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    XG Station

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by usapatriot, Jan 2, 2007.

  1. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    usapatriot, Jan 2, 2007
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    link1313 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ahhh finally, external graphics :)
     
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    This is a article I found on laptoping.com

    Asus will showcase the XG Station, an audio-visual workstation for laptops, at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas. Aimed to give users better graphics and audio-visual effects when connected to their notebook, it is equipped with discrete graphics chips, Dolby output and USB 2.0, according to the company.

    So I guess at last we will have a external discrete graphics chip.

    [​IMG]
     
    matt_h1, Jan 2, 2007
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  4. Charles P. Jefferies

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    It doesn't say anything specific about the graphics card. And, it doesn't sound like this is going to be the sort of thing you can use to improve your gaming experience.
    Sounds like more of a multimedia center than anything.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 2, 2007
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  5. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I dunno, it looks pretty beefy, maybe it will use two usb ports or something.

    USB 2.0 + USB 2.0 + Firewire = enough bandwith for GPU.

    Either way its still discrete and may be a worthwhile upgrade for low end intergrated users.
     
    usapatriot, Jan 2, 2007
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    Andrew Baxter, Jan 2, 2007
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