Siggraph

Big show for these two together–bigger I think than anyone expected. In addition to taking advantage of Intel’s well-received Core 2 Duo chip for the new HP xw4400 workstation, HP has the new Intel-based HP xw8400 on the booth here. This is the follow-on from the xw8200 which is deployed widely in the industry (as is HP’s AMD-based xw9300). But this show it’s Intel’s turn again in that high-end industry sweet spot as HP shows off the 64-bit Dual Core Xeon based multicore box. It’s Vista ready and supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS4 (64-bit), which has to be installed after market (with HP’s help–Red Hat Linux 32- and 64-bit OS are available pre-installed).

HP’s also showing a mid-range model the xw6400 also based on Intel’s Dual Core EM64T chip. HP says the published benchmarks are coming up to low–go by and check it out for yourself if you’re here.

PS You can also enter to win one of the digital cameras they’re giving away every hour. Have the blue-hair ladies take your picture with the HP photo set up, take it to DreamWorks recruiting and you’re entered to win the camera (and a job).