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ASUS XG Station: External Graphics Card Station for Laptops

by Patrick on January 7th, 2007

The ASUS XG Station let you level up your laptop’s graphics computing power to match or even excel the standards of a decent graphics-card equipped PC.

The XG Station is the world’s first docking station to provide a standard PCI Express slot for additional graphics computing power on notebook computers with Express Card slot, delivering VISTA Premium performance.

The device also conveniently accommodates future graphics technology such as, HDCP and HDMI upgrades possibility. Lab experiments on a notebook based on Intel 945GM graphics connected to the XG station with a ASUS EN7900GS graphics card showed an astounding 9 times faster acceleration.

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In addition, the XG Station provides the ease to switch between your notebook screen and an external LCD monitor. You can even plug in your headphone to enjoy its 5.1-channel surround sound. Not to forget a visible LED display is crafted to let you keep track of vital system stats such as GPU clock speed, GPU temperature, Frames Per Second (FPS) info and volume status.

The full package will include an ASUS EN7900GS graphics card and other necessary accessories. Available in the second quarter, 2007.

Laptop Nerd’s Delight via GameAxis

POSTED IN: Laptops

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