Alienware Graphics Accelerator

Caring1 · Mar 30, 2015

It's basically an external dock for a GPU.
Does anyone know if this device can be used on any laptop or desktop computer, or is it tied via software to Dell?

Shou Miko · Mar 30, 2015

Caring1 said:
It's basically an external dock for a GPU.
Does anyone know if this device can be used on any laptop or desktop computer, or is it tied via software to Dell?

u mean something like this?

Asus XG Station (From 2008): http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/XG_Station/

bcs the Alienware Graphics Amplifier uses a special port that's connected to PCI-Express x16 so if u don't have that u won't be able to use it...

Caring1 · Mar 30, 2015

Thanks, that looks pretty old tech and I don't think it could power modern cards, it's also only suitable for low profile cards.
According to the Asus site it connects through the Express Card slot too, so can't be used on any new laptops I know of.
I was hoping the Dell version connected via a USB 3 or similar and used a spare PCI-e lane on the CPU.
After a bit more looking around and viewing of pictures too, I understand why they haven't become more popular, the makers of these products seem intent on keeping them proprietary.
The MSI dock is basically ugly and renders the laptop unusable as laptop, the Alienware dock is better looking but not as useful, and they all seem to have a connector that cant be used on just any laptop.
Until a universal dock is made that houses a GPU, they won't see my money.

Shou Miko · Mar 30, 2015

Caring1 said:
Thanks, that looks pretty old tech and I don't think it could power modern cards, it's also only suitable for low profile cards.
According to the Asus site it connects through the Express Card slot too, so can't be used on any new laptops I know of.
I was hoping the Dell version connected via a USB 3 or similar and used a spare PCI-e lane on the CPU.
After a bit more looking around and viewing of pictures too, I understand why they haven't become more popular, the makers of these products seem intent on keeping them proprietary.
The MSI dock is basically ugly and renders the laptop unusable as laptop, the Alienware dock is better looking but not as useful, and they all seem to have a connector that cant be used on just any laptop.
Until a universal dock is made that houses a GPU, they won't see my money.

Alienware laptop's are just totally overpriced in terms of what u get, but this dock is a nice solution yes but still i don't think Dell would make a laptop that works with it, bcs then it wouldn't be a Alienware product only

Cvrk · Mar 31, 2015

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Alienware Graphics Accelerator

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