Do you have to pay the $200 difference due to the raised price for a specswise identical unit?
I advise you to refer this matter to HP Business Support, because it seems very unreasonable to pay the extra 200 in this
'warranty' case.
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And I am now waiting again on a replacement for the croaked z800, so it will likely be 5 - 6 weeks from the time it died just to get working replacement hardware (laptops and tablets are no substitute, I can ASSURE you), and another month before I get all the apps back on, configured and running "as usual". So a total of 10 - 11 weeks of much reduced productivity because of a workstation failure - makes one think seriously about having a "hot-spare" just in case.
I guess you meant "croaked z840" ? 
I very much agree with you that Laptops and tablets are by no means a (serious) substitute for a PC, let alone a Workstation.