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Thursday, March 30, 2006

Asus Announces Posse of Products




ASUSTeK Computer (Asus) has introduced three new products across various categories including motherboards, notebook computers and wireless solutions.

Asus has launched its A8R32-MVP Deluxe Motherboard, which is based on the ATI CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset to support AMD's Socket 939 Opteron and Athlon 64 X2 processors. This new motherboard adopts intelligent overclocking features that enable 60 percent and 35 percent overclocking of Hyper Transport and PCI Express respectively.

The A8R32-MVP Deluxe is created with enthusiasts and tweakers in mind. Asus says it offers ways to raise system performance step-by-step so as to achieve maximum performance in terms of voltage adjustments in DIMM, core, Northbridge, and Stepless Frequency Selection.

Apart from precision tweaking, the A8R32-MVP Deluxe also supports the new memory-tuning technology, AI Clock Skew, which considerably improves the memory overclocking capability.

A8R32-MVP incorporates the PEG (PCI Express Graphics) Link, which is the latest technology that enables users to boost graphics card performance for superior video quality. The motherboard features ATI's CrossFire Technology, which boosts image quality along with rendering speed and doing-away with the need to crank down screen resolutions.

The A8R32-MVP Deluxe supports dual PCI Express x 16 slots running at full speed to liberate graphics cards through ATI's CrossFire Xpress 3200. For easy overclocking, the board also comes with Q-Fan2 and Stack Cool2 to ensure efficient cooling.

Will Fu, product manager - component business, Asus India, said, "Techno savvy hardcore gamers need a reliable solution to play with, this is the board designed for them."

Moving on to wireless solutions, Asus has unveiled the 240 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output technology) series total solution that includes the WL-566gM router, WL-106gM cardbus adapter, and WL-126gM mini PCI card. The Asus 240 MIMO total solution really improves WLAN s data transfer rate and coverage range, while maintaining signal integrity and Wi-Fi interoperability.

With high-speed 240 Mbps data transfer rate, the multi-transmitting 240 MIMO excels with an actual throughput of up to 100Mbps, and covers eight times the range than that of standard 802.11g WLAN devices.

Altaf Ansari, product manager - networking and corporate solutions, Asus India, said, "The MIMO Technology has broken the speed barrier which was the biggest challenge in wireless connectivity. Users can now experience wire-speed connectivity wirelessly."

In the category of notebook computers, Asus has introduced the W3V notebook series which offers a 14-inch widescreen, PCI Express interconnect and discrete graphics for beautiful 3D image presentations. The notebook also includes advanced DDR II memory, Asus power saving technology Power4 Gear+, and built-in Bluetooth wireless connection.

The 14-inch widescreen adopts Asus' Color Shine glare-type and Crystal Shine high-brightness LCD technologies, presenting clear and sharp images.

Built-in Bluetooth allows omnidirectional wireless connection and data transfers between the W3V and other digital devices without obstruction medium constraints.

The W3V comes with an extra drive bay that accommodates a second set of hard drive, combo drive, DVD-Dual drive or battery pack.

High quality 7.1 channel stereo sound and the built-in SP/DIF connection deliver realistic audio performance that completes the total gaming experience. In addition the W3V offers the unique Audio DJ feature that enables instant music playing.

Richard Chen, product manager - notebook business, Asus India, said, "The 14-inch widescreen notebook trend is becoming more and more popular worldwide. This notebook is especially designed for those who prefer having good graphics along with portability."

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