Hardware

Workstation Review: Digital Storm Slade PRO

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 CPU, 32GB DDR4 RAM, NVIDIA Quadro M4000, workstation is available in multiple configurations, offers very good performance, base price: $1,592

Supercomputers Lower the Cost of Space Access

DARPA, Department of Defense supercomputers help Masten Space Systems calculate aerodynamic effects on designs for low Earth orbit launchers

Newly Divided HP Unveils New Mobile Workstations and Thin-Client Platforms

Event focused on: new mobile workstations like HP ZBook 15, 15u, 17, Studio Generation 3; Desktop workstation enhancements, new thin-client systems, software

Xi Makes a Workstation for High Performance and Endurance

MTower PCIe workstation has quad-core Intel Core i7-6700K processor, 16 GB of memory, 256 GB SSD, NVIDIA Quadro M4000 GPU, base price starts at $1,079

Input Technologies for CAD: What’s the Best Mouse for Your Workflow, Pt 2

Considering CAD-optimized design: 3D mouse, CadMouse; gesture-recognition technologies are making their way into spotlight

Input Technologies for CAD: What’s the Best Mouse for Your Workflow, Pt 1

Considering premium features with general-purpose design: wireless connectivity, higher-precision laser tracking, programmable buttons, ergonomic styling

2015 Was …

Windows 10 came along, augmented reality, virtual reality were mentioned repeatedly, HDR gets real, Autodesk got gamey, AMD introduces 3D memory on GPU

HP Z240 Tower Workstation

Entry-level workstation has Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 CPU, 32GB DDR4 ECC memory, NVIDIA Quadro K2200 GPU, 256GB HP Z Turbo Drive G2

Unveiled: Lenovo ThinkPad P40 Yoga

Mobile ‘multimode’ workstation with ability to flip into between four different modes: tablet, tent, stand, laptop; NVIDIA Quadro M500M with 2GB VRAM, Intel 6th Generation Core i7 CPU, up to 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD storage

Eleven Myths About Computer Graphics

Integrated graphics are catching up with discrete, neither ray-tracing creates perfect image, nor stereo 3D gives real depth