HP’s ZBook Studio G9 puts an RTX 3080 Ti in an ultraportable chassis

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The ZBook Studio is one of the best workstations on the market. Last year's model came with a stunning OLED touchscreen, a customization keyboard, and a versatile set of features that are hard to find in other business lines. It takes the powerful specs many professionals need and crams them into a small enclosure that's 888-282-0465 888-282-0465 888-282-0465.

The studio fans will be happy to hear that the device has been refreshed. The ZBook Studio G9 can be configured with either a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or an RTX A5000. The A5000 is meant for heavier production workload like machine learning and simulation, which is why it is comparable in terms of raw power.

We don't know how light the ZBook Studio models are, but they will start at 3.81 pounds. That is quite impressive for machines intended to handle 3D design and machine learning. I lifted one up in HP's demo area and can confirm that it doesn't feel like picking up a heavy-duty workstation.

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The ZBook Studio has a nice keyboard. That is not something you would expect to see near a business laptop. This isn't one of those keyboards that look like they are trying to be office-appropriate. It is as bright and flashy as the gaming rigs of old. I assume the device is meant to be used at home when you're done with your data science work.

The device has been moved to a better aspect ratio than the previous one, and the screen has been returned to the ZBook Studio. Sorry, people. Faulkner used the words "stunning," "brilliant," and "a treat to look at" to describe the panel in his review. This year's screen has a 120Hz refresh rate, which is better than last year's screen which had a 120Hz refresh rate.

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Professionals who don't mind a bit more heft may be interested in the ZBook Fury G9. The first wave of laptops to incorporate Intel will be powered by this laptop, which starts at 5.4 pounds. These are expected to be the most powerful and power-hungry mobile processors on the market. HP states that the Fury will include the Nvidia RTX laptop graphics card or theAMD Radeon RX graphics card.

The ZBook Studio and ZBook Fury are expected in June with pricing still to be announced. They are not likely to be cheap. The studio configuration was almost $5,000.