Monday, December 26th 2011
ASRock Readies Hasbro Transformers-Themed Motherboards
Although ASRock's lineup of socket LGA2011 motherboards is expansive, covering several price-points, and being available in various form-factors (ATX, XL-ATX, and Micro-ATX), all its X79 Extreme series motherboards launched so far, barring the X79 Fatal1ty Profess1onal, features the same black+silver color scheme. ASRock wants to add some color and side-branding to its X79 Extreme motherboards without necessarily investing much in coming up with new designs. Hence it came up with the idea of making Hasbro Transformers-themed motherboards.
On its Facebook page, ASRock disclosed some rough-sketches (for now, Photoshop quickies), of the X79 Optimus Prime, and the X79 Bumblebee, named after two of the most iconic Autobots from the franchise. These essentially look like the X79 Extreme9 with appropriately-colored heatsink shrouds and expansion slots. The quality of those pictures indicates that ASRock is still in the brainstorming stage of these products, seeking opinions of its Facebook fans, and it will be a while before these products take shape, if they take shape to begin with.
On its Facebook page, ASRock disclosed some rough-sketches (for now, Photoshop quickies), of the X79 Optimus Prime, and the X79 Bumblebee, named after two of the most iconic Autobots from the franchise. These essentially look like the X79 Extreme9 with appropriately-colored heatsink shrouds and expansion slots. The quality of those pictures indicates that ASRock is still in the brainstorming stage of these products, seeking opinions of its Facebook fans, and it will be a while before these products take shape, if they take shape to begin with.
56 Comments on ASRock Readies Hasbro Transformers-Themed Motherboards
Any pkemon sereis come out.
Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 (64 Bit) ;)
I want the MEGATRON version :pimp:
I dont know maybe that pink pony one on the first page
Ironic.
Til then I think I will stay away from eh Transformer themed motherboards. But nice try ASrock.... too bad you don't sell boards at Toys-R-Us
www.sodahead.com/entertainment/what-transformer-do-you-like/question-2069361/?link=ibaf&q=&imgurl=http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss315/phatinium/Miscellaneous/Megatron.png
what are these nutters thinking, transformers-really???
Do they expect 12 year old kiddies to be buying these mobos, or is this just some kinda joke or something.
Bad move asrock, grow the hell up pls.:laugh::laugh::laugh:
So long as the don't go crazy with poorly coloured pcb, branding and ugly car shaped heatsinks.... then these could be okay. :wtf:
But it makes me wonder if this is in any way related to the asus transformer prime lawsuit, if Hasbro was entering in to a licensing deal with ASRock it would make sense to be trying to protect the name even if they are not protecting the exact copyright(as far as i knew).
Although saying that could Hasbro have whipped up a deal with ASRock to try and show their claim as legit as it's not about confusing tablets with toys but computer components for tablet bringing the markets it would be claiming confusion within much closer together.
Or ASRock has no permission at all and just wants to get sued as well?