Portable Workstations from NextComputing Now Offer Enhanced Customer Serviceability and Reduced Acoustic Noise
Quieter Mobile Computers to Feature AMD Opteron™ Processor Technology
NASHUA, N.H. – November 3, 2009 – NextComputing, manufacturers of high-performance, portable workstations and servers, now offer a new level of user serviceability for its AMD-based NextDimension series of “flextop” portable computers. Coupled with enhanced access to vital system components for customers is an improved cooling sub-system offering reduced acoustic noise. Both of these technical achievements are based on feedback from NextComputing's customers who have asked for greater serviceability of NextDimension systems in the field, and lower acoustic noise.
These enhancements will be available on all NextDimension Pro and Evo series portable workstations which use AMD Opteron™ processor technology, and as an upgrade option to existing AMD-based NextDimension systems. NextComputing's longevity roadmap of AMD processor offerings dates back to its earliest implementation of AMD's original market-leading 64-bit AMD Opteron multi-core chips, and extends to its most recent adoption of Third-Generation Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, code named "Shanghai" Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors are designed for optimum multi-threaded application performance, using a native quad-core design and adding an enhanced cache structure and integrated memory controller designed to sustain multi-threaded application throughput.
The NextDimension Pro series of slim, briefcase-sized workstations will benefit from easier user access to critical system components, including system memory (RAM), processors, and storage and I/O controllers. NextDimension Pro systems with AMD currently feature up to two (2) Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, up to 32GB RAM, onboard SATA RAID capability, and (2) user-accessible PCI-X or PCI Express expansion slots. The NextDimension Evo series mirrors the features of the Pro series, but adds two (2) additional expansion slots and increased storage capability. In addition to simplified processor side access, all AMD-based NextDimension Evo systems will now also allow users to have full access to the system's 4th PCI slot—previously only accessible by NextComputing's technicians or by factory-certified integrators.
Packing this much computing power into such compact systems requires special attention to cooling system components. Therefore, all NextComputing portable systems use a combination of active and passive cooling to retain system stability. This latest enhanced cooling solution for AMD-based NextDimension systems brings improved efficiency using intelligent thermal sensing technology, allowing the system to run quieter and cooler even under the most strenuous internal and external environmental conditions. Existing customers will notice improvements in relative noise level when running at all system loads.
Coupled with these new enhancements, NextComputing is also reducing prices on all AMD-based NextDimension systems. Please contact NextComputing at sales@nextcomputing.com or call +1-603-886-3874 to inquire about pricing and configuration options.
About NextComputing
NextComputing manufactures high-performance portables and dense streaming rackmount computers. Its open-standards, modular systems are used throughout many industries for a range of professional applications including real-time 3D visualization, high-throughput data streaming, and high-end application demonstration. For more information, visit www.nextcomputing.com.
