Dell Redesigns Inspiron R Series Laptops

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Dell is upgrading both of its Inspiron R and Vostro 3000 laptop lines to the next level of power processing with Intel's 2nd Generation Core i CPUs (a.k.a., Sandy Bridge). Standard connectivity options now include USB 3.0 ports to help amp up those data transfer speeds with USB 3.0 devices.

The Inspiron R-series is getting a unique design upgrade: lids that can be popped out and replaced with another. The interchangeable lids start at $39.99. For fashion-forward geeks out there, this feature could be a plus if your original lid has taken a beating and needs to be replaced. Other features include WiDi (Intel's Wireless Display), a technology that allows you to wirelessly stream the laptop's content to your HDTV (provided you have the Netgear Push2TV dongle).

Battery life is said to provide 13 hours with a 9-cell 90Wh battery on the 15R like dell J399N battery, dell Inspiron 1440 battery, dell Inspiron 1750 battery, dell Inspiron 17 battery, dell Inspiron 14 battery, Dell RM791 Battery, Dell Studio 1735 Battery, Dell Studio 17 Battery, Dell Studio 1737 Battery, Dell MT342 Battery, which would be an impressive feat for a desktop replacement. The R-series laptops come with a 6-cell battery, but there is the option to upgrade to the aforementioned 9-cell. Displays come in three sizes: 14, 15, and 17 inches, each equipped with LED screens. Above the screen, Dell is including an HD (720p) Webcam .

For base configurations, the price on the 14R starts at $579.99, the 15R starts at $529.99, and the 17R stars at $579.99. All models are currently available on Dell's Web site.

Dell Latitude D420

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What happens when you cross the Dell Latitude X1 with the Latitude D410? You get Dell's next-generation ultraportable: the Latitude D420 ($2,271 direct). The D420 combines the feathery lightness of the X1's chassis with the corporate feel of the D410. It's a laptop built for cross-country trekkers, so it doesn't hurt to have integrated EV-DO and over 6 hours of battery life to go along with it.

When the Latitude X1 was first introduced, it didn't resemble any of the other models in the Latitude line. In fact, it was a rebranded Samsung laptop that was incompatible with the Latitude line's peripherals, including the docking solution. With the new and improved D420, Dell has solved this problem, reconfiguring the X1's magnesium-alloy frame into the familiar Latitude form. The 3.6-pound frame is an absolute pleasure to tote around, and it can be even lighter, since you can trade the bundled 68-Wh (9-cell) battery for a 28-Wh (4-cell) one like dell Precision M6400 battery, dell HW905 battery, dell XPS M2010 battery, dell Latitude E5400 battery, dell Latitude E5500 battery, dell Latitude XT battery, dell Inspiron 1410 battery, dell Vostro A860 battery, dell Vostro 1014 battery, dell Inspiron 5000 battery and knock the system weight down to 3 pounds. You may want to keep the more powerful battery because, in an unusual design move, it extends out the front of the laptop, providing extra palm-rest space, and, of course, it also lasts longer.

The D420 sports a 12.1-inch widescreen—an ideal size for an ultraportable. It has a comfortable, full-size keyboard, which is an improvement over both the X1 and the D410. I'm also impressed that Dell was able to integrate both a pointing stick and a touchpad. The pointing stick doesn't glide as smoothly as the one found on the Lenovo ThinkPad X60s, but the touchpad operates to my liking in every way.

Hidden within the top panel of the screen is a cellular modem antenna that gives you access to Verizon's EV-DO network. During my tests in Manhattan, I was able to download files at 720 Kbps. My throughput speeds were a little better in Queens, thanks to lighter network traffic. Alternatively, you can opt for Cingular's HSDPA and EDGE networks, picking up whichever gets you the best coverage. Dell's Quickset Location Profiler helps you manage all your wireless connections. You can also find a slider switch (on the right side of the laptop) that shuts off all wireless (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EV-DO). If you slide it in the other direction, the switch activates a Wi-Fi catcher, which works even when the notebook is shut down.

More Connectivity options on the D420 include a FireWire port, a PC Card slot, an SD slot, and three USB ports. Unfortunately, all three USB ports are located in the back—Dell should've placed at least one on the side. For security purposes, a fingerprint reader and a smart-card reader are integrated into the D420. Like other models in the Latitude line (the D820 being the sole exception), the D420 lacks an ExpressCard slot. Of Dell's current lines, only the XPS and Inspiron models offer that feature.

Like the X1 and the D410, the D420 does not have a built-in optical drive. A USB-powered external drive is included with this configuration, and a Media Base that looks a lot like Lenovo's UltraBase solution can be had for an additional $140. The Media Base is probably the best choice, since it works without any pesky USB cords, and it provides not only an optical drive, but also a variety of ports (parallel, serial, DVI-D, VGA, and two USB ports).

The D420 uses a 1.2-GHz Intel Core Duo U2500 processor, an ultra-low-voltage chip that's commonly found in the lightweight systems. Although it's not as powerful as the Intel Core Duos found on the Dell XPS M1210 or the Sony VAIO SZ series, its SYSmark 2004 SE results were respectable. The included 1GB of RAM also helped performance, although the slow 4,200 rpm (60GB) hard drive did not. As expected, the D420 slowed to a crawl on Adobe Photoshop scripts and video-encoding tests. But the battery life reached 6 hours 7 minutes on our MobileMark 2005 tests. That's more than an hour shy of the ThinkPad X60s's 7:24, but very impressive nevertheless.

The Dell Latitude D420 is the descendant of two former Dell ultraportables, and the results are notable. You get the portability of the Latitude X1, the sturdy feel of a Latitude D410, and additional goodies, such as the wireless WAN and long battery life. All in all, it's a pretty nice package.

Dell Inspiron E1405

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Dell has just informed us that the Intel Core 2 Duo T5500(1.6Ghz) processor is in short supply. As such, Dell plans to begin offering the E1405 with a higher Core 2 Duo processor beginning in the last quarter of this year. We anticipate the E1405's performance will improve as a result of this processor upgrade, but battery life might also be impacted.



When I reviewed the Dell Inspiron E1505 last May, I didn't hesitate to give it the Editors' Choice award for offering incredible value at a budget price. The only thing that could've made it better was a lighter chassis and better battery life. Now, there is a "Mini-Me" version of the E1505, the Dell Inspiron E1405 ($1,106 direct; E-Value Code: 9-D81012M). If its size and 8 hours of battery life do not capture your attention, perhaps the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor will. The E1405 will be one of several Inspirons to get the new processor upgrade, and it's priced with frugality in mind. But the performance gains I had expected from the processor upgrade really didn't come to fruition.

If it weren't for the 85Whr (9-cell) battery sticking out from the back, the E1405 would actually be over a pound lighter than the E1505, instead of just 0.8 pounds lighter. Despite the heavier battery such as dell Vostro 1510 battery, dell T112C battery, dell Vostro 1310 battery, dell Vostro 1520 battery, dell Vostro 2510 battery, dell Vostro 1000 battery, dell Vostro 1000 battery, dell T116C battery, dell Y022C battery, dell Latitude E6400 battery, the 5.8 pound system is still easy to tote around. I think the 14-inch widescreen is the perfect size for work and play, and it's one of few 14-inch displays to sport a 1440-by-900 resolution. Most budget systems with a 14-inch screens (and even budget systems with 15.4-inch screens, like the E1505) usually max out at 1280-by-800(WXGA) resolution. As a matter of fact, except for the weight and the screen, the two systems offer the same features, just at different dimensions.

Like its predecessor, the E1405 also has a 1.6-GHz processor. The main difference, of course, is that while the E1505's chip was an Intel Core Duo T2300, the E1405 has the new Core 2 Duo T5500. (Keep in mind that the E1505 will also get the processor upgrade in the future). On the SYSmark 2004 SE Internet Content Creation tests, I saw an 11% performance increase over that of the E1505. Office Productivity tests, surprisingly, were dead even. This tells you that media related tasks will benefit more than office applications will from an upgrade to a system with the T5500 chip. Photoshop tests were nearly neck and neck, so you won't see much of a performance gain there. Even video encoding tests improvements were minimal. In contrast, systems using the higher-clocked Intel Core 2 Duo processors (such as the Dell XPS M1710 with its Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 mobile processor, and Gateway M465-E with its Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 mobile CPU) saw 20% improvements in performance on the tests over the 1.6-GHz Core Duo mobile processor-equipped E1505.

The E1405 uses integrated graphics, which might have some people yearning for the discrete ATI graphics on the E1505. Discrete graphics is simply better for gaming, and spec-wise, it'll be ready for Windows Vista, Microsoft's next-generation operating system. The advantages of going with integrated graphics, you ask? Well, insanely long battery life for one. The 8 hours and 9 minutes that the E1405 achieved in MobileMark 2005 tests is the most impressive battery score to date on all laptops. The 85Whr (8 Cell) battery was a big factor, and low powered components contributed to the system's score. You also end up with a cooler system because of this. Using an infrared thermometer, temperatures barely climbed to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, as opposed to triple digit temperature readings on systems running higher clocked Core 2 Duo processors. Ultimately, battery life makes the E1405 a better traveling companion than the E1505.

More In the end, there are certainly performance gains for the E1405, with its Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor, over that of the E1505, with its Intel Core Duo mobile CPU, but not as much as I would have hoped. You'll see better gains in systems using higher-clocked mobile Core 2 Duo CPUs. Performance is still top-notch, and if battery life and portability are at the top of your list of priorities, the Dell Inspiron E1405 is a solid notebook for frugal shoppers.

Dell Inspiron E1405

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Dell has just informed us that the Intel Core 2 Duo T5500(1.6Ghz) processor is in short supply. As such, Dell plans to begin offering the E1405 with a higher Core 2 Duo processor beginning in the last quarter of this year. We anticipate the E1405's performance will improve as a result of this processor upgrade, but battery life might also be impacted.



When I reviewed the Dell Inspiron E1505 last May, I didn't hesitate to give it the Editors' Choice award for offering incredible value at a budget price. The only thing that could've made it better was a lighter chassis and better battery life. Now, there is a "Mini-Me" version of the E1505, the Dell Inspiron E1405 ($1,106 direct; E-Value Code: 9-D81012M). If its size and 8 hours of battery life do not capture your attention, perhaps the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor will. The E1405 will be one of several Inspirons to get the new processor upgrade, and it's priced with frugality in mind. But the performance gains I had expected from the processor upgrade really didn't come to fruition.

If it weren't for the 85Whr (9-cell) battery sticking out from the back, the E1405 would actually be over a pound lighter than the E1505, instead of just 0.8 pounds lighter. Despite the heavier battery such as dell Vostro 1510 battery, dell T112C battery, dell Vostro 1310 battery, dell Vostro 1520 battery, dell Vostro 2510 battery, dell Vostro 1000 battery, dell Vostro 1000 battery, dell T116C battery, dell Y022C battery, dell Latitude E6400 battery, the 5.8 pound system is still easy to tote around. I think the 14-inch widescreen is the perfect size for work and play, and it's one of few 14-inch displays to sport a 1440-by-900 resolution. Most budget systems with a 14-inch screens (and even budget systems with 15.4-inch screens, like the E1505) usually max out at 1280-by-800(WXGA) resolution. As a matter of fact, except for the weight and the screen, the two systems offer the same features, just at different dimensions.

Like its predecessor, the E1405 also has a 1.6-GHz processor. The main difference, of course, is that while the E1505's chip was an Intel Core Duo T2300, the E1405 has the new Core 2 Duo T5500. (Keep in mind that the E1505 will also get the processor upgrade in the future). On the SYSmark 2004 SE Internet Content Creation tests, I saw an 11% performance increase over that of the E1505. Office Productivity tests, surprisingly, were dead even. This tells you that media related tasks will benefit more than office applications will from an upgrade to a system with the T5500 chip. Photoshop tests were nearly neck and neck, so you won't see much of a performance gain there. Even video encoding tests improvements were minimal. In contrast, systems using the higher-clocked Intel Core 2 Duo processors (such as the Dell XPS M1710 with its Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 mobile processor, and Gateway M465-E with its Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 mobile CPU) saw 20% improvements in performance on the tests over the 1.6-GHz Core Duo mobile processor-equipped E1505.

The E1405 uses integrated graphics, which might have some people yearning for the discrete ATI graphics on the E1505. Discrete graphics is simply better for gaming, and spec-wise, it'll be ready for Windows Vista, Microsoft's next-generation operating system. The advantages of going with integrated graphics, you ask? Well, insanely long battery life for one. The 8 hours and 9 minutes that the E1405 achieved in MobileMark 2005 tests is the most impressive battery score to date on all laptops. The 85Whr (8 Cell) battery was a big factor, and low powered components contributed to the system's score. You also end up with a cooler system because of this. Using an infrared thermometer, temperatures barely climbed to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, as opposed to triple digit temperature readings on systems running higher clocked Core 2 Duo processors. Ultimately, battery life makes the E1405 a better traveling companion than the E1505.

More In the end, there are certainly performance gains for the E1405, with its Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processor, over that of the E1505, with its Intel Core Duo mobile CPU, but not as much as I would have hoped. You'll see better gains in systems using higher-clocked mobile Core 2 Duo CPUs. Performance is still top-notch, and if battery life and portability are at the top of your list of priorities, the Dell Inspiron E1405 is a solid notebook for frugal shoppers.

HP Elitebook 8460p

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Hewlett-Packard's 14in. EliteBook 8460p is a very solid notebook, designed to survive the knocks and bumps associated with frequent travel. With 13 configurations listed at HP's web site there's plenty of choice: prices start at £884 (ex. VAT), topping out at £1,325 (ex. VAT): our mid-range LG743EA review sample costs £935 (ex. VAT).

Design

The Elitebook 8460p is solidly made, featuring a very tough platinum chassis. The lid section exhibits very little flex, and there's enough airspace between the lid and the screen so that any flexing only slightly affects the display. You could rest a couple of books on this notebook with the lid closed and be pretty confident it will withstand the weight.

The upper part of the base section is also metal, with the underside a tough plastic. The silver colour of the lid and keyboard surround won't appeal to all tastes, but there's no doubting the robust build.

A clasp holds the lid and base sections together securely — a sure sign that this is a notebook that's made to travel. However, it's relatively heavy: considering the moderate 14in. screen size and dimensions of 33.8cm wide by 23.13 deep by 3.18cm thick, a starting weight of 2.07kg is rather a lot. Add to that a relatively bulky AC adapter such as HP Pavilion dv6000 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv7 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv4 Adapter, HP Compaq 6910p Adapter, HP Compaq nc6220 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv1207us Adapter, HP Pavilion dv5 Adapter, HP Compaq nx9420 Adapter, HP Compaq nx6115 Adapter, HP Compaq 2230s Adapter, and you won't exactly feel you're travelling light with this notebook in your bag.

The 14in. screen is superbly designed for the business traveller. Its matte, totally non-reflective, finish helps ensure excellent viewing angles on the horizontal plane and good (but not perfect) angles on the vertical plane. With 1,600 by 900 pixels of viewing area, there's a little more screen real-estate than you normally get at this size, which helps when you're working with two application windows side by side. Some models in the range only have resolutions of 1,366 by 768 pixels, though. An ambient light sensor, which you can toggle on and off via a Fn key combination, helps conserve battery life by dimming the screen where appropriate.

Unfortunately the other important usability factor, the keyboard, leaves us a little cold. The chiclet-style keyboard has relatively large, isolated black keys that are raised a fair way from the base plate. All except for the F5 key, that is, which in our review sample was rather closer to the base plate, leaving us a little concerned about quality control. The keys depress a long way, and feel very light under the fingers. We'd have liked a little more resistance, and for the keys to be a shade closer together.

This last point might have allowed for the function key row to use larger keys than the small lozenges that are employed. The keyboard is spill-resistant, but it's a shame there's no backlighting — there is a keyboard light in the bezel above the screen though.

A column of keys to the right of the keyboard offers Home, PgUp, PgDn, End and right cursor movement. Normally, we automatically make for the far right of the keyboard for the Enter key, and found ourselves getting PgDn by mistake for quite a while. Prepare for a learning curve.

Embedded between the G, H and B keys is a pointing stick, accompanied by a pair of buttons beneath the space bar. These, like the two buttons that sit beneath the touchpad, are made of a grey plastic that looks out of place against the brushed metal of much of the chassis. Their fit is not perfect, either, with the two upper buttons on our review sample slightly out of alignment. This kind of detail doesn't do a lot for a 'sleek lines' look. The buttons depress well enough, so there's no functional problem with them.

The relatively large touchpad, which supports gesture control and two-way scrolling, allows you to get the cursor the full way across the screen in a single sweep. We found the zoom control a little awkward.

There is a 720p webcam above the screen, next to the keyboard light on our review sample, plus a fingerprint sensor on the right side of the wrist-rest area.

Conclusion

The Elitebook 8460p is a robust 14in. notebook whose metal chassis provides plenty of protection, albeit with the trade-off of extra weight. We don't like the keyboard design, but the matte screen is superb. We also appreciate the range of off-the-shelf configurations, and the high-quality audio subsystem.

HP sets up repair centres

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Hewlett-Packard Personal Systems Group the world’s leading personal computer manufacturer and a leader in innovative technology launched HP Rapid Repair Centres for Notebook consumers.

This service will be available at 3 HP Authorised Service Delivery Partners in Colombo and will be extended to regional cities in Sri Lanka in the near future, the company said.

The new initiative will enable HP’s customers to enjoy world class HP service at no extra cost.

The rapid service centres will enable customers of selected HP Notebook models to exchange or get the relevant part repaired within 24 hours.

“Customers are clearly asking for more choices when purchasing Notebooks.They need to get a total consumer experience combining a world class product supported by exceptional after sales services,” said Lackshmindra Fernando, Country Manager Sri Lanka, HP Personal Systems Group.

HP “Rapid Repair Centres” will offer customers of Pavilion DV4 and DV6 models the facility to get parts repaired or replaced within a short period of 2 hours. Parts such as the battery, adapter like HP Compaq 2210b Adapter, HP nc8430 Adapter, HP nx6110 Adapter, HP tc1100 Adapter, HP G3000 Adapter, HP HDX X16 Adapter, HP HDX X18 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv1000 Adapter, HP Pavilion dv2000 Adapter, HP Pavilion zt1000 Adapter, DVD Rom and Keyboard can be replaced through this service.

Dell Battery Blues

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Where there's smoke, there may be fire. Dell Computer recently announced that it is recalling 27,000 notebook computer batteries shipped in some (not all) Inspiron and Latitude notebooks. In at least one case documented by Dell, a battery overheated and caught fire, and Dell says there is a "remote possibility" that other batteries could cause electrical shorts, other damage from overheating, or even smoke and flames. The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Customers who are affected will be eligible to receive two replacement batteries such as Dell RD859 Battery, Dell PR002 Battery, Dell UD260 Battery, Dell PD942 Battery, Dell Latitude 131L Battery, Dell 8F871 Battery, Dell 2G218 Battery, Dell Winbook N4 Battery, Dell F0590A01 Battery, Dell 7T670 Battery for each faulty one.

Most of the batteries being recalled shipped between June 22 and September 15 in North, Central, and South America. The remaining batteries being recalled shipped between June 22 and October 4 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. All of the affected batteries came from Sanyo Electric.

Dell notebooks with affected batteries include the Inspiron 3700 and 3800 and the Latitude CPiA, CPiR, CPtC, CPtS, CPtV, CPxH, and CPxJ. A page dedicated to the recall at Dell's Web site includes specifics on the batteries and the recall: http://support.dell.com/battery.

How can you tell for sure if your notebook is affected? You need to send the service tag for the battery to Dell, which can be done electronically via the battery recall page at Dell's site. After powering down your notebook, unplugging all connections, and removing the battery, look for the service tag number for your machine. The service tag number is an alphanumeric code located on the white bar-coded sticker that should be on your notebook. You are interested in the code immediately following the letters "DP/N." At Dell's site, you can electronically submit this number to see if your battery is affected by the recall.

Dell isn't the first computer vendor to experience widespread problems with batteries prone to overheating. Apple had to address similar problems with overheating batteries in many of its notebook systems several years ago.

Dell unveils new thin, powerful XPS 15z

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Dell has introduced the XPS 15z laptop, one of the thinnest 15-inch PC on the planet, and the first in a series of new thin and ultra-powerful products from Dell to come this year. The XPS is Dell's premier personal line, and the company says with the XPS 15z, everyone from mobile warriors to students and small-business owners now have everything they need to work hard and play hard in one stunning package. The XPS line is not a heavy channel product however, and most sold on the commercial side are likely headed to the prosumer market.

The XPS 15z offers 2nd-generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors, optional 15.6-inch Full HD (1080p) display for superior entertainment and web-browsing experiences, a backlit keyboard with adjustable brightness and up to eight hours of dell Inspiron 1410 battery life -- all housed in an elegantly crafted case that is less than an inch thick.

The XPS 15z is the first in a series of upcoming thin Inspiron and XPS-branded products that deliver the ultimate blend of style and performance so you can pursue your personal passions.

"The XPS 15z delivers uncompromising performance in our most beautifully designed laptop yet," said Phil Bryant, general manager, Consumer, Dell Canada. "It delivers all the must-have features -- from next-generation Intel Core i processors for incredible performance to optional full HD screens that are up to 50 percent brighter than standard displays -- all in a stunning form factor that makes it one of the thinnest 15-inch PC on the planet."

"The XPS 15z provides a glimpse into a series of visually stunning and powerful systems coming soon to our consumer and small-to-medium-business product portfolio," said Steve Felice, president of Dell's Consumer and Small/Medium Business group. "We're committed to introducing next-generation products that help people pursue their personal and professional passions."

A technology package perfect for pumping out spectacular, media-rich office presentations or watching the latest award-winning movies, the XPS 15z includes 2nd generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, a brilliant 15.6-inch WLED display with a Full HD option that has almost two times the HD resolution of standard HD displays, NVIDIA graphics with 3DTV play capabilities, built-in WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0 and a backlit keyboard.

HP ProLiant Servers

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Emulex Corporation has announced that its OneConnect technology, based on its next-generation BladeEngine 3 (BE3) 10Gb/s Ethernet (10GbE) I/O Controller (IOC), will provide an Integrated FlexFabric Adapter for two HP ProLiant G7 server blades - the HP ProLiant BL620c G7 server and HP ProLiant BL680c G7 server. The FlexFabric Adapters work with HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules to provide converged networking for server connectivity to data and storage networks.

Emulex is now delivering Local Area Network on Motherboard (LOM), Converged Network Adapter (CNA) and Network Interface Card (NIC) connectivity for six HP ProLiant G7 server blades. The HP NC553i and HP NC551i Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Adapters like HP Pavilion dv1000 Adapter based on Emulex's OneConnect technology, provide LOM functionality with autosensing 10GbE/1GbE, hardware-based accelerated iSCSI, TCP/IP offload engine (stateless offloading) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol support for the HP ProLiant BL460c, BL465c, BL490c, BL620c, BL680c and BL685c G7 server blades.

"Emulex's BE3 technology represents the next advancement in converged networking, leveraging advanced multi-protocol offload capabilities, single root I/O virtualization and performance acceleration, while reducing power and space requirements to greatly improve ongoing server consolidation," said Shaun Walsh, vice president of marketing, Emulex.

"Clients are looking for ways to reduce network sprawl at the server edge in order to lower operational costs and improve data center efficiency," said John Gromala, director of ProLiant product marketing, Industry Standard Servers and Software, HP. "HP ProLiant servers with HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric combined with Emulex OneConnect technology, significantly reduces network equipment by seamlessly consolidating data and storage connectivity and eliminating the need for additional adapters, switch ports and cabling."

In addition, Emulex's OneConnect technology is used in the new HP NC553m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Adapter and HP NC552m Dual Port Flex-10 10Gb Adapter mezzanine cards providing efficient 10GbE, iSCSI and FCoE connectivity available for all HP ProLiant G6 and G7 server blades. These FlexFabric adapters support HP Virtual Connect, which allows customers to divide each 10Gb blade server port into up to four physical NICs (up to eight network connections per dual port server blade) to optimize bandwidth allocation for virtualized server workloads.