We will probably update this article if we can get hold of suitable graphics cards after all.Īs can already be seen, this article does not compare desktop workstations with highest possible performance with their mobile counterparts. Unfortunately, Nvidia could not provide us with up-to-date devices of the entry-level class for this comparison. The recently introduced AMD FirePro W4300 might be in this price range when it becomes available.
Nvidia's Quadro K620 (Maxwell), about 180 Euros (~$196).Finally, we have stuck to the following graphics cards: In this article we will basically consider current graphics cards of the AMD FirePro and Nvidia Quadro series of the entry-level class up to 200 Euros (~$217). On the other hand, students, amateur technicians or casual users will appreciate the negligible effort and the low costs as long as a suitable PC is available. In addition, power consumption, system noise and space requirements of a desktop system are higher than those of laptops. Of course, you have to do without welcome features such as the mobility of a notebook or manufacturer's support of a complete system. As a side effect, you get one or more up-to-date DisplayPort 1.2 interfaces, in order to drive 4k displays at native resolution with 60 Hz. This way, reasonably up-to-date desktop PCs can be easily upgraded and made suitable for professional use.
Apart from used and discontinued models, desktop graphics cards are an alternative. While the entry-level model of the ASUSPRO PU551JH has a relatively moderate price of under 1000 Euros (~$1087), more powerful competitors quickly exceed the 2000 Euros (~$2174) mark.
Purchasing a mobile workstation usually implies above-average investment costs. For the original German review, see here.
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