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HP's flagship workstation is called super upgradeable, and touts "tool-free serviceability." Join us to see if this machine is too good to be true, or just what the doctor ordered.! | | | '''Full disclosure:''' Generally speaking, iFixit will only perform a teardown on a device we've sourced ourselves through normal retail channels. This gives us the most unbiased, fair assessment of a device, without giving manufacturers a chance to pretty things up for our repairability scanners. | | So when HP offered to loan us their pride and joy for the teardown altar, we were a bit hesitant. But in the end, we couldn't resist the chance to get inside this monster and see how it compares to Apple's new fancy mini monster-tower, the [guide|20778|Mac Pro]. So do bear in mind that this isWe told HP to come as close as possible to Mac Pro's machine$3000 starting price, most likely loaded with their magic enchantments and enhancements,so it's not so much of an Apples to [guide|13470|Oranges] comparison.and may differ from what you can buy off the $3000-workstation-PC shelf at your local electronics bazaar | | | Find our friendship on [http://www.facebook.com/iFixit|Facebook], cool contests and sweet photos on [http://instagram.com/ifixit|Instagram] and digestible nuggets of wisdom on [https://twitter.com/iFixit|Twitter]. |
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