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[![Herrera on Hardware: The Mini Fixed Workstation: HP’s Z2 Mini Offers A Compelling Form Factor](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/79466/061622_HOH-HPFamily.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-mini-fixed-workstation-hps-z2-mini-is-a-compelling-form-factor)

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## [The Mini Fixed Workstation—HP’s Z2 Mini is a Compelling Form Factor](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-mini-fixed-workstation-hps-z2-mini-is-a-compelling-form-factor)

![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) 

 Jun 16, 2022, 8:30:00 AM

Mention the word “workstation,” and the first image that will come to most — and perhaps especially...

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