ROUNDTABLE POST’S JACK JONES’ FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE NEW HP ZBOOK STUDIO G7
ESCAPE & ROUNDTABLE: WORKING TOGETHER
Performance fit for post The first thing I did when I started playing
with the Z Book Studio G7 was look at the processing and performance, to push it to its limits. To see if it was going to be the right kind of thing for us. I expected the system to be pretty powerful - because that’s the brand, that’s what I know Z to mean with HP - and even then it surprised me.
The NVMe SSD storage means that you can be playing back DPX and EXR sequences in real time.
With the Nvidia Quadro graphics cards, you can push it anywhere – from running Avid to high-end 3D modelling and even to playback, multi-node rendering and exporting on Resolve. You can run any application you want on it.
You can use it like a workstation, except its portable. It’s designed for what I do.
Remote working
This is HP’s best kept secret. Z Central Remote Boost is one of the top remote access solutions there are for the post production industry. You can connect in to your laptop using it and just stream the pixels to any other location. And of course, it comes free with the laptop.
CERTAINLY FITS INTO A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTS FROM ON-SET TO PRODUCTION AND POST.
You can be plugging in external IO boxes and connect to reference monitors through Thunderbolt and outputting to second monitors in 4K through HDMI.
THAT CAN WORK FOR EVERYONE. IT
IT’S A LAPTOP
Details matter It’s about more than just performance. Whilst it can be more powerful and you can render things really quickly, it’s important that you actually enjoy using the machine. And there’s so much to love about it. The sound quality is just
fantastic. I mean it’s probably the best sounding laptop I’ve actually used. And I can’t love the keyboard enough. The keyboard is amazing. Just the way it looks is stunning. The way it unlocks when I just look at it is great. I love the power of the Quadro series and the graphics cards which you actually get in what is a very lightweight laptop.
It’s a laptop that can work for everyone. It certainly fits into a lot of environments from on-set to production teams through to post production itself. It ticks every box.”
Watch Jack’s review at:
https://esc.technology/31aTLzo
With Escape Technology’s support, Roundtable Post Production has just expanded into a second building to create a high-end finishing environment with two Baselight suites (one with Christie projection), two Flame online suites, Dolby Atmos audio and ten offline suites.
“I’ve known Escape Technology for seven or eight years and they’re more than just a reseller to us. They’re our technical services partner and an extension of our IT infrastructure and team helping us grow as a business from design through supply and after sales support. The infrastructure for our new facility has all come through Escape Technology and they’ve been on site – Covid compliant – to help us get through the installation stage as well.
Escape have been great. The staff there are awesome, especially talking to their CTO, Lee Danskin. Their tech team have got involved at every stage, and for quotes and turn-around of equipment, they’ve been lightening fast. We get daily updates for orders and we know when everything is coming.
Their advice is invaluable. Some of the solutions they come up with, we wouldn’t have come up with on our own. They’ve really helped drive the direction of our business, particularly during this remote time and they’re already looking at the next steps for our Flame suites “
To find out more about the power of HP and ESCAPE Technology go to
escape-technology.com
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