI-D, VGA, Ethernet, audio-in, audio-out, mic-in 10x USB 2.0, DVI-D, VGA, Ethernet, audio-in, audio-out, mic-in 10x USB 2.0, DVI-D, VGA, Ethernet, audio-in, audio-out, mic-in
Dimensions (WxDxH) 6.5" x 15.31" x 14.49" 6.5" x 15.31" x 14.49" 6.5" x 15.31" x 14.49" 6.5" x 15.31" x 14.49"
Price $421 $482 $506 $563

There aren't any real surprises in the specs. These are regular budget-level business PCs which are ideal for office use for example. Built-to-order options allow some beefier hardware, such as i7-2600 and AMD 6570. Still, these are meant for business and hence the stock configurations come with fairly low specs. For more intensive use, HP offers workstations like the Z200 series. 

Source: HP

hmm by yuriylsh on Monday, August 29, 2011
USB3 and/or eSATA ports would be nice. Also, what's the purpose of a shiny case?
yuriylsh
RE: hmm by DanNeely on Monday, August 29, 2011
ugh. So much for the convention that blue ports are USB3. I followed through the press release to the actual specs and they're only USB2. :(
DanNeely
Shiny? by gdansk on Monday, August 29, 2011
I despise glossy cases, why are they bringing this horrible design decision to the business sector? Oh well.
gdansk
RE: Shiny? by DanNeely on Monday, August 29, 2011
Why should the joy of greasy fingerprint smears be limited to the home?

They're also probably afraid that if lusers realize not-disgusting finishes are available at work they'll stop buying the smearfests already in retail channels for home use.
DanNeely
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