What Is a Mobile Computer Workstation?

Mobile workstation. The English name is Mobile Workstation. It is a professional-oriented user, with the characteristics of workstations and laptops, with powerful data calculation, graphics, and image processing capabilities. To meet engineering design, animation production, scientific research, software development, financial management, information services, simulation High-performance mobile computers designed and developed in areas such as simulation.

Mobile workstation

Mobile workstation. The English name is Mobile Workstation. It is a professional-oriented user with both the characteristics of a workstation and a laptop, with powerful data calculations and graphics,

Usually equipped with a large high-resolution display and a large capacity

(1) Computer-aided design and manufacturing CAD / CAM:

This area is considered a traditional area for workstations. The use of CAD / CAM technology can greatly shorten the product development cycle, at the same time reduce the development difficulty of high-tech products, and improve product design quality. In the field of CAD, from a building to a component,

The first category: professional graphics program development and programmers

Type 2: Senior R & D personnel and engineers

Third category:

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Difference from high-end business notebooks

First, the processor.

Mobile workstations are generally equipped with the highest performance processors that can be configured in contemporary notebook computers.

For example, HP EliteBook 8740w Mobile Workstation is equipped with the latest Intel RCoreTM i7 quad-core processor, plus support for overclocking technology and up to 32GB DDR3 memory. These high-performance processors ensure the system has high computing performance.

Second, the graphics card.

Mobile workstations are equipped with a mobile version of a professional graphics card without exception, rather than an integrated graphics card or a separate home entertainment graphics card. Because even notebook products with advanced graphics cards and so-called mobile game consoles cannot easily handle professional graphics applications.

There are two main reasons. First, professional graphics cards have comprehensive OpenGL interface support. Almost all CAD / DCC professional graphics applications use OpenGL acceleration instead of DirectX, which is growing rapidly in the home entertainment market. OpenGL pursues professional 3D graphics. High precision, while DirectX pursues the speed and performance of 3D graphics and multimedia data. Second, professional graphics cards have a large number of certifications from professional application software providers to ensure the efficiency and stability of professional applications, while home entertainment graphics cards do not have this certification. In this respect, the difference between the two is like a professional SLR digital camera and a home digital card camera.

Third, the LCD screen.

Taking into account the needs of professional graphics users, mobile workstations do not place too much emphasis on portability. Generally, they do not provide LCD screens below 15 inches, but instead provide 15-inch and 17-inch options, and generally use high-resolution LCD panels Type, the resolution is mostly on 1680 × 1050, 1600 × 1200, and 1920 × 1200 to ensure the maximum visible area and graphic fineness. Most commercial notebooks are equipped with a standard 1280 × 800 mirror widescreen.

Fourth, memory and hard disk .

Although mobile workstations may not necessarily be equipped with ECC memory configured by desktop workstations, they will definitely be equipped with high-performance, large-capacity memory, and at the same time a level higher in memory scalability than commercial notebooks. For example, the initial configuration of a mobile workstation is 2GB of memory, and the new listing (2011) is generally above 4GB, while the initial configuration of business notebooks is mostly 2GB, and commercial notebooks with more than 4GB of memory are rare. In order to meet the needs of scientific computing and analysis applications, some high-end mobile workstations can be configured with up to 32GB of memory, while commercial notebooks do not need such upgrade space at all. In terms of hard disks, commercial notebooks are generally 60GB to 80GB hard drives with 5400 rpm and 7200 rpm. Mobile workstations need to store a large amount of graphics information. At the same time, in order to avoid bottlenecks in storage systems under high loads, 120GB hard drives with 7200 rpm are generally used.

Fifth, ISV certification.

Even though the mobile workstation looks similar to a notebook, it is still a computing and graphics workstation platform for professional users. Therefore, mobile workstations and desktop workstations must undergo ISV certification to ensure the stability and performance of the system under professional application software. which performed.

Sixth, volume and mass.

So many high-performance accessories are installed in a small notebook body that can generate heat. Therefore, mobile workstations need to balance portability, stability, and performance. Mobile workstations are slightly larger than commercial notebooks, and their weight is also slightly heavier. But this gap is narrowing. With the same 15-inch display, mobile workstations can already control the quality at 2.5Kg or less, up to 3Kg.