Sun Ultra 3 Mobile Workstation

Hardware Choices

• Processor choices:
• 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processor
• Up to 2 GB DDR RAM, error correction SDRAM
• 64-bit SPARC Solaris OS applications in a laptop
• Sun quality laptop screens for better visibility

UltraSPARC Performance

Power to spare

You can specify your choice of a 550 MHz or 650 MHz UltraSPARC IIi processor or a 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processor. UltraSPARC IIi processors deliver impressive power savings and throughput with on-chip Level 2 cache as well as 64-bit wide memory interfaces and internal busses. UltraSPARC IIIi processors also conserve power but add the processing muscle to run web and application servers and CAD/CAM applications. Either way, you'll have complete compatibility with more than 12,000 Solaris applications developed for the SPARC family.

Memory Choices

Some customers want a low-cost notebook and others need the equivalent of a mobile server for the road. Now you have the choice. By specifying the 1.2 GHz UltraSPARC IIIi processor and the full 2 GB DDR RAM (error correction SDRAM), you make your large applications fly at full speed.

The OS Advantage

Pre-installed Solaris 10 Operating System extends your UltraSPARC laptop application performance. The awesome Solaris 10 ensures 100 percent binary compatibility with previous versions of the Solaris OS and Solaris applications, so you can run all your office applications while telecommuting. Also, Solaris 10 is highly virus resistant, a big benefit for laptop users.

64-bit Mobility and Productivity

For the mobile workforce

You depend on 64-bit Solaris applications, but some of your customers and partners run Linux/Windows only. No problem. Take your laptop and keep moving at full speed. Take the power of your high-end apps into the field and stay productive.

For developers

The Sun Ultra 3 mobile workstation lets you work in the same environment as the Sun Blade workstations and access useful collaboration tools such as Sun Java Studio and Sun Studio. You can develop and debug code knowing it will run on your data center systems.

For system administrators

With access to the same SPARC binaries as in the data center, you retain the same look and feel of your regular desktop. Extend your remote office mobility without compromise.

High-Resolution Screen Choices

Compact or full screen, you choose

Each Sun Ultra 3 configuration offers you an outstanding high-quality 15-inch TFT SXGA+ LCD panel or a 17-inch TFT LCD panel that displays sharp images in a variety of ambient light environments. They're designed by Sun to let you to get the full benefit of Sun workstation graphics capabilities.

Pre-installed Sun Java Desktop System

Here's a highly secure, comprehensive enterprise desktop software solution that combines the best of open source innovation with significant contributions from Sun. Java Desktop System is a major component of the Solaris 10 Operating System and SPARC architecture editions.

Pre-installed office suite software

StarOffice or the GNOME 2.0 Environment (depending on model) powers your Sun Ultra 3 Mobile Workstation desktop office. Of course, we think StarOffice Suite, with full Microsoft Office compatibility is the best stack of integrated office productivity applications available. Check out the blogs and customer reviews. At the same time, GNOME is built on open source software and is rapidly evolving into a standard user desktop for use across multiple UNIX platforms with a groundswell of support. Here's our GNOME FAQ as a start.