{"id":5646,"date":"2026-01-30T10:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.crowetic.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5646"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:24:24","slug":"chd-custom-hp-zbook-power-15-g8-high-end-workstation-11th-gen-i7-16-threads-32gb-dual-channel-ddr4-2x512gb-nvme-ssds-1tb-total-15-6-fhd-display-new-kb","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/test.crowetic.com\/index.php\/product\/chd-custom-hp-zbook-power-15-g8-high-end-workstation-11th-gen-i7-16-threads-32gb-dual-channel-ddr4-2x512gb-nvme-ssds-1tb-total-15-6-fhd-display-new-kb\/","title":{"rendered":"CHD Custom HP Zbook POWER 15 G8 &#8211; High End Workstation &#8211; 11th Gen i7 (16 threads) &#8211; 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 &#8211; 2x512GB NVMe SSDs (1TB total) &#8211; 15.6&#8243; FHD Display &#8211; NEW KB"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>CHD Custom HP Zbook POWER 15 G8 &#8211; High End Workstation &#8211; 11th Gen i7 (16 threads) &#8211; 32GB Dual Channel DDR4 &#8211; 2x512GB NVMe SSDs (1TB total) &#8211; 15.6&#8243; FHD Display &#8211; NEW KB<\/h1>\n<p>This is a high end customized CHD HP Zbook Power 15 G8 &#8211; Extremely fast, brand new upgraded backlit keyboard, segregated storage for QDN, still light and compact but very powerful.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Hardware Specifications<\/span><\/h2>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Screen Size<\/strong><\/span> - <strong>15.6\" FHD 1920x1080 Display<\/strong><\/pre>\n<pre><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">CPU<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Intel<strong> i7 11th Gen @2.4Ghz(4.2+Ghz turbo) (11850H) <\/strong>- <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>16 threads<\/strong><\/span> with turbo up to 4.2+Ghz\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 <strong>32GB<\/strong> <strong>DDR4 Dual Channel<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 <b>DUAL 512GB NVMe SSDs - QDN Data on second, OS\/Software on first (1TB Total)<\/b><\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<pre><strong>3xUSB 3.2 SS ports<\/strong><\/pre>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<pre><strong>1x USB-C (Can be utilized to charge machine as well) - Thunderbolt Display\/USB\/Power<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<pre>Oversized touchpad<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<pre><strong>Backlit Keyboard - BRAND NEW!<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<pre>Wireless, and Bluetooth Cards (FAST Wireless, tested ~500Mbit)<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gigabit Network LAN Port<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<pre><strong>FAST Storage (NVMe SSD ~3500MB\/s)<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<pre>Newer Gen Hardware + SC card slot<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<pre><strong>HDMI out<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace;\">Working Battery\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<pre>Headset Jack<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<pre><strong>HD Webcam With PRIVACY SLIDER<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Software \/ Operating System Details<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>All CHD Re-builds come with LINUX installed as the OS. Generally the Linux installation will be\u00a0<strong>customized Ubuntu 22.04 with Cinnamon Desktop<\/strong>. The OS is configured to make it an\u00a0<strong>EASY SWITCH from WINDOWS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NOTE &#8211; Many machines are now shipping with <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Ubuntu 24.04<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All CHD Machines are professionally cleaned, upgraded, and refurbished. Every machine comes with a MINIMUM of an SSD upgrade, most have RAM upgrades as well. All Machines are INDIVIDUALLY TESTED prior to shipping for at least 8 hours, and all hardware tested.<\/p>\n<p>All systems have the \u2018computrace\u2019\u00a0<strong>tracking software disabled<\/strong> at the BIOS level (when possible), But even if computrace is not disabled at the BIOS level, installing linux makes Computrace useless, as it relies upon Windows-based rootkit software to function. as well as <strong>\u2018Intel Management Engine\u2019 disabled<\/strong> at the BIOS level (when possible). (These BIOS additions allow 3rd party access to the system, and therefore have been disabled by default whenever possible. Each system&#8217;s specifications will include details where necessary.)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a35812;\"><strong>Ubuntu Desktop<\/strong><\/span> has been\u00a0<strong>CUSTOMIZED to \u2018feel\u2019 like Windows<\/strong>, for users switching from Windows, it should be a really<strong>\u00a0nice and simple switch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>**<strong>Note<\/strong> &#8211; At the moment CHD is utilizing either <strong><span style=\"color: #a35812;\">Ubuntu Desktop, Zorin OS,<\/span><\/strong> or <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">PoP-OS<\/span><\/strong>, no matter which is utilized, they are both configured to look\/feel exactly the same, with Cinnamon Desktop Environment. There are a few subtle differences, but overall they are &#8216;identical&#8217;. CHD is also working on customizing the default Desktop Environment, so that it looks\/feels\/functions like Mac. So that users can choose whether they would like a more &#8216;mac-like&#8217; environment or a &#8216;windows-like&#8217; environment. Default is windows-like (cinnamon) and alternative &#8216;mac-like&#8217; will be either &#8216;ubuntu&#8217; or &#8216;pop-OS&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Theme customization for ease of use, and clean visual appeal. Also modifications to other settings for ease of function and better overall feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qortal Core\u00a0and\u00a0Qortal UI\u00a0pre-installed<\/strong>, along with a startup configuration for the Qortal Core, so it will start automatically, and the Qortal Core icon will show on the taskbar. Default Qortal settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CHD\u2019s own \u2018auto-fix-qortal\u2019 scripts<\/strong>\u00a0setup to run automatically both at reboot and every 5 days at 1:01 AM,\u00a0<strong>to ensure your Qortal software is always at the latest release, and if it isn\u2019t, FIXES IT FOR YOU.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Power management customization to prevent machine from \u2018sleeping\u2019 so that Qortal Core can run without issues. Also\u00a0<strong>configured to \u2018do nothing\u2019 when laptop lid is closed<\/strong>, to\u00a0<strong>allow Qortal to keep running even while screen is closed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">All purchases from CHD support Qortal Development.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Default Software Installed (much more than what is listed) (Special Requests Possible):<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Audio\/video player software<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 VLC media player (best media player and converter that exists in CHD opinion)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open Office<\/strong>\u00a0(Document, spreadsheet, database, presentation editor)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chromium Browser<\/strong>\u00a0(set to default browser) \u2013\u00a0 with hardware acceleration enabled \u2013\u00a0<strong>Firefox browser<\/strong>\u00a0also installed. \u2013\u00a0<strong>Tor and\/or I2P can be installed upon request.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>GiMP image manipulation software<\/strong>\u00a0(Photoshop alternative)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imagick<\/strong>\u00a0(vector graphics editor)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qortal Core and Qortal UI<\/strong>\u00a0(including \u2018launchers\u2019 in the panel and on the desktop)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qortal Core GUI auto-start<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Qortal Automation Scripts<\/strong>\u00a0to automatically recover node if Qortal Core happens to fall behind in release version. 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