Kong Meng Koh, Managing Director of HP Southeast Asia, shares how professional workflows across creative, technical, and enterprise roles in the region are becoming more complex and compute-intensive. Speaking at the HP Workstation Launch in Manila, Koh emphasized the growing need for reliable and AI-ready systems as AI becomes embedded in everyday work environments.
HP Philippines officially introduced its latest addition to its workstation portfolio: the ZBook Ultra G1a laptop, HP’s most powerful 14” mobile workstation, and the Z2 Mini G1a Workstation desktop PC, HP’s most powerful mini workstation. These two new, next-gen AI PCs are designed to handle demanding AI workloads, accelerate creative processes, and support high-performance professional applications, empowering professionals, businesses, and creatives to achieve new levels of productivity, performance, and innovation.
Both the HP ZBook Ultra G1a laptop and Z2 Mini G1a Workstation desktop PCs were built to deliver next-gen AI performance and mobility in compact designs. The HP ZBook Ultra and HP Z2 Mini enable users to run complex workflows simultaneously such as 3D design, render graphics-intensive projects, and work locally with large language models (LLMs).
HP’s latest workstation line-up meets the growing demand amongst professionals and creatives for high-performing computing devices to harness the power of AI. In the Philippines, the creative economy is a major contributor to jobs and national growth, employing over 7 million people and accounting for about 7.3 % of GDP — yet many in the sector face gaps in digital skills and technology readiness as workflows become more complex and digitally intensive. Reports highlight the need to upskill creative and technical workers in digital technologies, including AI and advanced media tools, to better prepare them for evolving industry demands.
“Many Filipino creators and professionals today are handling far more complex tasks than they were even a few years ago. Our goal with ZBook Ultra and Z2 Mini is simply to make sure they have tools that match those evolving demands,” said Ida Evina Ong-Co, Managing Director of HP Philippines. “The launch of both AI-powered workstations also advances HP’s vision for the future of work, where design solutions deliver growth and more fulfilling work experiences.”
The launch highlighted HP’s long-standing goal of equipping the workforce with purpose-built technology that adapts to evolving demands. With AI becoming central to creative applications, from video editing to generative design, HP’s new workstation lineup is engineered to deliver sustained performance, reliable thermals, and professional-grade certification.
Introducing the New HP Workstations The HP ZBook Ultra G1a and Z2 Mini G1a redefine what’s possible for professionals demanding uncompromising performance in compact form factors. Powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO processors, both devices deliver advanced AI acceleration, next-gen integrated graphics, and ISV-certified reliability with up to 50 TOPS NPU of AI processing capability. With unified memory architecture of up to 128GB and up to 96GB assignable to the GPU, these devices are engineered to handle the most demanding applications — from generative design and 3D rendering to AI model deployment and real-time content creation.
HP ZBook Ultra G1a, the world’s most powerful 14-inch mobile workstation, defies what is possible on the go. As part of HP’s PC brand transformation and vision for the future, Z by HP will now offer an Ultra in its mobile workstation portfolio.
- With its compact design and new AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO processor, the ZBook Ultra offers the performance to tackle workflows previously not possible on a laptop.
- Take desk-bound workflows anywhere with an ultra-thin and light design, combined with a long-lasting battery, Next Gen AI PC features, and AI-enhanced privacy.
- Featuring up to 16 desktop-class CPU cores, discrete-like integrated graphics, and up to 128GB of innovative unified memory architecture, and the ability to assign up to 96GB RAM to the GPU, the ZBook Ultra enables seamless multitasking between applications.
- The device is EPEAT Gold with Climate + and the outer box packaging is 100% sustainably sourced.
HP Z2 Mini G1a, the world’s most powerful mini workstation, exceeds the needs of workstation-class professionals.
- Equipped with the AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO processor and scalable 128GB of innovative unified memory architecture with the ability to assign up to 96 GB exclusively to the GPU, the Z2 Mini G1a delivers performance for graphics-intensive workflows.
- Slim and sleek. With an internal power supply, this mini workstation easily fits on a desk, mounts behind a monitor, or attached under a desk. It also easily fits in a rack, and its small size allows for a high-density rack mount solution that combines performance, manageability, and security.
- Z2 Mini G1a contains 60% recycled plastics, 20% recycled steel, 100% sustainably sourced outer box packaging, and is EPEAT Gold Climate+.
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