Asus Launches External gpu solution for notebooks!

**drew and not u** · May 27th, 2008

ASUS ROG XG Station: Official Launch : Akihabara News .com

Pretty sweet setup.

polobunny · May 27th, 2008

Finally! Everyone has been watching this for a while already.
Can't wait to see the reviews :D

screwballl · May 27th, 2008

looks pretty cool, would be nice to get a 8800GT instead of the 8600 but hey, we will take what we can get provided it is compatible with our laptop

NoctisReitop · May 29th, 2008

Oh hell yes! My girlfriend's been plagued with a stupid intel graphics card on her laptop for years. It prevents her from playing anything worthwhile! Maybe.... just maybe... this will be the cure-all! Must look into this.

EDIT: "express card connector" : Does that mean the mini pci slot that a lot of wireless cards go in to?

polobunny · May 29th, 2008

Now to wait until they start shipping. Asus press release has no date or price announced. @_@

**gvblake22** · May 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoctisReitop

EDIT: "express card connector" : Does that mean the mini pci slot that a lot of wireless cards go in to?

Yes, it's those little slots on the side. But the ExpressCard is different from the older PCI card slots; similar to how PCI-Express slots on motherboards are different from the PCI slots. So make sure you have a recent laptop with an ExpressCard slot and not an older PCMCIA slot for PC Cards.

Quakindude · May 29th, 2008

Hot damn. I may not be able to afford it right now, but I'm sure glad I went with the ZD8000 a couple years ago when I bought my laptop. It having an express card slot was a major factor in the decision.

NoctisReitop · May 29th, 2008

Here's some interesting information about getting the card that you want in this XG Station. ^^
It's written in technicalities so there's not quite a definite answer.

polobunny · May 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoctisReitop

Here's some interesting information about getting the card that you want in this XG Station. ^^
It's written in technicalities so there's not quite a definite answer.

Depends on the XG Station power supply too, if it's up to the task of providing enough juice for the video card you want to put in.

May 27th, 2008	#1
drew and not u 4GHz or Bust Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: where do you friggin live?? Posts: 1,946	Asus Launches External gpu solution for notebooks! ASUS ROG XG Station: Official Launch : Akihabara News .com Pretty sweet setup. \| E8400 @ 4.0GHz \| Zalman 9700NT \| Maximus II Formula \| 4GB OCZ Reaper HPC \| GTX260 \| Corsair HX-520 \| Antec 1200 \| NZXT Sentry LX \| RAID 0 \| Vista x64 Ultimate \| \| E7200 @ 4.0GHz \| Scythe Ninja Cu \| P5W DH Deluxe \| 2GB Ballistix \| 7600GT \| Seasonic 550HT \| Antec P180B \|Vista x64 ultimate \| \|Optiplex 755 \| C2D E2180 \| 4GB DDR2 \| Radeon 2400 \| \| Latitude D830 \|T7500 \| 2GB DDR2 \| NVS140 \|15.4" \| \| 20" Dell LCD \| 2x 19" Dell LCDs \| Logitech Z-2300 \| \| Dual ISP Gigabit Network \|

May 27th, 2008	#2
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,818 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Asus Launches External gpu solution for notebo Finally! Everyone has been watching this for a while already. Can't wait to see the reviews :D

May 27th, 2008	#3
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Asus Launches External gpu solution for notebo looks pretty cool, would be nice to get a 8800GT instead of the 8600 but hey, we will take what we can get provided it is compatible with our laptop Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

May 29th, 2008	#4
NoctisReitop lvl 63 Bargain Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 453	Re: Asus Launches External gpu solution for notebo Oh hell yes! My girlfriend's been plagued with a stupid intel graphics card on her laptop for years. It prevents her from playing anything worthwhile! Maybe.... just maybe... this will be the cure-all! Must look into this. EDIT: "express card connector" : Does that mean the mini pci slot that a lot of wireless cards go in to? Last edited by NoctisReitop; May 29th, 2008 at 11:13.

May 29th, 2008	#5
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,818 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Asus Launches External gpu solution for notebo Now to wait until they start shipping. Asus press release has no date or price announced. @_@

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Quakindude I'm Diggin it! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Rucker, AL. Posts: 2,754 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Asus Launches External gpu solution for notebo Hot damn. I may not be able to afford it right now, but I'm sure glad I went with the ZD8000 a couple years ago when I bought my laptop. It having an express card slot was a major factor in the decision. Q6600@ 3.2GHz w/ CNPS9700 \| EVGA 780i \| 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 \| EVGA GTX 280 1Gb Video \| 1x WD 640Gb HDD, 2x Seagate 400Gb HDD, 1x250Gb WD \| 2x Samsung SH-203B Opticals \| Antec 900 \| ABS/Tagan BZ700 700W PSU

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