HP Workstations – Zbook, EliteBook w, nw Series

Google sheets link – HP Zbook Version 1 – Feb 2026
This is gonna be a stub, check the google sheets link for specs.
I rambled a bit.

Good evening, today when I am writing this is 12:31PST, February 22nd 2026.
The girlfriend is laying down on the couch, listening to an audiobook, Ready Player One.
And I am here with a crochet blankie around my feet, about to write what I found on HP laptop workstations.

I have a confession about HP, I do not like HP consumer products, I do not care for their logo, and I do not get how they are still so popular. Our first computer was an HP, this must have been around 2003 or 2004, it had a Pentium 4. I remember going to the store with my dad, the style wasn’t as cool as the Sony Vaio at Best Buy. Maybe if we went across the 15 freeway, we could have went to the Circuit City and gotten an IBM… Anyways at that time, I remember it was nothing compared to that big ass Alienware desktop either. But I saw the price of that PC and I couldnt believe how expensive it was and remember Xbox having better graphics for a fourth of the price. That desktop came with some shitty games, but the Puzzle Bobble one was fun. During that time pirating music was pretty common, we would all make mixed CDs and the rich kids had iPods or MP3 players. The HP Compaq was good for downloading via Napster, then Limewire and then Bearshare, it did well but we would fill the drive with too much and had to delete songs.

This was not the first computer that I had come across. My Godmother gave me a… Radioshack TRS thingy, but I didn’t have a clue how to use it, and it didn’t come with a fucking manual, or like any software, so I just played my Sega Genesis instead. Later on an aunt of mine had gotten a PC, I think it had a Pentium II, they had a Super Nintendo too, so that was what I did. A cousin of mine next door had a PC as well, idk what it had, but it was def the old windows system, I remember playing that skiing game and also the Incredible Machine, that game was fun as hell! Lastly I had another cousin, who would make us call her an aunt, she had a computer too and it had this futuristic racing game that was fun but freezed out on me. I never was able to beat it, it was some futuristic car game, idk if it had weapons, but it would mess up on a race that had a transparent track. I’ll find it one day, just havent really bothered.

Anyways, during college there was myspace and from there was more music to discover. I ended up getting a job and buying an external hard drive bc we needed it to save music. Hell yea. Some years pass and after moving in and then away from my OTP, I would read online on how to build a PC. I needed something to do, and gaming on my PS3 or Xbox 360 was getting boring. The computer we had was slow and I wanted to build a gaming PC. I read up on a lot of guides, saved money and bought everything brand new from TigerDirect.com, back when Logan of TekSyndicate fame was working there. That day of the delivery, I was working an opening shift at Starbucks, 4AM to 12:30. Yeah I was one of the lucky ones getting over 30 hours a week. Anyways, despite being so tired, I decided to build the desktop in the garage. It was a lot of fun. Sometime around 7PM, I had gotten done with the install and I decided to transfer any music and documents from the hard drive of the HP. I put it back together and the HP desktop never started up again… Great, I’ll just put the hard drive somewhere on the desk then. I think we have the computer stored somewhere, but damn was that little desktop a pain to get into.

Years later, when I got my “dream” eWaste job, we would get HP computers from time to time. I was already a few years into ThinkPads, and /g/ said that most HPs sucked, so they did. Ok not all, consumer shit sucked, but some of the EliteBooks were good. However most HP computers were just not good sellers. What I disliked the most out of HP, as their annoying naming format. None of it made sense, and we once mislisted a laptop with the wrong fucking numbers and this ebay profile with the name SportsNut44 or some bullshit scammed us of like $70 bc we “sent him the wrong laptop”. It was so fucking annoying, we got negative feedback from that crap. Anyways, HP is just annoying with their laptop line, but I have done the research and it finally makes sense.

8:30AM I woke up… ummm went to bed bc I was trying to make sense of the model lines.

When it came to laptop workstations.

• GRiD
  • GRiD Compass
    • Literally few into outerspace
      • Pioneered cloud computing in the early 90s but then went away 🙁
• IBM
  • 800 Series Power PC
    • It fails because IBM being IBM
      • “p” suffix to differentiate workstation standard
• Lenovo buys IBM’s consumer PC division in 2005
  • W Series
    • Wait lets bring back the p suffix in name only and get rid of the trackpoint!
      • Fuck it lets made a P Series now
        • Fuck it lets bring back the p again!
          • Lets call our ultrabook an Extreme!
• Toshiba
  • T1000 behemouths
    • Satellite Pro
      • ???
        • Qosmio (Ok this is prosumer, but its godtier)
• Apple
  • PowerBook G3
    • MacBook Pro
      • Literally lets call anything fancy Pro!
        • We will make a Studio as a mid tier machine
          • These Apple silicon processors need MAX in their name!
• Dell
  • Precision
    • Wait lets fuck everything up and copy Apple buzzwords
      • Pro Max
        • Pro Max Plus to make it more fucking confusing
• Fujitsu Siemens
  • Celsius
    • Literally cant find much info from that
• MSI
  • W for Workstation instead of G for Gaming
    • WT – GT Titan w/ Quadro
    • WS – GS Stealth w/ Quadro
    • WE – GE Raider w/ Quadro
    • WP – GP Leopard w/ Quadro
    • WF – GF Thin / Katana Workstation
      • This sounds lame ???
        • Creator Pro – Prosumer
• ASUS
  • C90S – Laptop w/ socket 775

So thats all the big companies and little ones. But HP isn’t easy. Ok it could be, I could have just only did the Z book and disregarded some of the cool EliteBook W machines, still I like coming across some of their Compaq biz machines too. The G40 ThinkPad gets the hype of “having a desktop processor in a laptop” but that was more like that CPU was compatible with some desktop sockets. I believe Dell had a desktop CPU but I could be mistaken with it being socket 478 (Hold up, an Inspiron XPS did come with a 3.4GHz Pentium 4), which is the same case as the G40. HP / Compaq did have a laptop with a 775 desktop CPU and even the fucking 3.2 Extreme Edition, the zd7000 & zd8000 machines (I just found out some had even a 3.6GHz CPU)

• HP
  • Fuck yeah calculators
    • PA-RISC processor
      • 9000 Series Desktops
        • Vizualize Workstations
      • SAIC Talon / Galaxy “Laptop”
        • RDI PrecisionBook – Based on HP Visualize C132L
    • Makes a fuckton of scientific & medical equipment
      • Fuck this
        • Agilent company founded by HP so they can deal w/ less bs
• Compaq
  • SystemPro Server/Desktops
    • ProLiant Biz / Server
      • Absorbed by HP
        • Then by HPE after division split
  • Compaq Evo Business line Desktops / Laptops
    • Evo N800w workstation laptop
      • HP buy Compaq in 2002 bc its suffering hell
        • HP Compaq nw Series
          • EliteBook
            • “w” Suffix to differentiate workstation standard
              • ZBook
• VoodooPC
  • Founded in 1991
    • Make custom cases & desktops
      • Customized Clevo laptop, with paint glossy & tribal symbols
        • Get aquired by HP in 2008, then folded
          • Rebrand into HP Omen
            • use Envy name for shitty laptops
• Digital Equipment Company
  • Be based as fuck
    • Make their ALPHA Processor
      • Get aquired by Compaq in 1998
• Tandem Computer Company
  • Make fuck yeah systems for banks
    • ZERO downtime is their priority
      • IBM PC launches
        • They dont want to use IBM PC standard / specifications
          • Hemmorage money, everyone buys PCs
            • Get bought by Compaq in 1997

Name/Numbering scheme

There are some that I missed, but I assure you, i DGAF about most of them. Some of these Elitebook & ProBooks are entering E Series territory, and y’all know how I intentionally don’t even bother with them on my guides. I didn’t even bother with the Elite/Spectre or whatever shit is. They make too many laptops, and honestly I wanted to jump into VoodooPC / Omen computers, but I can’t find like a basic timeline of it. Yeah I’m lazy, but I don’t want to be just grabbing random things and then getting it all wrong. That took half a fucking day, ugh.

Price guide

You know how it goes, if not…
Model – Embedded link to eBay sold search so you can check yourself, sorted by low to high.
Sold – How many units sold, the higher the better, because they are selling, and if they are selling, there must be plenty available to buy/bid on. The max i found was over 300, which isn’t as great as 1000 like in other guides.
Low – From 1 to 100 listings, this would be the 25th to 35th cheapest one.
mid – This would be 50th to 60th sold, so middle price.
High – This is about 72 to 85 of cheapest laptop sold.
EX+ – 1 to 10th most expensive machine, typically new, collectors, warranty or just buzzwords.

• at the end of the table, I write down some notes of what I came across in a list format.
  • It could be something intersting or just psychosis.
    • Sometimes I link a seller, & their location.
      • Most the time its bc they have good deals, are high end or just happen to have a shit ton.

Begginging with the mainstream 15″ machines, then 16″ it evolved to.
Then going to 17″ then 14″.
Afterwards its the budget 15/16″, “mobile workstation 15/16”
Then the Ultrabook 14″, 15″ & 16″
OFC it wouldnt be complete with some out of sort laptops, so those are there too.

I did do research on CPU/GPU/LCD/RAM/SSD specs, but god fuck is HP annoying when it comes to looking up specs. They dont fucking keep their resources, so I’ll have to fetch them from other sites. Yeah I can’t find a dedicated website for their specs, Dell and Lenovo at least have their standards. Anyways, I just want to get done with this thing 😛

If you’re curious about upgrading graphics cards on these, just know that HP discontinued the MXM slot standard when it came to the Fury models. Main 15 and 17 models had MXM up until then. The Fury 15, 16, and 17 have a similar interface as Dells DGFF connector, they call it the HP Beam Connector. Unlike Dell, it seems to be one chunky piece of metal connected by 3 screws, and not 2 or 4 little bits w/ two screw points.You’re on your own when it comes to upgrading.

Remember if you’re looking for a DreamColor display, check for that little rainbow sticker near the LCD panel. Additionally some of these laptops do have a color calibrator installed on the palmrest or touchpad. No I’m not gonna look up all that shit, I’ve done enough.

15″ Early Models
2002 to 2006

• Compaq Evo N800w
  • Sold in a lot with another machine, untested.
• HP Pavilion zd7000
  • This is the laptop that was able to be configured with a desktop CPU
• nw8240
  • Linked seller just boots to bios and a windex wipedown. HDD probably pulled.
• nw8440
  • Docks go for $40,
  • EX+ is an avail listing with a clean install with two docks, and both of them are connected to an OEM riser or a tilt thingie. Pretty cool.

EliteBook C2D to Core 3rd Gen
2007 to 2012

• 8510w
  • Linked seller had OS and free shipping at low price, small side gig.
    • europe_pc – Atlanta, GA USA
• 8530w
  • Low price seller linked
    • ConnectedTechWA Vancouver, WA USA
• 8540w
  • Some frenchie sold a laptop for $300, and another seller did the same, might fucking even be $500.
  • Low price seller linked.
    • PPS SuperStore Peoria, IL USA
• 8560w
  • They are paying good money for this?! EX+-ish small seller linked.
    • ElitePC Troy, MI USA

ZBook 15 – 4th Gen to 9th
2013 to 2019

• Zbook 15 G1
  • Where the fuck did all the laptops go??? fuck.
• ZBook 15 G2
  • lmao the price drop, i guess the G1 wasn’t popular.

Both G1 and G2 are 4th Gen CPUs and are socketed.
Processors aren’t really even different much, and graphics cards are the same.
2GB Max vRAM, on G3 thru G5 4GB would be Max.
G6 would get 6GB vRAM max if you got those cards.

ZBook Fury 15/16
12th Gen to Ultra 2nd
2020 to 2025

• ZBook Fury 15 G8
  • The big boom EX+
    • PartsEShop Aurora, IL USA
• 16″ Fury Standalone
  • 15.6″ display still available…
• ZBook Fury G10
  • Mid is open box new.
• ZBook Fury G11
  • 19 units new, 15 in open box, 10 are “refurbished”.
• ZBook Fury G1i
  • 16 EX+ could be $4400 but two sold pst $5100!

17″ Machines

• HP Pavilion zd8000
  • High price seems to be the start of a working unit, untested mid and maybe mid at least turns on.
  • Two units sold at EX+ range, two sold at high (working)
• 8710w
  • 8710p sold tho
• 8740w
  • Aaaaand its expensive again.
• 8760w
  • Someone really sold one for 1K…. and i hate the image.
• 8770w
  • Guess everyone wants these. I loved the one I had for a month.

ZBook 17

• ZBook 17 G1
  • Low price was a lot of two units for parts. the other 3 booted to OS.
• ZBook 17 G2
  • Mid price even had some parts units, missing keyboard n stuff.
  • High price, expect to install an OS.
• ZBook 17 G3
  • Mid price seller linked.
    • BlueBrier LLC Rochester, MI USA
• ZBook 17 G4
  • EX+ seller linked from Germany, sold 9, has more than 10 available at the time ot writing (february)
    • MiacomShop Hannover, Germany
• ZBook 17 G5
  • a few G6 or G8’s in here.

Brand new config with best i9, GPU, 2x 2TB NVMe, RGB keyboard (might as well) & a model 64GB RAM comes out to be $11,618.10. Price of a used Camry.

• Processor
  • 20 Core – 8 Power / 12E
    • 2.4 U7 255HX
    • 2.6 U7 265HX
  • 24 Core – 8 Power / 16 E
    • 2.8 U9 285HX
• Memory
  • 4 Slots
  • DDR5-5600
  • SoDIMM 1.1V Modules
  • 256GB Max RAM
  • 128GB Max ECC on any CPU
  • Some into says max s 192GB, others 256GB

Graphics Cards Options

14″ Workstation

• 8460w
  • Linked seller sold 4 of these at low price.
    • Tech Deals Warehouse Maryland Heights, MO USA
• 8470w
  • lmao so little sold, no real in between number.

I don’t consider the Zbook 14 as the successor. Undervolted CPU, they got rid of the quadcore, so it’ll be in its own category alongside the Ultrabook 15 one too.

Zen 4 AI Workstation

• All units sold are new.
  • Careful on low or zero rating sellers!
  • I didnt know that HP had their own official eBay store, they are EX+
    • HP Inc. – HP Officials eBay store.

Zen 5 Max+ Pro 300 Strix Halo

I’m interested in this laptop, and I guess the Zbook X might be the same w/ Intel ARC.. but fuck intel lol so this gets a special spot 🙂

Budget Power Series

• ZBook 15v G5
  • You could spend more on EX+… small mid price seller linked.
    • CLComputers Tampa, FL USA
• ZBook Power G7
  • In lot listings, high price seems to be the bulk price, with the exception of one seller who had two for $400…
  • must have been mislisted as BIN instead of auction.
• ZBook Power 16 G11 Any
  • Intel is at EX+,
  • AMD is actually more expensive on ebay, despite the reverse at the official retailer. Guess they dont sell.
• ZBook Power G11a
  • Official HP store at EX+

ZBook Studio
Mobile Workstation

Long time ago I was wowed by one of these i think the G4, I think it was around 2016? It was half a year before I quit eWaste. It came with a Xeon CPU, the best graphics card and I don’t think it came with a DreamColor display. It was wayyy better than my W530, W700ds and just about as powerful as my 2nd gen desktop at the time. It was the first time I came across an NVMe drive, it was super fast. I couldn’t believe it. The panel was pretty nice, at the time my nicest panel was a 14″ B140HAN01.3 IPS that was on my modded T430s. What blew me away was the audio, it felt like surround, especially when it worked so well on League of Legends with Karthus’ voice lol

UltraBook Systems

14″ Zbook 14 / 14u

• ZBook 14
  • High price is avail listing. 4 units sold in lots.
• ZBook 14 G2
  • Linked seller sold 10 laptops from low to mid. All BIN/Offer.
    • ojcorptech Haworth, NJ USA
• ZBook 14u G4
  • one lot listing, mid price seller linked.
    • TF-TechFlow Chagrin Falls, OH USA

• ZBook X G1i 14
  • Prices for new avail units.

• ZBook 15u G2
  • Mid price seller linked, small ewaste/ laptop flipper.
    • nyshop125 Piscataway, NJ USA

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