MASTERING MOBILITY.

The article focuses on new mobile workstations desktop models. PCI Express-based graphics and fast processor speeds, along with good ergonomics and large LCD displays, make these mobile powerhouses excellent platforms for virtually any type of graphics work. Right now, there are two main providers of workstation-class graphics chips for the mobile workstation market: ATI, with mobile versions of its FireGL chips, and Nvidia, with its Quadro FX Go chips. ATI has been particularly aggressive in the mobile market, and its FireGL cards have been used in a number of mobile workstations from Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Fujitsu. Nvidia also offers workstation-class mobile chips in its Quadro FX Go series, which has found a home in mobile workstations from Alienware, Dell, and Boxx Technologies. Many mobile workstations currently use Pentium 4 Extreme CPUs, which offer the same speed and power as desktop workstations. Disk speed and capacity are important, particularly when working with large video files.