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FAQ | HP ZBook Mobile Workstations
How many storage devices do each of the HP ZBook Mobile Workstations support and what is the maximum
capacity supported?
Storage devices vary by HP ZBook model according to the chart below:
Max 2.5 drives/bays Max HP Z Turbo Drives Max total capacity
HP ZBook 15u G4 1 1 2 TB
HP ZBook Studio G3 0 2 2 TB
HP ZBook 15 G3 1 2 3 TB
HP ZBook 17 G3 2 2 4 TB
SSD drive support
HP ZBook 15u G4 256 GB up to 1 TB HP Z Turbo Drive G2 (M�2 NVMe PCIe SSD)
500 GB HP Z Turbo Drive (M�2 NVMe PCIe SED SSD)
500 GB (8 GB cache) SATA SSHD (5400 rpm)
256 GB M�2 SATA SSD
512 GB M�2 SATA SED SSD
HP ZBook Studio G3 256 GB up to 1 TB HP Z Turbo Drive G2 (M�2 PCIe NVMe SSD)
128 GB SATA SSD
256 GB up to 512 GB SATA SED SSD
HP ZBook 15 G3 256 GB up to 512 GB SATA SED SSD
256 GB up to 1 TB HP Z Turbo Drive G2 (M�2 PCIe NVMe SSD)
HP ZBook 17 G3 256 GB up to 512 GB SATA SED SSD
256 GB up to 1 TB HP Z Turbo Drive G2 (M�2 PCIe NVMe SSD)
Do the HP ZBook Mobile Workstations oer and support solid-state drives?
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Thunderbolt™ 3
Why did HP decide to include Thunderbolt™ 3
3
port on the HP ZBook Studio/15/17 Mobile Workstations?
Thunderbolt™ 3
3
is the industry’s fastest and most versatile connection over the new USB-C connector� Thunderbolt™
3 provides the highest speed I/O and is required by the most demanding users to maximize the overall performance
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connecting to the HP ZBook with Dock Thunderbolt 3 and still having a native Thunderbolt™ 3 available for use on the
system�
What is the dierence between Thunderbolt™ 3
3
and USB-C?
Thunderbolt™ 2 was previously the fastest I/O port available and standardized on the mini-DisplayPort™ 1�2 (mDP)�
Thunderbolt™ 3
3
is the next generation I/O port and Intel has chosen to standardize this technology on the new USB-C
connector� The HP ZBook Studio/15/17 G3 feature (2) Thunderbolt™ 3 ports� The HP ZBook 15u and other HP Elitebook
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port is based on the USB 3�1 gen 1 interface with data transfer speeds equivalent to that of a USB 3�0 port at 5 Gb/s�
Thunderbolt™ 3 allows for transfer speeds of 40 Gb/s� See below for comparison matrix�