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 2TB PRO DQ Hard Drive Array from Dulce Systems delivers a fail-safe storage solution. As configured, the array offers an impressive 2TB 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 Multibridge Pro 2 from Blackmagic is an industrial editing system and format converter. This device is intended for work with SD, HD, and 2K film in broadcast and post-production work. It will connect to virtually any signal format, allowing you to work with a wider range of hardware devices in your setup.

It is compatible with SDI, 3Gbps SDI, HDMI, and analog video signals. It also supports multi-channel audio and both NTSC and PAL standards. The unit is ideal for work with equipment such as Betacam SP, HD set-top boxes, HDV cameras, digital Betacam, HDCAM, HD-D5, HDCAM SR, and audio mixers, among many other possibilities.

It is fully compatible with SD, HD, and 2K in 4:4:4 or 4:2:2 formats on a single BNC cable. 2K can also be managed via an SDI connection for high-resolution real-time 2048 x 1556 editing.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The 3-Port FireWire-800 and FireWire-400 PCI Host Card from SIIG is an expansion card that adds two 9-pin FireWire-800 ports and one 6-pin FireWire-400 port to your computer. The perfect solution for connecting your FireWire devices to your computer, the card installs into an open PCI slot. The FireWire-800 bus supports data transfer bandwidth of 100 MB/sec, allowing you to connect digital video cameras and external hard drives to your computer. This is an excellent solution for adding FireWire-800 capability to your computer.