The ASUS Company has officially presented ROG XG Station 2, a unit, which turns a laptop into a powerful gaming system with VR support.



ROG XG Station 2 is an external docking platform for the discrete graphics accelerator. The device is connected to the notebook via a high-speed Thunderbolt 3 interface (with a USB Type-C port). Additionally there is a USB 3.0 Type-B port.


A full-size graphics card can be installed.


ROG XG Station 2 is suitable for the peripherals connection. It can be accomplished due to the presence of four standard USB 3.0 ports, as well as a network cable jack.

The inbuilt power supply unit delivers the capacity of 600 W.


The dimensions of the ASUS device are the following: 456 × 158 × 278 mm.


This novelty will be on sale at the beginning of the year. We should note, though, that this station is compatible only with select laptops by ASUS. The price of ROG XG Station 2 has not been reported yet.

The Plextor Co. has revealed data about the M9Pe family solid-state drives effectiveness. For the first time these devices were introduced during the Computex 2017 event.

 

As it has been reported, the specialties will obtain the PCI Express 3.0 x4 interface and the latest architecture, represented by the advanced Marvell 88SS1093 controller version and the Toshiba 3-D flash storage, featuring the 4-bit-per-cell option. The devices are claimed to ensure the 3,276 MBps sequential read speed and the 2,138 MBps sequential write speed.

 

The drives will be available in the form of the PCI Express expansion card, as well as in the form of M.2 2280 modules. The series will offer the 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB samples.

 

The M9Pe line solutions will be available early in January. Every model will get its own price label.

Adata Technology, a Taiwanese manufacturer of RAM modules and diverse flash peripherals, announces the release of two new external solid-state drives that entered DashDrive Elite lineup. Codenamed SE720 and SE810, this couple positions itself quite differently: the first model is oriented at OS Windows users, while the second model is targeting Mac users. Despite diverse predestination, both drives are ready to offer high performance combined with extreme reliability.



Adata DashDrive Elite SE720 will be available in two flash-memory capacities: 128 GB and 256 GB. Each model features a thin, stainless metallic case with 8.9 mm depth and scratch-proof surface. These solid-state drives employ USB 3.0 interface and are powered via USB cable. They are known to support a built-in option of quick backup, which is enabled just by pressing one button. Additionally, SE720 drives have got a convenient LED indication system that notifies the user about the data transfer process.

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