mobile workstation
A mobile workstation is a notebook computer with high-end computing features not typical of the notebook.
High-end features include faster graphics processors, more powerful CPUs and additional memory. Because of the extra features, mobile workstations often weigh a bit more than standard laptops. However, for professionals who require such features for their work, mobile workstations can enable portability that wasn't possible in the past. A mobile workstation should enable portable 3D design, scientific computing and multimedia creation, among other possibilities.
Mobile workstations have gone through a few generations, over which they have improved performance and reduced weight. See, below, a few examples:
Dell Precision M3800
- 15.6 inches.
- Just over four pounds.
- Windows 8.1 Pro.
- Intel Quad-Core i7 processor.
- 16GB DDR3 RAM.
- Nvidia Quadro K1100M graphics with 2 GB of video RAM.
Hewlett-Packard's ZBook 14
- 14 inches.
- 3.57 pounds.
- 1 terabyte (TB) of storage.
- Windows 8 Pro.
- Either the fourth-generation Intel Core i5 or i7.
- 16GB DDR3 RAM.
Toshiba Tecra W50
- 15.6 inches.
- 6 pounds.
- Windows 8 Pro.
- Intel Quad-Core i7 processor.
- 16GB DDR3 RAM.
- Nvidia Quadro K2100M graphics with 2 GB of video RAM.