HP, also known as the world's most popular workstation manufacturer, is busting out with a new heavy duty, high-quality line of Zbook laptops. Well, actually, the company went ahead and showed the new Zbooks off at CES last month, but are now getting in the hands of consumers everywhere. They are only the second generation, dubbed the Zbook 14 G2 and 15u G2, and feature extra speed, professional graphics, and an array of applications for creativity.

HP's first ZBook was introduced last year in an attempt to one-up the company's very popular ProBook and EliteBook series. Despite a heavy-duty, aluminum alloy chassis construction, the new Zbook series marks HP's thinnest and lightest Workstation Ultrabooks yet. The ZBook 14 only weighs 3.57 pounds, features a 14-inch screen, optional touch display, with 10-point multiple-touch full-HD screen options (ZD Net).

The ZBook 15u features a 15.6-inch screen, starts at just 4.23 pounds, and comes with the same display options. Both models can provide up to 16GB of memory, up to 1.25TB of storage, and HP Z Turbo drive for 2x the performance of SATA SSD (Mobile Tech Review). Both are powered with an 8-cell battery, 5th-gen Intel Core processors, AMD FirePro 3D graphics, and come equipped with Windows 8.1. Additionally, certified workstation applications, like Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, and Siemens come available.

Lets look at the price. The ZBook 14 and 15 are listed at $1,250 and $1,200, respectively. Both models sport a generous amount of storage capacity, upped processing speeds and graphic power, while reducing the need for extra weight and keeping durability.