HP Z is a series of professional
workstation
A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications. Intended primarily to be used by a single user, they are commonly connected to a local area network and run multi-user operating systems. The term ''workstat ...
computers developed by
HP. The first-generation desktop products were announced in March 2009, replacing HP's xw-series workstations.
The product line expanded to mobile with the announcement of
Z Book in September 2013, replacing HP's
EliteBook
HP EliteBook is a line of business-oriented high-end notebooks and mobile workstations made by Hewlett-Packard (HP Inc.). The EliteBook series, which fits above the lower-end HP ProBook, ProBook series, was introduced in August 2008 as a replace ...
W-series mobile workstations. The Z workstations mainly compete against
Dell
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Dell sells personal computers (PCs), servers, data ...
Precision
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workstations,
Lenovo
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's
ThinkStation or
ThinkPad P-series workstations, as well as the
Apple
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Mac Pro
Mac Pro is a series of workstations and servers for professionals that are designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2006. The Mac Pro, by some performance benchmarks, is the most powerful computer that Apple offers. It is one of f ...
and
MacBook Pro.
Desktop workstations
First generation
The HP Z800, HP Z600 and HP Z400 were announced in March 2009, offering Intel
Nehalem Xeon
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processors and a new chassis design.
An entry-level model, HP Z200, was announced in January 2010 at
CES 2010
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.
A small-form-factor version of the Z200, along with Intel
Westmere Xeon processor refresh, were introduced to the lineup in March 2010. Z210, the successor of Z200, was announced in April 2011 with Intel
Sandy Bridge Xeon E3 processors. An
all-in-one
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* All-in-one printer or multifunction printer
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workstation Z1 featuring
Sandy Bridge E3 processors was introduced in February 2012.
Second generation
![HP Z820 inside](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/HP_Z820_inside.jpg)
The second-generation workstations Z820, Z620 and Z420 were announced in March 2012, featuring Intel
Sandy Bridge-E Xeon E5 processors. The entry-level Z220 was refreshed with Intel
Ivy Bridge Xeon E3 v2 processors in June 2012. Z230, successor to Z220, was introduced in July 2013 with Intel
Haswell Xeon E3 v3 processors. Z820, Z620 and Z420 were updated to Intel
Ivy Bridge Xeon E5 v2 processors in September 2013.
The second-generation Z1 G2 all-in-one was announced at
CES 2014.
Third generation
The third-generation workstations Z840, Z640 and Z440 were announced in September 2014, featuring Intel
Haswell Xeon E5 v3 processors. The processors were later updated to
Broadwell in April 2016. The entry-level Z240 was announced in September 2015 with Intel
Skylake Skylake or Sky Lake may refer to:
* Skylake (microarchitecture), the codename for a processor microarchitecture developed by Intel as the successor to Broadwell
* Skylake (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, now in Turkey
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Sky La ...
E3 v5 processors, and later updated to
Kaby Lake Xeon E3 v6 processors. The third-generation all-in-one Z1 G3 was announced in April 2016 with Intel
Skylake Skylake or Sky Lake may refer to:
* Skylake (microarchitecture), the codename for a processor microarchitecture developed by Intel as the successor to Broadwell
* Skylake (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, now in Turkey
* Sky Lake, Florida
Sky La ...
processors. A mini workstation, Z2 Mini G3, was announced in November 2016.
Fourth generation
The fourth-generation workstations Z8 G4, Z6 G4 and Z4 G4 were announced in September 2017, shipping with Intel
Skylake Skylake or Sky Lake may refer to:
* Skylake (microarchitecture), the codename for a processor microarchitecture developed by Intel as the successor to Broadwell
* Skylake (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, now in Turkey
* Sky Lake, Florida
Sky La ...
Xeon Scalable or W-series processors.
Cascade Lake processors were made available in April 2019. Entry-level Z2 G4 and Z2 Mini G4 were announced in July 2018, featuring Intel
Coffee Lake Xeon E-series processors.
Mobile workstations
See also
*
Dell Precision
Dell Precision is a series of computer workstations for CAD/architecture/ CG professionals, or as small-scale business servers.
Dell Precision Mobile Workstations
3000, 5000, 7000 Series (2015–current)
Dell announced a new seri ...
* Lenovo
ThinkStation
*
Fujitsu Celsius
The Fujitsu Celsius is a line of laptop and workstation computers manufactured by Fujitsu. The brand name has also been used for graphic accelerators.
The laptops have Intel Core vPro, i5, or i7 processors, while the workstations have one or two ...
*
Mac Pro
Mac Pro is a series of workstations and servers for professionals that are designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2006. The Mac Pro, by some performance benchmarks, is the most powerful computer that Apple offers. It is one of f ...
*
List of Hewlett-Packard products
References
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Products introduced in 2009
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Computer workstations