When it comes to computing aesthetics today, there's very little that comes close to the good looks and convenience of the new breed of all-in-ones making their appearance on retail shelves around the world.
But every benefit comes with drawbacks, and the obvious caveat when it comes to all-in-ones is that these machines rarely give the user much in the way of upgradability and customisability.
That was, of course, until HP's innovative Z1 Workstation made its debut earlier this month, says Sophia Evans, HP PSG business unit manager at Tarsus Technologies.
Evans says that the Z1 gives users the proverbial best of both worlds, offering all of the aesthetic beauty that today's more design-orientated all-in-ones are imbued with, along with all of the upgradability one would normally expect from a traditional desktop computer.
“Most all-in-ones allow you to add or swap out memory and hard disks, but that's it,” Evans explains.
“The Z1 gives the user the ability to add, or swap out memory and hard disk components at will, while enabling them to swap their graphics card and processor as and when required,” she says.
“And as we all know, the ability to swap the latter two components out is one of the primary reasons some folks still prefer a desktop over a laptop today,” she adds.
Outside of the ability to blend aesthetics and upgradability, Evans says the Z1 has a couple of unique tricks up its sleeve.
For starters, the Z1 has an absolutely sublime 27-inch DreamColor display, which supports more than one billion colours and boasts a 178-degree viewing angle, as well as IPS electronics under the hood.
Following up on this, the Z1 can be kitted out with the finest graphics cards nVidia has to offer, a choice of storage devices (including standard SATA disks, faster SSDs and even RAID arrays) and either an i3 or Xeon processor.
Rounding this out, the Z1 also folds back into a very compact package, which can allow for it to easily transported or used by multiple users sitting around a boardroom table, for example.
“It is truly one of the most innovative products we've seen from HP to date, and I anticipate our only challenge with the product being able to keep up with stocking demands,” she concludes.
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Tarsus Technologies
With more than 26 years of experience in the ICT industry, Tarsus is the leading value-added distributor in South Africa, specialising in the supply of the world's foremost PC and peripheral hardware brands to the local reseller channel.
Tarsus strives to meet the channel's needs for credit funding, stock availability and efficient logistics, ensuring that resellers are able to deliver the highest quality service to their customers, focus on support and compiling the best overall solutions for their end-user customer base at the lowest possible cost.
The company prides itself on its flexibility, adaptability, knowledge, skills and successful track record combined with an industry-leading ability to manage large rollouts. These are the reasons Tarsus has consistently been rated as the top distributor in the country by international vendors, resellers and the IT media alike.
With its strong commitment to the South African channel, Tarsus is able to not only make the reseller channel more efficient, but more importantly, it plays a vital role in dramatically reducing the costs of doing business in the local ICT market.
Tarsus distributes a range of products from the world's leading manufacturers, including Acer, APC, Cisco, Dell, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, Meissner, Microsoft, OKI Printing Solutions and Samsung.
Tarsus' head office is situated in Johannesburg, with branches in Cape Town, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Nelspruit. Tarsus has also extended its footprint into Africa with branches in Namibia, Botswana and Mauritius.
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