HP Announces New Z1 G2 All-in-one Workstation, Offers Intel Xenon CPU, NVIDIA Mobile Quadro GPU And More

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Published on January 10, 2014

by Pradeep Viswav

published on January 10, 2014

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At CES this week, HP has announced its successor to its Z1 All-in-One workstation called Z1 G2. include a 27-inch diagonal touchscreen display, up to 32GB of RAM, up to 4GB of Nvidia graphics, Intel Xenon processor and more. You can choose between SSD and HDD for your storage needs as well. The whole selling point of the PC is that it is designed to me module in nature. You can upgrade parts easily whenever you want.

Experience the simplicity of all-in-one design with the HP Z1 Workstation. Easily add a hard drive, a Thunderbolt^™ 2 module, upgrade memory, or access the graphics card by snapping it open. Enjoy the control of easily swapping out parts on your own. And enhance your work with 10 finger multi-touch, HD Webcam, DTS Studio Sound, and whisper-quiet acoustics. Unleash your creativity on a workstation that’s worthy of it.

Full Specs:

Form Factor

All-in-one

Available Operating Systems

Windows 8.1 Pro 64⁵
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8.1 Pro 64 (National Academic only))⁶
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8.1 Pro 64)⁶
Windows 7 Professional 64⁶
HP Linux Installer Kit
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux Desktop/Workstation (1 year paper license; no preinstallation OS)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (90 day license)

Available Processors⁷

ProcessorGHzCacheNumber of CoresHyper-threadingIntegrated Graphics
Intel^® Xeon^® E3-1280v33.68 MB4YN/A
Intel^® Xeon^® E3-1245v33.48 MB4YP4600
Intel^® Xeon^® E3-1225v33.28 MB4YP4600
Intel^® Core^™ i5-45703.26 MB4N/A4600
Intel^® Core^™ i3-41303.43 MB2Y4400

Chipset	Intel^® C226 Chipset
Memory^{8, 9, 10}	Up to 32 GB ECC or 16 GB non-ECC unbuffered DDR3 1866 MHz DIMMS; 4 DIMM slots
Drive Controllers	Integrated Serial ATA controller Note: Actual memory speed is controlled by the processor
Storage^{11, 12}	500 GB–1 TB SATA (10000 rpm), 500 GB–3 TB SATA (7200 rpm), 120 GB–512 GB SATA SSD, 128–256 GB mSATA SSD
Optical Storage^{13, 14}	1 Optical drive: Slim tray-load Blu-ray writer; Slim tray-load DVD-ROM; Slim tray-load DVD RW SuperMulti writer
Drive Bays	(1) 3.5″ or (2) 2.5″ bays
Available Graphics	Integrated:Intel^® HD Graphics 4400 (Core^™ i3); Intel^® HD Graphics 4600 (Core^™ i5); Intel^® HD Graphics P4600 (Xeon E3-12x5v3) Entry 3D:NVIDIA^® Quadro K610M (1 GB) Midrange 3D:NVIDIA^® Quadro K2100M (2 GB) High-end 3D:NVIDIA^® Quadro K3100M (4 GB); NVIDIA^® Quadro K4100M (4 GB)
	Note: If a discrete graphics card is installed, Intel integrated graphics is disabled. All discrete graphics cards are PCIe.
Network^{15, 16}	Integrated Intel^® I217LM PCIe Gigabit controller; Integrated Intel dual-band AC 7260 802.11 ac wireless LAN & Bluetooth⁴ combo card
Ports	Side:2x USB 3.0 port (1 charging data port), 2x Thunderbolt 2™2 (optional), 1 Microphone in, 1 Headphone out, 1 SD 4.0 media card reader Rear:4x USB 2.0 ports, 1x DisplayPort 1.1, 1 audio line in, 1 audio line out 1 RJ-45, 1 Subwoofer Output, 1 optical S/PDIF Output Internal:USB 2.0 Type A and 2 USB 2.0 on 9-pin header
Dimensions with Stand	20.8 in x 26 in x 16.5 in (HxWxD) (52.83 X 66.04 X 41.91cm) 47 lb (21.32 kg) Note: Maximum system weight with stand. Exact weight depends upon configuration
Power Supply	400 Watt 90%
Display (screen size diagonally measured)	27″ diagonal IPS LED backlit widescreen LCD with 2 MP 1080p webcam and optional touch (2560 x 1440)
Software¹⁷	HP Performance Advisor; HP Remote Graphics Software 6.0; HP ProtectTools Security; PDF Complete – Corporate Edition; MS Office Home & Business 2013¹⁸
Security	HP Chassis Intrusion Sensor; HP Keyed Cable Lock Kit (optional)
Certifications	ENERGY STAR^® qualified configurations available, Low Halogen,¹⁹ EPEAT Gold
Warranty²⁰	On-site Warranty and Service; Limited one-, three-, four- and five-year options available. Mon-Fri 8-5 next business day, parts, labor and 24×7 phone support, terms and conditions may vary.