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Dual dual-core processor workstation.
THIS YEAR HEWLETT-PACKARD revamped and refreshed its lines of workstation-level computers and provided users with a greater variety of processors, video cards and expandability options. Cadalyst Daily recently reviewed the HP xw8400 workstation (www.cadalyst.com/HPxw8400) that is based on Intel architecture. The xw9400 workstation reviewed here is based on AMD microprocessors.
The test unit arrived in a somewhat large case that measured 7.9" x 8.3" x 20.7" (H x W x D). The case proved to have outstanding acoustical engineering-the xw9400 is one of the quietest systems to come through Cadalyst Labs. Connectivity options are excellent, with ten USB 2.0 connectors-six in back, two in the front and two inside for use with things such as the expensive-to-replace hardware dongles required by some high-end CAD, engineering and digital content creation applications.
The HP xw9400 was based on...