Tuesday, May 27th 2008
ASUS Launches ROG XG VGA and Multimedia Docking Station
ASUS, leading provider of high-performance graphics solutions, today launched the world's first VGA and multimedia docking station - the ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamer) XG Station. With extremely detailed and impeccable design, the XG Station has attained the honorific of being conferred with the red dot design award honourable mention 2008. The XG Station is also bundled with the EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card, and equipped with an Express Card interface - seamlessly integrating notebook computing with powerful PC graphical power. It also incorporates 4 USB 2.0 ports and Dolby Technology - doubling as a USB hub that delivers true AV enjoyment.
Reddot Design Award Honourable Mention
With more than 7,000 submissions from 60 countries, the international reddot Design Award ranks among the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world. In the first time in the history of these prestigious awards, the jury of design experts have honoured 137 products that have stood out from the others through especially refined and detailed solutions. The ASUS ROG XG Station is certified to be one such honourable mention, and is recognized as a product that sets itself apart from the competition with its successful design solution for providing a unique user experience.
Engage Mobility with Powerful Graphics Processing
With the explosion of popularity of high-performance, powerful laptops in recent years, there is an ever-increasing desire for computing users to utilize the same laptop computer at home, in the office, and also on the road. However, in order to conserve space, weight, and functionality, many of these sophisticated laptops have made sacrifices in terms of graphics, audio or processing power. By providing the power of a dedicated 3D graphics engine, users simply have to connect the XG Station to any LCD monitor, connect to the notebook via an Express Card connector, and then they are ready to game in with enhanced graphics. This setup easily provides users with a complete mobile notebook computing solution while retaining the advantages of high powered 3D gaming and multimedia experiences.
Sensational A/V Enjoyment
The XG Station also features enhanced audio and video functions with incorporated Dolby Technology - which encompasses Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual speaker, Dolby Digital Live, and Dolby Pro LogicIIx. This allows dynamic true-to-life quality audio to be achieved during PC gameplay, music or video playback. The Dolby Headphone enables 5.1 surround sound through any pair of headphones, while the Dolby Virtual speaker lets users experience 5.1-channel surround sound from just two speakers. Dolby Digital Live enables users to enjoy audio from the PC or game consoles through their home theater setups, and Dolby Pro LogicIIx transforms any stereo or 5.1 channel source into 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround sounds. Furthermore, with the XG Station, real-time overclocking can be easily controlled with the ergonomic knob design for simple GPU clock speed adjustments - providing the best audio and video experiences.
Large Information Display and Easy Controls
With the adoption of a large LED screen, the XG Station is designed with ease of use in mind. This easy-to-read screen provides clear displays of critical system status statistics that include:
Fast and Upgradeable Graphics Power
The XG Station is the world's first docking station to provide a standard PCI Express slot for additional graphics computing power for notebook computers to deliver VISTA Premium graphical performances. It also conveniently accommodates future graphic upgrade possibilities for technologies such as HDCP. Lab experiments made on a notebook based on Intel 945GM and 965GM graphics connected to the XG station with an ASUS EN8600GT graphics card showed an astounding 12 and 6.7 times faster graphics
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With more than 7,000 submissions from 60 countries, the international reddot Design Award ranks among the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world. In the first time in the history of these prestigious awards, the jury of design experts have honoured 137 products that have stood out from the others through especially refined and detailed solutions. The ASUS ROG XG Station is certified to be one such honourable mention, and is recognized as a product that sets itself apart from the competition with its successful design solution for providing a unique user experience.
Engage Mobility with Powerful Graphics Processing
With the explosion of popularity of high-performance, powerful laptops in recent years, there is an ever-increasing desire for computing users to utilize the same laptop computer at home, in the office, and also on the road. However, in order to conserve space, weight, and functionality, many of these sophisticated laptops have made sacrifices in terms of graphics, audio or processing power. By providing the power of a dedicated 3D graphics engine, users simply have to connect the XG Station to any LCD monitor, connect to the notebook via an Express Card connector, and then they are ready to game in with enhanced graphics. This setup easily provides users with a complete mobile notebook computing solution while retaining the advantages of high powered 3D gaming and multimedia experiences.
Sensational A/V Enjoyment
The XG Station also features enhanced audio and video functions with incorporated Dolby Technology - which encompasses Dolby Headphone, Dolby Virtual speaker, Dolby Digital Live, and Dolby Pro LogicIIx. This allows dynamic true-to-life quality audio to be achieved during PC gameplay, music or video playback. The Dolby Headphone enables 5.1 surround sound through any pair of headphones, while the Dolby Virtual speaker lets users experience 5.1-channel surround sound from just two speakers. Dolby Digital Live enables users to enjoy audio from the PC or game consoles through their home theater setups, and Dolby Pro LogicIIx transforms any stereo or 5.1 channel source into 6.1 or 7.1 channel surround sounds. Furthermore, with the XG Station, real-time overclocking can be easily controlled with the ergonomic knob design for simple GPU clock speed adjustments - providing the best audio and video experiences.
Large Information Display and Easy Controls
With the adoption of a large LED screen, the XG Station is designed with ease of use in mind. This easy-to-read screen provides clear displays of critical system status statistics that include:
- System master volume
- GPU clock speed
- Current GPU temperature
- Dolby Headphone feature status
- Current actual Frames Per Second (FPS)
- GPU fan speed indicator
Fast and Upgradeable Graphics Power
The XG Station is the world's first docking station to provide a standard PCI Express slot for additional graphics computing power for notebook computers to deliver VISTA Premium graphical performances. It also conveniently accommodates future graphic upgrade possibilities for technologies such as HDCP. Lab experiments made on a notebook based on Intel 945GM and 965GM graphics connected to the XG station with an ASUS EN8600GT graphics card showed an astounding 12 and 6.7 times faster graphics
21 Comments on ASUS Launches ROG XG VGA and Multimedia Docking Station
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I agree with the 8600 but its way better then my X1600MR. just in case you folks forgot - i think you can swap out the graphics card inside yourself so long as it fits.
so my 8600 would turn into a X1800XT 512mb.
so cut the crap - where is it going to be sold? when? & for how much?
I wonder how much this thing will cost. If it's fairly cheap, it might be worth it to to have something even a little faster than what my laptop has.
Doesnt a 3870x2 only run at PCIe 1.0 x16 ? A 3870x2 sounds about perfect for this unit.
if you had a good dual core and at least 2gb of decent timing ram it could turn out to be a good thing
prolly gonna cost a bunch
this is for those who have a not bad laptop and want to use it for other things than internet ect
id recommend getting a lappy with a good card in it already tho but those cost a lot
& theres nothing wrong for with wantin to use a laptop for my then just net browsing.
honestly since i bought my lappy in 2006/07 there hasnt been anything useful sitting inside my mini PCI-E slot asside from the media center remote thing which i dont even use.
there are some great laptops with killer spec that are let down by shitty buildt in graphics - this way we can minumise the cost of buying a laptop with 2x 8800GTX's in & grab 1 of these Asus units to plug in instead.
Id sure has hell buy one of these
My friend will be jazzed that this is finally being released.
It's been a long time coming, let's hope it's of some use. They should have a 3850/70 model. ^^
When can I ACTUALLY get one! :DNot a complete waste, It may not be 100% as efficient as a desktop, but its much more efficient than onboard, and a 3870 X2 will perform better than a 3870, just not as well as a 3870 X2 on a desktop
Not the XG. But same principles.
I wish the Expressbox was not $900, I would get one. Hopefully competition will drive the price down.
The ViDock did not look to offer a modular video card design and is no doubt quite expensive as well.
Im psyched though, I dont want to pay $300 for it but I think Im willing to pay up to $450, I hope its not much more..
Its time for my poor m140 to pwn :toast:
Yeah I know it bottlenecks like a bitch with other cards but its a start :rolleyes:
Edit:It does not say switch between internal and external graphics, so I assume it is talking about monitors only.