In recent weeks, quite a lot is happening in the topics of external graphics accelerators for laptops. After the information that ATI is about to present its own design, there are signs of an external “image” designed by Fujitsu-Siemens. Now it is time to return the player who runs the longest on the field. Speech by Asusie, who a few months ago, raised interest not only when the media has presented the first external graphics card for portable computers. It was the XG Station adapter connected to your computer using the ExpressCard interface.

Soon Asus XG Station will appear in stores, and its price will be around 350 euros. What we receive in return? Graphics card powered GeForce 8600GT (540MHz) and 256-megabytes of 128-bit GDDR3 memory (700/1400MHz). According to information provided by the manufacturer, the card is to give strong “Kopa” our laptopom. Research indicates that the performance of such a system will be nearly 7-fold greater than the standard integrated graphics chip on the motherboard.

Asus XG Station is equipped with two DVI-I, TV output, two USB 2.0 jacks, audio input and output – microphone / headset. The maximum display resolution is 3840 x 2400 pixels. The set will receive a DVI – VGA, HDTV cable, power cord, and the ExpressCard card, software tools and drivers for Asus.