The Z800 Workstation Computer from Hewlett-Packard is a professional desktop workstation, capable of completing even the most demanding computing tasks. The system is designed for maximum speed, and features an impressive industrial design. Brushed aluminum side panels, integrated handles, and modular components combine to make the system both attractive and practical. Near cable-less engineering and the ability to add a liquid cooling system ensure that the system will run cool, helping to prolong the lifespan of components.
Housed in a rackable minitower form factor, the system is powered by an 8-core processing system: 2 quad-core Intel Xeon CPUs, each running at 2.26GHz. It is loaded with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB 7200rpm SATA hard drive. Windows XP Professional x64 is installed via downgrade rights from the included Windows Vista Business (64-bit) operating system software. The system ships without a graphics card, allowing you to add your own.
The 1TB Barracuda SATA Hard Drive from Seagate is a high-capacity internal drive. The drive boasts a SATA interface, a large 32MB data buffer, and a rotation speed of 7200rpm. The drive features a 3.5" form factor, ideal for desktop installation.
The Production Premium CS4 Software Suite from Adobe is a software bundle that is aimed at video producers and editors.
The bundle includes Photoshop CS4 Extended, Illustrator CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, After Effects CS4 Professional, Premiere Pro CS4, Soundbooth CS4, Encore CS4, and OnLocation CS4. Also included are the components common to CS4 applications. They include Bridge CS4, Version Cue CS4, Device Central CS4, and Dynamic Link.
The 4TB PRO DQ Hard Drive Array from Dulce Systems delivers a fail-safe storage solution. As configured, the array offers an impressive 4TB of storage spread across 8 hard drives, all of which are hot swappable. A PCI Express controller card and cables are included.
The array can be configured in several configurations, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, RAID 5, RAID 6, and JBOD. The SATA 3Gb/s connection delivers sustained data transfer rates of up to 800MB/sec in RAID 0 and 690MB/sec in RAID 5. It is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.
The XENA 2K 10-Bit Dual-Link HD/SD PCI Express Video Capture Card for Windows from AJA is an excellent choice for your HD and SD capture needs for PC. The card supports analog S-Video, component and composite video connections as well as standard definition SDI digital video connections. The card supports 10-bit uncompressed video with full 4:4:4 and 4:4:4:4 HD and HSDL support, delivering broadcast-quality video capture and output. The dual link HD even allows you to work with The card is designed for use on the Windows platform, making it an excellent choice for Adobe Premiere Pro users.
The K3-Box Breakout Box for KONA 3 will help simplify your interfacing issues by offering a 19-inch, rack-mountable breakout box that attaches to the KONA 3 with just 5 cables. This box offers all the same inputs and outputs as the standard breakout cable, and can be easily rack-mounted or placed on top of a broadcast monitor or editing desk.
This box offers XLR and BNC AES output, 2-channel RCA analog audio monitoring, and looping BNC Genlock reference connectors. You can independently switch between HD and SD with the K-box since there are two HD/SD SDI video outputs and a component analog output. With this feature SD analog can be configured as composite.
The K3-Box also supports Dual Link 4:4:4 HD-SDI, an emerging technology on the Macintosh platform. This feature is also known as Sony HDCAM SR or Thompson Viper Format. The KONA 3 Dual Link supports full bandwidth 4:4:4 RGB at 10-bits (12-bit capable) for 1080i, 1080p and 720p formats.
The Classic Keyboard for Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 for Windows from Logic Keyboard is a USB and PS/2 keyboard designed specially for use with Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. The keyboard features color-coded keycaps with icons that give clear visual cues for keyboard shortcuts. Using keyboard shortcuts can help increase the speed of which you work, making this an excellent addition to your workstation.
You can rest easy knowing that the entire system is covered for one year with B&H Technical Support and warranty, which provides you with the needed support in an unfortunate event and gets you in touch with the skilled professionals who built, configured and tested your system.
B&H offers an in-house computer software and additional memory installation service, when purchased at the same time with a new computer system (Desktops or Notebooks). Installation and testing is done by a certified computer technician (Mac or PC) and assures you a fast and professional job without voiding any manufacturer's warranty.
Note! Software and memory must have been purchased at B&H.
The Internal DVD/CD Writer from Pioneer burns DVDs at speeds up to 22x. The drive uses standard SATA connections and mountings, and is compatible with most PCs. LabelFlash technology lets you write labels directly to the label side of the DVD. The writer reads and writes to a wide variety of DVD and CD formats, making it perfect for media storage, promotional distribution and other uses.
The nVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 PCI Express 2.0 Professional Display Card from PNY is a 3D video card designed for computer workstations. The card allows you to connect dual displays for a professional configuration. The card's 3D graphics are ideal for nonlinear editing, scientific visualization, CAD and DCC applications. Professionals demand high-quality 3D graphics with dual high-resolution displays; Quadro delivers.