Do you have a notebook with Thunderbolt 3? did you wish that you could play graphically demanding games with it? then ASUS has an answer for you.
Meet the ASUS ROG XG Station 2, a revolutionary product which acts as a dedicated external graphics dock for your notebook, allowing you to utilize the power of the latest GeForce and Radeon graphics cards to enhance your device’s capabilities, both for gaming and productivity.
The XG Station 2 connects to your notebook via Thunderbolt 3, which provides 8 times faster transfer speeds and 4 times the video bandwitdth. It’s also plug and play compatible, which means you don’t have to restart your machine for it to work. The dock has its own 600W 80 Plus Gold power supply for maximum efficiency, and features ASUS’ signature Aura Sync for that visual zing.
ASUS ROG XG Station 2 Specs:
| Color | Matte Black |
| Interface | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Ethernet connection | Gigabit Lan 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| Input / Output | 4x USB 3.0 port |
| Additional USB | 1x USB 3.0 Type-B |
| RGB Lightning Control | ASUS ROG AURA supported |
| Power Supply | 600W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply |
| Dimensions | Length: 456mm
Width: 158mm Height: 278mm |
| Weight | 5.1KG |
| Graphics Card Support | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 9/10 and future series
AMD Radeon R9/RX and future series |
| Internal Graphics Slot Specification   | Provides support for a single full length, 2.5 slot,
PCI-Express x16 graphics card 1x PCI-Express x16 (electrical spec: x16) |
| Graphics output | Defined by the graphics card installed |
| Accessories | 1x USB 3.0 Type-B cable
1x Thunderbolt 3 Type-C cable 1x Power cord Important Product Information guide |
| Compatible Models | ROG G701VI
ROG GL502VM ROG GL702VM Transformer Book T303 Transformer Book T305CA *More models to be included. |
The XG Station 2 is now available from ROG Concept Stores on an order basis, for PhP29,000.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
