HP today announced a new lineup of powerful mobile workstations, ideal for engineering, power-computing and graphic design. We spent some hands-on time with pre-production samples of these notebooks and can finally share what we've learned.
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Unlike previous generations of HP mobile workstations which were essentially standard EliteBooks with different internal components, the new notebooks feature HP's first-ever industrial design specific to mobile workstations. The new EliteBook 8460w, 8560w and 8760w have a traditional box-like shape with aluminum-alloy and titanium-alloy components, a new radial-brushed gunmetal finish and orange-colored accents. Inside the new mobile workstations feature second-generation Intel Core i7 and i5 dual-core and quad-core processors with vPro compatibility and support up to 32GB of RAM.
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HP’s most powerful mobile workstation, the HP EliteBook 8760w offers a 17.3-inch diagonal, high-definition screen, and a choice of high-performing AMD FirePro or NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics with up to 4GB of video memory. The EliteBook 8760w also can be configured with one of three hard drives and RAID 5 support – a first for HP mobile workstations. Pricing for the EliteBook 8760w starts at $1,899 and is expected to be available in the U.S. starting in May.
The HP EliteBook 8760w and 8560w offer an 8-cell primary battery, while the HP EliteBook 8460w offers 6- and 9-cell options for extended battery run time. All models include an Long Life HP Notebook Battery option. The mobile workstations also are compatible with the new HP Extended Life Notebook Battery and HP Ultra-Capacity Notebook Battery, which offer external battery supplies for additional run time.
