Workstation

HP has announced its lightest consumer laptop, which comes in at under a kilo. The Pavilion Aero 13 features a 2.5K screen with a 16:10 aspect and thin bezels, rocks AMD Ryzen 5000 processing brains and promises over 10 hours of use per charge.

At the Mobile World Congress 2021, Lenovo has launched a laptop powerhouse for creators and prosumers called the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4, and a bunch of accessories under its new Go brand, including a wireless charging pad for laptops.

The all-new Tactical Field Office from Helinox supports the new generation of work-from-anywhere nomads. The lightweight, portable wandering office solution packs a mini-desk into a hard-framed carry bag that weighs less than 5 lb (2.3 kg).

One of the many cultural shifts driven by the COVID-19 pandemic is the growing number of people working from home, and furniture-maker Pith & Stem is looking to tap into this trend with a workstation that you mightn't even know was there.

Nissan explores how "work from home" could become "work from van." Its work-optimized NV350 creates a quiet, private 9-to-5 space in the city or the wilderness. The concept van has an indoor/outdoor sliding office and a rooftop lounge.

Korg has today unleashed the Nautilus performance synthesizer and workstation, which harnesses the power of its flagship Kronos system, but is presented in a more streamlined packaged designed for musicians, songwriters and producers.

Taiwan's MSI has launched new mobile workstations designed for power users like architects, engineers, graphic artists and design professionals. One boasts a huge battery and the other features a 4K mini-LED display.

Cemtrex might not be well known in the world of office kit, but that hasn't stopped it launching what it regards as "the most advanced workstation on the market." And with everything it's shoehorned in – including a gesture control system dubbed the "Stark Gesture System" – it may well be.

Hewlett-Packard's fourth generation Z workstations are aimed squarely at design and productivity professionals, with its pack leader, the Z8 G4 desktop computer, claimed to be the most powerful desktop workstation in the world.​

Oristand is a cardboard standing desk priced at just $25. Being made of cardboard has its disadvantages, but the low price is a definite plus that means anyone can use Oristand.

Workstations that encourage us to stand throughout the day have exploded in popularity of late. But is standing still all the time that much better? A balance board dubbed the Level is aimed at those already aboard the standing desk train who might be getting a little too comfortable.

You’re probably more familiar with MSI as a manufacturer of gaming notebooks, but the company also makes some compelling professional products. The latest of these is the WS60 – a thin and light 15.6-inch machine that packs an optional 3K display, Core i7 processor and 2 GB dedicated graphics.