If some engineer had the idea to make a NASA supercomputer in a laptop case, then we have bad news: he was too late. A couple of years ago, HP launched the super-laptop HP ZBook, and now it is one of the most attractive options among mobile workstations. Seriously, if you want all the performance in the world, get the HP ZBook. After all, when else will you see a 12-thread Intel Xeon server processor in a laptop?

However, server hardware is still surplus, so the classic ZBook looks a little more modest. In a typical assembly, a Core i7-level processor is installed, the younger Core i5 and older Core i9 are less common. As the sales statistics for the first year showed, the capacity of the 8-thread Core i7 is more than enough for most digital professionals. The amount of RAM is 16 – 32 GB, and professional NVIDIA Quadro cards are used as video cards.


Such equipment allows using ZBook workstations in a variety of scenarios: from working with three-dimensional graphics and modeling to processing audio, video and graphic content. Fortunately, many representatives of this family are equipped with professional displays with high-quality factory calibration and 100% coverage of the DCI P3 colour wheel. This greatly expands the scope for manoeuvre, as manufacturers usually separate the concept of "workstation" and "creative laptop".

On the other fronts, these are absolutely top-end laptops with amazing build quality, memorable design and flagship equipment at the level of the most advanced laptops. Naturally, such goodness costs a lot: the first laptops with Intel Xeon cost about $5000, in 2021 equipment and prices have leveled off, and now the average ZBook will cost the buyer $2000-2500.