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With AMD's recent launch of their Zen 4 architecture-based Threadripper 7000 series CPUs, the company and its OEM partners have unleashed a new wave of high-end PCs and workstations based on the considerable-core-count processors. Though not a massive market in and of itself, the workstation market is by most respects the pinnacle of the PC market, with systems employing the biggest and fastest hardware available, and often a whole lot of it. As a result, the workstation market is still a very important one to PC OEMs and chip vendors who are looking to move big silicon for big prices – but it's also a fun one for consumers to watch, if only for a glimpse of what all of this PC hardware is...
A New Collection of HP Envy Convertible Laptops with Wooden Palmrests
On the opening day of Computex, HP introduced its first laptops and convertible notebooks featuring premium wooden inlays on their palmrests. The new HP Envy PCs will be available...
11 by Anton Shilov on 5/28/2019HP Enters Premium Gaming Peripherals: Photon Mouse, Outpost Mousepad, Clothing
HP has introduced its new premium Omen-branded premium gaming peripherals: the Omen Photon mouse as well as the Omen Outpost mousepad. Featuring a sensor with a precision range of...
9 by Anton Shilov on 5/22/2019HP's Omen X 2S 15: A Dual-Screen Gaming Laptop
Large displays as well as dual-monitor setups clearly improve productivity of office workers and creative professionals. Applying this to broader markets, HP thinks that gamers could also benefit from...
11 by Anton Shilov on 5/16/2019HP’s Endpoint Security Controller: More Details About A New Chip in HP Notebooks
One of HP’s key announcements this spring was its revamped security initiative for PCs that includes hardware, software, and deep learning-based approaches. The software and DL parts of the...
33 by Anton Shilov on 5/2/2019HP Announces EliteDisplay E324q: a $430 31.5-Inch QHD Monitor
HP has introduced its new display for offices that combines large dimensions and a relatively low price. The EliteDisplay E324q is a 31.5-inch QHD monitor that costs less than...
23 by Anton Shilov on 4/17/2019New HP ZBook 14u & ZBook 15u Portable Workstations
HP has introduced its new ZBook 14u G6 and ZBook 15u G6 mobile workstations. The new laptops use the same chassis as 14-inch and 15.6-inch ZBook machines introduced a...
1 by Anton Shilov on 4/17/2019HP’s Security Push: Sure Sense & Endpoint Security Controller
Antivirus software is getting more robust, but so does malware. In a bid to make its PCs more secure, HP is introducing a set of hardware and software-based methods...
34 by Anton Shilov on 4/17/2019Intel to Launch 8th Generation Intel Core vPro Notebook Processors
One of the bigger parts of Intel’s product portfolio that rarely gets a mention is the vPro product line. vPro consists of a specific combined processor and chipset portfolio...
11 by Ian Cutress on 4/16/2019HP’s Cascade Lake Z6 & Z8 Xeon Scalable Workstations with Up to 6 TB Optane
Being one of the world’s largest workstation supplier, HP is among the first to adopt new CPUs, GPUs, and other technologies that can speed up professional workloads. This week...
6 by Anton Shilov on 4/10/2019HP to Introduce AMOLED Envy and Spectre Laptops in April
HP is on track to start sales of laptops featuring a 15.6-inch AMOLED display in April, the company said recently. The first systems to get the innovative screens will...
41 by Anton Shilov on 3/28/2019HP Reverb Virtual Reality Headset: A 4K HMD with 6DOF
Numerous companies are making attempts to drive VR technology to the commercial space. HP this week introduced its first AR/VR headset that was designed from the ground both for...
43 by Anton Shilov on 3/20/2019HP Unveils ProDesk 405 G4 Desktop Mini PC: An SFF Ryzen Pro Desktop
Over the past few months we have seen increasing adoption of AMD Ryzen processors by manufacturers of ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) desktops. At present, the number of UCFF systems powered...
27 by Anton Shilov on 3/20/2019HP Reveals Envy x360 15 Laptops with AMD's Latest Ryzen APUs
HP on Tuesday introduced its new 15.6-inch convertible notebooks based on AMD’s Ryzen Mobile 3000-series APUs. The new HP Envy x360 15 are positioned as inexpensive 15.6-inch-class laptops for...
55 by Anton Shilov on 3/19/2019NVIDIA’s 65-inch Big Format Gaming Display Is Here: HP OMEN X Emperium
Huge displays for entertainment and productivity are getting increasingly popular these days as prices are falling. Last year NVIDIA proposed a reference design for Big Format Gaming Displays: 65-inch...
53 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2019HP Expands 2018 Battery Recall Program, Delayed Announcement Due To Govt Shutdown
HP started a voluntarily recall program of around 50,000 batteries back in early 2018. This year the company expanded the program with another 78,500 battery packs as it had...
4 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2019HP Announces EX950 M.2 NVMe SSD
HP has announced a new high-end consumer NVMe SSD, the HP EX950. The EX950 is the successor to the very successful HP EX920, which for most of 2018 was...
13 by Billy Tallis on 1/9/2019HP at CES 2019: HP Chromebook 14 Combines AMD and Chrome OS
When the first Chromebooks were released in 2011, they were aimed at the lower end of the market and carried matching price tags. After Google launched its Pixel laptop...
7 by Anton Shilov on 1/6/2019HP at CES 2019: EliteDisplay E243p with Sure View Privacy Screen Debuts
Physical privacy is becoming a key point of concern among many people and organizations, which is why hardware makers are addressing concerns of their customers by incorporating various technologies...
0 by Anton Shilov on 1/6/2019HP at CES 2019: Slim Envy USB-C Hub Debuts with Charging USB Type-A and HDMI 2.0
Having already sold tens of millions of laptops that only feature USB Type-C ports, it would seem that PC makers are finally getting into the burgeoning market for USB...
6 by Anton Shilov on 1/6/2019HP at CES 2019: OMEN X Emperium 65-Inch 144Hz G-Sync HDR Monitor with Soundbar
Early last year NVIDIA and its partners announced the Big Format Gaming Display (BFGD) initiative, with the goal to bring to market TV-sized 4K gaming monitors with a high...
9 by Anton Shilov on 1/6/2019