| Workstation | Desktop | What are the benefits of workstation to you? |
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| Mainstream ISV Certification | No certification requirements | Peace of mind:
Special tuned system for your applications Minimize system downtime; No compatibility issue Provide technical support with ISVs |
| OpenGL 3D professional graphics card | Consumer graphics, no OpenGL support | OpenGL support is essential for most professional 3D creation, which provides - Hardware acceleration, Optimized driver and Certification |
| ECC memory | Non ECC memory | ECC memory system is much more reliable, which is critical for workstation- class data |
| SCSI HDD or RAID | No SCSI HDD support | Fast and reliable storage; improved performance and data security |
| Intel 875P or E7505 chipset | Intel 865G chipset or below | Workstaion class chipset delivers power needed for workstation applicaions |