New & Noteworthy: Power and Portability

Origin PC makes immediately available the NS-14, a new thin-and-light workstation. This new addition to the Origin PC 40-Series comes with various options including the latest CPU and graphics processing unit (GPU) offerings from Intel and NVIDIA. 

The NS-14 measures 0.84-in. thick and weighs 3.85 lbs. Component specifications vary based on customer need; this overview describes top-of-the-line features. 

Origin PC says graphics performance will be state of the art when specifying the newest Intel and NVIDIA high-performance components. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 offers 8GB GGDR6 VRAM and can run at up to 100W. Origin PC suggests this GPU be matched with the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900H CPU. It offers six Performance cores and eight Efficiency cores using 20 threads. Maximum speed for this CPU is 5.4Ghz when using Intel Max Turbo-Boost. 

The built-in display is 14 inches at 144H, with 1920x1080 resolution. When in the office the NS-14 can drive one 8K display or two 4K displays in addition to the built-in screen, using the Thunderbolt 4 port. 

The company says connectivity and I/O options are designed for maximum utility. There are two USB Gen 1 ports; one USB 3.2 Gen 2 port; one HDMI port; and SD card reader; a 2-in-1 audio jack; an Ethernet port and WiFi 6 connectivity. 

The NS-14 can be equipped with up to  64GB DDR5 DRAM and up to 8TB storage. 

The NS-14 is available for immediate delivery, depending on availability of components requested. For more information visit https://www.originpc.com/workstation/laptops/ns-14/

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.