Testseek.com have collected 56 expert reviews of the HP Z1 All-in-One and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for HP Z1 All-in-One.
June 2012
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The editors liked
Bright
27-inch LED IPS display
Solid performance for content creation
Clean professional chassis
No bloatware
Equivalent performance to a minitower workstation
Extremely quiet
Even during graphics-intensive tasks
Uses the same IPS panel that's found in HP's 27-inch DreamColor display
All the components are user replaceable
Brilliant
Huge screen. All in one form factor Workstation. Has 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi. DisplayPort in/out port. Expandable all-in-one chassis. SSDs. Articulated hinge. VESA mountable. Blu-ray burner.
Sleek design
Professional-grade components
Easy-to-access internals for an all-in-one
Quiet operation
Very powerful
Bright and beautiful screen
High performance
Easy to upgrade
The editors didn't like
Last generation Bluetooth
Fewer USB 3.0 ports than some similar desktop models
Can install only one 3.5-inch or two 2.5-inch hard drives
Graphics upgrades would be limited to what would be available for an MXM module
Bottom Line
The HP Z1 workstation desktop is in a new category
The all-in-one professional workstation. It's powerful
Easy to service
And has a beautiful 27-inch screen. If you know you need a workstation and are space constrained
The Z1 should be at
Rear ports are difficult to reach
No touchscreen option
Inconvenient port placement
No touchscreen capability
Poor placement of back ports Share & EnjoyShareTweet Author
Ron Duncan
By way of comparison
A 2010vintage 12core Apple Mac Pro with a 30in. Dell monitor drew 133.5W when idling and a massive 379.2W running the Cinebench 11.5 CPU test
Extremely powerful, Highresolution screen is great for editing, Easy to upgrade components
Expensive, High resolution isn't suited for normal office tasks, Extremely heavy
The HP Z1 Workstation isn't going to take pride of place in your living room, but if you're after a big-screen all-in-one PC with enough power to chew through any graphics tasks you can throw at it, the Z1 is definitely worth a thought....
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Published: 2012-06-12, Author: Mike , review by: alphr.com
Stupendous design, plenty of power crammed in and a stonking screen make the high price worth paying...
Published: 2012-06-11, Author: Mike , review by: itpro.co.uk
HP should be commended for putting together the most impressive All-in-One we've ever seen. Those after pure power would still be better served by a traditional workstation, though, and the price means it's likely to be reserved for the wealthiest of I...
Published: 2012-06-10, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
The HP Z1 workstation is a special computer. HP must be of the same opinion, because it's not a computer that's directly aimed at existing users of HP workstations. HP is aiming at a new market of compact yet powerful computers that you can also upgrade...
If you are a professional designer that absolutely needs the Quadro GPU but can also spare the space for a tower, then a traditional workstation will provide more power and a desktop class GPU for considerably less money. As far as the user experience...
The HP Z1 Workstation is gorgeous and powerful, but it's definitely not perfect. My biggest issue with the system is that it lacks a touchscreen, a feature that most of its competitors have. The Z1 also has difficult-to-access ports, an inconveniently ...
Space-saving all-in-one design, tool-free easy access to internals, full Nvidia Quadro graphics
Limited to 2 Sata hard drives, single CPU socket, some I/O ports difficult to access
HP's Z1 is an innovative system design that crams a workstation specification into an all-in-one chassis without making too many compromises on performance and flexibility. Buyers needing top notch performance may prefer a more conventional system, but...
Comes with a brilliant, huge screen, All in one form factor Workstation, Equipped with 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi, Provided with a display port and in/out port, Facilitated with expandable allinone chassis, Comes with an articulated hinge, Presen
Limited internal expansion, There is a probability of getting memory flip errors increases with time spent on a single operation, and amount of RAM
After doing a review of HP Z1 Workstation, one can analyze that these systems are highly advanced with less flaws. These systems can very well serve the official and personal requirements of the users. Z1 gadgets have won the trust and confidence of the c...
Matching Style with SubstanceThe HP Z1 forges new ground by being the first AIO workstation in the market. Overall, we think it's a neat concept and it carries it off with style and suitably decent performance.As we've mentioned from the start, our DIY sy...
Abstract: So the news about this one-of-a-kind workstation from HP broke this morning and it generated a fair bit of interest among enthusiasts, prosumers as well as professionals. Just what's really inside the HP Z1 workstation? Is it really that easy to upgrade? ...
