Cadalyst All-Star Awards 2008

The HP xw4600 workstation is based on a proprietary Foxconn motherboard that uses the Intel X38 Express chipset; the system Cadalyst tested had an Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 processor rated at 3.0 GHz with a front-side bus speed of 1,333 MHz. In June, reviewer Ron LaFon found the LP3065 30" LCD monitor to be "both pleasing and very useful" and judged the pricing, performance, and overall quality of the combo system to be ideal for a broad range of work. @Xi Computer is no stranger to speedy computers, and the Xi PowerGo Duo XT mobile workstation that we reviewed in July is no exception. Based on an Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 processor rated at 3.0 GHz with a 4-MB L2 cache, the system arrived with 2 GB of DDR2 800 MHz RAM installed and a capable NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M card. The Xi PowerGo Duo XT mobile workstation is decidedly on the large and heavy size, but if it's performance you want, this system delivers.