HP ZBook is a brand of mobile workstations made by

HP Inc HP Inc. is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that develops personal computers (PCs), printers and related supplies, as well as 3D printing solutions. It was formed on Novem ...

. Introduced in September 2013, it is a successor to HP's previous mobile workstations in the

HP 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 ProBook series, was introduced in August 2008 as a replacement of th ...

series. The ZBook mainly competes against PCs such as

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's Precision and

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ThinkPad ThinkPad is a line of business-oriented laptop computers and tablets designed, developed and marketed by Lenovo, and formerly by IBM until 2005, when IBM's PC business was acquired by Lenovo. ThinkPads have a distinct black, boxy design la ...

P Series.

Features

The HP ZBook workstations feature

Nvidia Quadro Quadro was Nvidia's brand for graphics cards intended for use in workstations running professional computer-aided design (CAD), computer-generated imagery (CGI), digital content creation (DCC) applications, scientific calculations and machine l ...

and AMD FirePro ISV-certified graphics cards and

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connectivity. Display options include a touch-sensitive screen on the ZBook 14 and an HP DreamColor

IPS panel IPS (in-plane switching) is a screen technology for liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). In IPS, a layer of liquid crystals is sandwiched between two glass surfaces. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned parallel to those surfaces in predetermin ...

on the ZBook 17. Additionally, a 3200×1800 resolution option has been announced for the ZBook 15.

History

* 2013: September 10: ZBook 14, ZBook 15 and ZBook 17 announced. * 2014: September 8: ZBook 15 G2 and ZBook 17 G2 announced. * 2015: January 5: ZBook 14 G2 and ZBook 15u G2; November 11: ZBook 15u G3, ZBook Studio G3, ZBook 15 G3 and ZBook 17 G3 announced. * 2017: April 21: ZBook 14u G4, ZBook 15u G4, ZBook Studio G4, ZBook 15 G4 and ZBook 17 G4; October 18: ZBook x2 G4 announced. * 2018: February 7: ZBook 14u G5 and ZBook 15u G5; April 5: ZBook 15v G5, ZBook Studio G5, ZBook Studio x360 G5, ZBook 15 G5 and ZBook 17 G5 announced. * 2019: April 16: ZBook 14u G6 and ZBook 15u G6; May 27: ZBook 15 G6 and ZBook 17 G6 announced. * 2020: April 16: ZBook Create and ZBook Studio G7; May 26: ZBook Firefly 14 G7 and ZBook Firefly 15 G7 announced. September 1: ZBook Fury 15 G7, ZBook Fury 17 G7 and ZBook Power G7 * 2020: December 7: ZBook Firefly 14 and 15 G8 launched * 2022: May 12: HP announced the G9 line-up including 4 members: Firefly, Studio, Power, and Fury.

Models

First generation

The ZBook family originally comprised the following models: * ZBook 14: 14.0" workstation

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* ZBook 15: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17: 17.3" workstation All models featured

Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the developers of the x86 ser ...

Haswell dual- and quad-core processors, AMD and Nvidia professional graphics and up to 32 GB of RAM, except for the ZBook 14, which was limited to 16 GB of RAM. The ZBook 15 and ZBook 17 use

Intel Socket G3 Socket G3, also known as rPGA 946B/947 or FCPGA 946, is a socket for Intel microprocessors that supports Haswell-based mobile CPUs. Compatible SKUs have an 'M' suffix in the model number. Socket G3 is designed as a replacement for the S ...

except for the ZBook 14 which has the processor soldered-on.

Specifications

Second generation

The second generation comprised the following models: * ZBook 14 G2: 14.0" workstation

* ZBook 15u G2: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15 G2: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G2: 17.3" workstation The ZBook 15 G2 and ZBook 17 G2 models were announced in September 2014 and included new Intel processors, AMD and Nvidia graphics, and Thunderbolt 2 connectivity. The ZBook 15 G2 and ZBook 17 G2 use

except for the ZBook 14 G2 and ZBook 15u G2 which have the processor soldered-on.

Specifications

Third generation

The third generation comprised the following models: * ZBook Studio G3: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15u G3: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15 G3: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G3: 17.3" workstation All models were announced in November 2015. Features include Intel Skylake Core and Xeon family processors, AMD FirePro and Nvidia Quadro graphics, and Thunderbolt 3. ZBook Studio G3 is the world’s first quad core workstation Ultrabook. HP ZBook Dock with Thunderbolt 3 announced with those models can link up to 10 devices at once.

Specifications

Fourth generation

The following fourth-generation models are either discontinued or have been replaced by fifth-generation models: *ZBook x2 G4: 14.0" workstation with detachable keyboard (2-in-1). Has similar performance specification to the 14u. * ZBook 14u G4: 14.0" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook Studio G4: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15u G4: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15 G4: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G4: 17.3" workstation All models featured

Kaby Lake Kaby Lake is Intel's codename for its seventh generation Core microprocessor family announced on August 30, 2016. Like the preceding Skylake, Kaby Lake is produced using a 14 nanometer manufacturing process technology. Breaking with Intel's ...

dual- and quad-core processors, AMD and Nvidia professional graphics, up to 64 GB of RAM, and

Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt is the brand name of a hardware interface for the connection of external peripherals to a computer. It has been developed by Intel, in collaboration with Apple. It was initially marketed under the name Light Peak, and first sold as ...

. The ZBook 14u and 15u feature a mixture of dual-core

and quad-core

eighth-generation

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processors.

Specifications

Fifth generation

The following fifth-generation models are either discontinued or have been replaced by sixth-generation models: * ZBook 14u G5: 14.0" workstation Ultrabook * ZBook 15u G5: 15.6" workstation Ultrabook *ZBook Studio G5: 15.6" workstation targeted at creative industry. Prioritises higher display specifications (colour gamut, resolution etc.). *ZBook Studio x360 G5: 15.6" convertible workstation. Similar to the Studio G5, but with a 360 degree hinge, and the option for a touchscreen. *ZBook 15v G5: 15.6" workstation with a lower price point than the 15, but with similar features and performance to the 15. * ZBook 15 G5: 15.6" workstation * ZBook 17 G5: 17.3" workstation

Specifications

Sixth generation

This generation of ZBook notebooks feature

Whiskey Lake Whiskey Lake is Intel's codename for a family of third 14 nm generation Skylake low-power mobile processors. Intel announced Whiskey Lake on August 28, 2018. Changes * 14++ nm process, same as Coffee Lake * Increased turbo clocks (300� ...

quad-core CPU with integrated Intel Gen9 GPU and optional AMD Polaris 23 GPU for lightweight models, and Intel Coffee Lake R quad-core, hexa-core or octa-core CPU with integrated Intel Gen9 GPU and optional Nvidia

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GPU for performance models. This generation also made

Wi-Fi 6 IEEE 802.11ax, officially marketed by the Wi-Fi Alliance as (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) and (6 GHz), is an IEEE standard for wireless local-area networks (WLANs) and the successor of 802.11ac. It is also known as ''High Efficiency'' , for ...

available for ZBook products for the first time. All models continue to use the fifth-generation chassis design. *ZBook 14u G6: 14.0" lightweight workstation *ZBook 15u G6: 15.6" lightweight workstation *ZBook 15 G6: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook 17 G6: 17.3" performance workstation

Specifications

Seventh generation

This generation of ZBook notebooks feature

Comet Lake Comet Lake is Intel's codename for its 10th generation Core microprocessors. They are manufactured using Intel's third 14 nm Skylake process refinement, succeeding the Whiskey Lake U-series mobile processor and Coffee Lake desktop proce ...

CPU with integrated Intel Gen9 GPU and optional Nvidia GPU. *ZBook Firefly 14 G7: 14.0" lightweight workstation *ZBook Firefly 15 G7: 15.6" lightweight workstation *ZBook Create G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Studio G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Power 15 G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Fury 15 G7: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Fury 17 G7: 17.3" performance workstation *ZBook Power 17 G7: 17.3" performance workstation

Specifications

Eighth generation

This generation of ZBook Firefly notebooks feature

Tiger Lake CPU with Gen12 (Xe) Graphics, optional Nvidia T500 GPU and optional Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G WWAN. *ZBook Firefly 14 G8: 14.0" lightweight workstation *ZBook Firefly 15 G8: 15.6" lightweight workstation

Ninth generation

This generation of ZBook notebooks features

Alder Lake CPU with integrated

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GPU and optional Nvidia GPU *ZBook Power 15 G9: 15.6" performance workstation *ZBook Studio 16 G9: 16" performance workstation *ZBook Fury 16 G9: 16" performance workstation *ZBook Firefly 14 G9: 14" lightweight workstation *ZBook Firefly 16 G9: 16" lightweight workstation

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History

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First generation

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Second generation

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Third generation

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Fourth generation

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Fifth generation

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Sixth generation

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Seventh generation

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Eighth generation

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