Re: [Avid-L2] HP Z8G4 vs Dell 7920 builds

FYI. zCentral is going subscription based also. I think you get one year with any new Z station. Version 2020 remains free for Zs. 

DQS

On Apr 21, 2022, at 1:42 PM, Agustin Goya | Wancamp <agustingoya@gmail.com> wrote:



You will have to buy a license of RGS in order to be able to use it in a non HP Z machine. You could also use Teradici ( which now also is an HP Company) for $240 per year.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 14:31 JBeck <jb30343@windstream.net> wrote:

Will HP RGS work with a Dell workstation?  JB

On Apr 21, 2022, at 11:44 AM, Karl Knowles <tech@knowlesvideo.com> wrote:

I had a little spare time during and extended rendering on a Z820 which motivated me to custom build an HP Z8G4 as well as a Dell 7920 with pretty much identical components.  To my surprise the Dell came in almost $5k under the HP unit.

I've been an HP workstation user since day 1 of MC.  I have and use Dell Precision portable workstations for non-editing applications but never had one of their desktops.

Does anyone have experiences comparing performance/issues between the two that they would care to share, especially some insight into the nearly 30% price difference?

Cheers,
Karl Knowles
Tallahassee, FL