ASUS announces sleek XG Station Pro external GPU dock
ASUS has announced the XG Station Pro, its latest external graphics dock aimed at professionals and gamers.

External graphics (eGPU) docks have gained more traction in recent years for people looking to add a boost of desktop graphics power to their notebooks. ASUS was already among the companies offering an eGPU option with the ROG XG Station 2 (opens in new tab). But while the ROG model was very much intended for gamers, ASUS has announced another eGPU dock that takes a decidedly more professional tact.
Called the XG Station pro, the dock is made up of an understated grey aluminum exterior that measures 4.3-inches wide and 14.8-inches long. The dock can support the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-series and AMD Radeon RX Vega cards over its 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 port, ASUS says. For cooling, the XG Station Pro is equipped with two 120mm exhaust fans that should provide a decent boost to heat management.
Also included is an additional USB Type-C port, braided cables, and RGB LEDs that work with ASUS' Aura Sync lighting system.
According to ASUS, the XG Station Pro is expected to be available for $329 later in Q1 of 2018.
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Price is still high for only the box..they should offer graphics card with it by increasing the price a little ... i am not saying they should give GTX 1080 but 1060 or 1070 with it..
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and like the first gen XG rog this will release in 2019 december.. : ) Asus and their product release dates are mystery...
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If they can get an empty dock down to $199 I would bite if the Surface Pro could run it. I doubt that, though.