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HP Expands Award-Winning Kayak PC Workstation Family with Latest 450MHz Pentium II Processor

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The HP Kayak PC Workstation family has been expanded to include new models based on Intel's latest 450MHz Pentium II processor. The HP Kayak XA-s, XU, and XW PC Workstations continue to drive the evolution of PC workstations with new 450MHz Pentium II processors, and the Intel 440BX AGPset with 100MHz front-side bus. With dual-processing capabilities and support for multitasking and multithreading, the new workstations are optimized for maximum performance for technical and expert performance users.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HP Kayak XA-s PC Workstation is a desktop or minitower configuration, targeting mainstream customers requiring high-performance and scalability, with configurations including 128MB of 100MHz SDRAM memory and 7,200 rpm 10.1GB Ultra ATA hard drives.
  • The HP Kayak XU PC Workstation features support for up to two processors, CL2 ECC SDRAM memory, expandability of up to 1GB, HP FastRAID, and Fast Wide Ultra SCSI 10,000 rpm 4.5GB or 9GB Seagate Cheetah drives, targeting design engineers, software developers, and financial analysts.
  • The HP Kayak XW PC Workstation enhances the productivity of design professionals and 3-D animators with ultimate interactive 3-D graphics performance, featuring 10,000 rpm Fast Wide Ultra SCSI hard drives, independent SCSI controllers, and optional HP FastRAID for I/O acceleration.
  • The HP Kayak PC Workstations provide leading manageability, investment protection, and reliability through HP TopTools 4.0, the award-winning and industry-leading DMI PC-management software.
  • International Data Corp. (IDC) ranked HP as the leading supplier of workstations in 1997, with HP Kayak PC Workstations delivering top performance and investment protection to customers.

Statistics:

  • 450MHz Pentium II processor is the latest processor used in the HP Kayak PC Workstation family.
  • Intel 440BX AGPset with 100MHz front-side bus is utilized in the new workstations.
  • Up to 768MB of 100MHz SDRAM memory can be expanded in the HP Kayak XA-s PC Workstation.
  • The HP Kayak XU PC Workstation features expandability of up to 1GB.
  • Up to 9GB Seagate Cheetah drives are supported in the HP Kayak XU PC Workstation.
  • HP MaxiLife is an embedded monitoring system that includes an LCD mounted on the systems' front panel.
  • HP TopTools 4.0 is the award-winning and industry-leading DMI PC-management software used in the HP Kayak PC Workstations.

Sources:

  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Intel Corporation
  • International Data Corp. (IDC)
  • Matrox Millennium G200 AGP video card
  • ELSA Gloria Synergy+ 3-D graphics card
  • 3Dlabs Inc.
  • Seagate Cheetah drives

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