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HP Rolls Out New Offerings At a recent launch event, HP intro- duced its latest offerings to journalists from around the world, including the addition of the six-core Intel Xeon 5600 (Westmere) processor in its modular Z line—the Z800, Z600, and Z400. The new processors can accommodate up to two Intel six-core processors with Hyper-Threading turned on, offering 24 threads of power to run at one time—all deskside. The HP Z800 offers the latest Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 series proces- sors, providing up to 12 processing cores, 192GB of ECC memory, 10TB of high-speed storage, and dual Nvidia Quadro FX 5800 graphics cards. The HP Z600 also offers Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors and as many as 12 processing cores. It addi- tionally provides up to 48GB of ECC memory, 6TB of high-speed storage, and professional 2D and 3D graphics cards up to the Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 or dual Quadro FX 1800. The HP Z400 offers as many as six processing cores using the latest Intel Xeon 3500 series processors, provid- ing up to 24GB of ECC memory, 8TB of high-speed storage, and Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 or dual Quadro FX 1800 cards. The HP Z400, Z600, and Z800 are available now. Pricing starts at $929 for the HP Z400 workstation, $1579 for the HP Z600 workstation, and $1799 for the HP Z800 workstation. Adding to its Z workstation line, HP introduced the Z200 SFF ultra-compact tower, sporting a dual-core processor option based on the Intel Core i3 and i5, or a quad-core option based on the Xeon 3400 series. With a starting price rivaling those of traditional desktop computers ($739), the HP Z200 SFF breaks new ground with a space-saving design that is almost two-thirds smaller than the Z200 mini- tower workstation. Available now, the HP Z200 SFF supports up to 16GB of ECC memory and up to 2TB of high-speed stor- age. It also includes professional 2D and 3D graphics options. On the mobile side, the company intro- duced its most powerful mobile worksta- PRODUCT: WORKSTATIONS Safe Harbor Unleashes Tsunami Safe Harbor Computers rolled out a new workstation solution engineered to take full advantage of the Adobe Mercury Play- back Engine with PNY graphics and 64-bit processing. Each system is custom-confi gured with memory, storage, capture card, PNY display card, and Adobe software. The Mercury Playback Engine is Nvidia GPU-accelerated, 64-bit native, enabling users to work more fl uidly on projects in SD, HD, 2K, 4K, and beyond; open complex projects faster; 4 PRODUCT: WORKSTATIONS May 2010 add effects; and work on multiple high-resolution layers in real time with no rendering. Nvidia Quadro FX 3800, 4800, and 5800 graphics cards by PNY are the driving force of the Mercury Playback Engine, with GPU-accelerated effects taking the load off the system processors to deliver a feature-rich editing experience. Safe Harbor’s Ready-To-Edit Tsunami Workstations are available now; pricing varies according to confi guration. tion to date: the EliteBook 8740w, sport- ing an optional HP DreamColor display and featuring a 17-inch diagonal display, a range of Intel processors including Core i7 Extreme Edition, and support for up to 16GB of memory. The 8740w offers a choice of the ATI FirePro M7820 with 1GB of GDDR5 video memory or the Nvidia Quadro FX 2800M or Quadro FX 3800M, both with 1GB GDDR3 video memory. Users selecting the ATI FirePro confi guration benefi t from Direct X 11 and multi-display support. The EliteBook 8740w is avail- able now for $1999.