[TechRepublic] Cracking open a $7,000 HP Z1 workstation

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | August 02, 2012

Editor's note Last week, I cracked open a $7,000 HP Z1 all-in-one workstation. Many TR members thought the machine's price tag was over the top. Take a look, and let me know what you think. HP Z1 Teardown Gallery $7000 HP Z1: Easy to service, packed with high-end hardware Bill Detwiler cracks open a $7,000 HP Z1 all-in-one workstation and discovers a machine that's easy to service, packed with high-end hardware, and engineered to be cool and quiet. Read more Resource of the day Intel Cloud Builders Guide: Cloud Design and Deployment on Intel Platforms For those in IT, the cloud is something very real, and very tangible. The decisions they make when designing and building it have real world consequences. So check out this cloud builders guide from Intel. Additional TechRepublic resources   Future iPhones, iPads could include fingerprint scanner Apple's acquisition of AuthenTec could mean future iPhone and iPads will have fingerprint scanners, be more enterprise-friendly. Read more How graphics card supercomputers could help us map the universe A GPU-based supercomputing cluster could help the world's largest radio telescope piece together enormous flows of data. Read more Sync documents to Google Docs and other cloud services with Allway Sync Allway Sync is a backup wonder that syncs to a number of cloud services, including Amazon S3, Dropbox, and Windows Azure. Get instructions on installing and using the tool. Read more 10 reasons I want a Windows Phone 8 device If you've been reluctant to embrace a Windows Phone because of its shortcomings, this list of Windows Phone 8 improvements might sway you. Read more Find the right data plan for your individual needs What's the best data plan for your smartphone? Take a look at some findings, and then share your opinion in the discussion thread. Read more Featured multimedia   Five Internet Explorer add-ons for better browsing 10 weird tech patents and patent applications Five portable security apps you should carry on your USB drive Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (2012) Featured multimedia   Some of the best costumes at Comic-Con 2012 Comic-Con 2012 was held in San Diego, CA, on July 12-15. Here are some of the best costumes from this year's event. View on site Unusual costumes at Comic-Con 2012 Comic-Con 2012 was held in San Diego, CA, on July 12-15. Here are some of the more unusual costumes from this year's event. View on site Embrace your inner nerd at Comic-Con Preview Night The San Diego Comic-Con's Preview Night has become the defacto convention kick-off, and this year did not disappoint with everything from seven Iron Man suits of armor to James Bond's boat. View on site Today's recommended downloads Social Meets IT - Using Online Communities to Reduce Help Desk Costs (Citrix Online) IBM Watson: Milestones in Healthcare (IBM) Live webcast: Steps to Move into a Virtualized Environment (VMware) On-demand webcast: The Top Ten Business Problems/Solutions/Issues that Virtualization Solves (VMware) Amazon Web Services: A guide to Amazon's cloud (ZDNet)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic London Olympics 2012: Special Report From London, TechRepublic UK editor Steve Ranger and chief reporter Nick Health lead our coverage of the technology that is powering the 2012 Olympics. TechRepublic newsletters   Get technical tips and tutorials, IT industry analysis, geeky discussions, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Tablets in the Enterprise Geekend TechRepublic UK

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