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    External Graohics Cards

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by chesieofdarock, Oct 9, 2007.

  1. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

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    Hi so over the summer I saw a few threads about the asus and the msi external graphics cards. I saw that they were expected to be released soon, but after recently googleing these i realised all the threads and web sites I found Posted about these nearly a year ago. My question is Can we expect to ever see these products? I want to get one for my brother for christmas if they are coming by then so I wanted to know. Thanks
     
    chesieofdarock, Oct 9, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Nope, all hype, no substance so far. They'll come out when Duke Nukem Forever comes out. (or when pigs fly, whatever comes first).
     
    Lithus, Oct 9, 2007
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    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

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    Or when the Asus XG hits the stores...
     
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  4. chesieofdarock

    chesieofdarock Notebook Deity

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    Yea I doubt they just called the xg off. It looked like it was in its finishing stages, but that was way back in summer. Have they just delayed it?
     
    chesieofdarock, Oct 9, 2007
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    I only know of one external graphics solution that's ever been successfully released. The Asus XG has been delayed indefinitely, and while it's possible it might be revived as sort of a proprietary dock for later Asus machines, for now I wouldn't hope to see any sort of XG compatible with current laptops.
     
    odin243, Oct 9, 2007
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