Asus
Asus this week has become the latest PC video card manufacturer to announce a sub-75W video card based on NVIDIA's recently-released low-power GeForce RTX 3050 6GB design. And going one step further for small form factor PC owners, Asus has used NVIDIA's low-power GPU configuration to produce a half-height video card that can fit into low-profile systems. As Asus puts it, the GeForce RTX 3050 LP BRK 6GB GDDR6 is a 'big productivity in a small package' and for a low-profile dual-slot graphics board, it indeed is. The unit has three display outputs, including a DVI-D, HDMI 2.1, and DisplayPort 1.4a with HDCP 2.3 support, which makes the graphics card s viable option both for a a dual-display desktop and a home theater PC (Nvidia's...
ASUS' Vivo Tab & Vivo Tab RT: Windows 8/RT Tablets Renamed
At Computex this year ASUS unveiled its Windows 8 and RT tablets in a surprisingly mature state. At their introduction ASUS simply named them the Tablet 810 and Tablet...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/29/2012The ASUS Zenbook U500VZ: A 15-inch Ultrabook
Although most Ultrabooks have focused on the 11 and 13-inch form factors, today ASUS is announcing its first 15-inch Ultrabook. The Zenbook U500VZ measures 19.7mm at its thickest point...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/29/2012ASUS' Zenbook Prime UX21A Touch: Officially Re-announced
We saw this one at Computex in June, but ASUS is reannouncing the Zenbook Prime UX21A Touch. The formula is simple: take the UX21A we loved, add a capacitive...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/29/2012ASUS UX31A: Putting the Ultra in Ultrabooks
When Intel first came up with their Ultrabook initiative last year—and yes, it was basically just a rechristening of ultraportables with the thin factor of a MacBook Air—they also...
106 by Jarred Walton on 8/28/2012Open Source Router Platforms - Part 1: The Hardware
Open Source Router Spotlight A few months ago we asked a simple question - what do you use for your router, and what would you look for in a router...
46 by Brian Klug on 8/22/2012ASUS P8Z77-V Premium Review: A Bentley Among Motherboards
In the car industry, there is a large variety of cars to choose from - both the cheap and the expensive will get you from A to B, but...
43 by Ian Cutress on 8/13/2012ASUS Republic of Gamers and X79 ROG Review – Rampage IV Gene, Formula and Extreme
The Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand has been on the radar for a good five years now. Initially in the form of motherboards, the ROG brand aimed to...
34 by Ian Cutress on 8/3/2012The 16GB Nexus 7: Storage Performance
For the first time, in our Nexus 7 review, I started seriously looking at integrated storage performance of tablets and smartphones. I've casually done this in the past, but...
16 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/1/2012The Google Nexus 7 Review
I viewed Google I/O, Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) and the first Nexus tablet as Google's last chance to deliver a knockout in the tablet space before the onslaught of...
118 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 7/26/2012ASUS Announces Plans to Bring Jelly Bean to Transformer Pad Series
ASUS just sent us an email stating that the Transformer Pad, Transformer Pad Prime and Transformer Pad Infinity are all scheduled to receive updates to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean...
17 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/20/2012ASUS PA246Q 24" ProArt Monitor: No Adjustments Needed?
Our monitor reviews frequently go into a lot of depth about the results before and after calibration, but for many users this won’t matter, as they aren’t going to...
52 by Chris Heinonen on 7/2/2012Google Makes ASUS Supplied Nexus 7 Tablet Official - Update: Play Store Page Live
Google just announced its first Nexus tablet, the Nexus 7. The specs are pretty much what we expected, including a 1280x800 LCD display, Tegra 3 SoC (probably T30L, we're...
31 by Brian Klug on 6/27/2012ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700T) Review
Since the release of the first Eee Pad Transformer (can you believe it's only been about a year?), ASUS has released several members of the Eee Pad and Transformer...
112 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/25/2012ASUS Demonstrates Displays with Integrated Touch and WiDi
Years ago ASUS made the transition from being just a motherboard company to a notebook manufacturer. These days I'm getting the distinct impression ASUS would like to be much...
8 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/7/2012ASUS' Colorful X401 Series
Priced below the S-series Ultrabooks is ASUS' X401, a fairly standard notebook without discrete graphics. ASUS seems to be really on point with the styling of its 2012 Ivy...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/7/2012The MacBook Pro Inspired ASUS S-Series Ultrabook, Below $899
While the world waits for thinner, higher-resolution notebooks from Apple, ASUS delivered part of that with its new S-Series Ultrabooks revealed at Computex this year. Priced below $899 (basically...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/7/2012ASUS' Touch Enabled Zenbook Prime UX21A
Ultrabooks got off to a very rough start. The initial designs failed to impress, but the second generation based on Ivy Bridge seem to be a lot better. We...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/7/2012Computex 2012: ASUS Motherboard Technical Showcase - ZEUS with dual GPU onboard
Producing concept boards is common in the automotive industry. Every year, companies such as Ford, Audi, Jaguar or Volkswagen will produce a concept as an indication of 'this...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/6/2012ASUS' Thunderbolt EX Upgrade Card for 7-series Motherboards
Only two members of ASUS' Z77 stack feature integrated Thunderbolt support: the P8Z77-V Premium and the P8Z77-V Pro/Thunderbolt. As the interface is still fairly new and the controllers still...
21 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/5/2012