Ray Mak
ASUS Distribution Launch Dinner 03/23/2010
 Yesterday, March 23rd 2010, I've attended the ASUS Distribution Launch Dinner. Special thanks to Kevin Loh from Makson Computer Centre for inviting me to this fantastic event. ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (ASUS), a multinational corporation centered in Taiwan, produces computer products: motherboards, laptops, servers, mobile phones and others. If you guys are looking for a new laptop computer, look no further, I highly recommend laptops from ASUS. They produce the most reliable, least defects, least junkware, best designs, top hardware, laptops in the market. On top of that, they produce the fastest graphics card and best motherboards in the world as well. The only problem with ASUS is their support for older hardware; software updates, technical support, information etc. For instance, if you've purchased a graphics card, the updates may last you for around 1 year, then you'll have to get those from NVIDIA, Guru3D or elsewhere for newer ones. Yesterday, I was able to experience one of the first computers with USB 3.0 support. It's 10 times faster than the current USB 2.0. If you can recall, USB 1.1 was known as FullSpeed and USB 2.0 was known as HiSpeed. How do you think they named USB 3.0? USB 3.0 a.k.a. SuperSpeed Speed : 4.8 gbps, 10x faster than USB 2.0 at 480mbps (Transfer your HD videos within seconds, backup your entire computer within minutes) Power : Increased Maximum Bus Power (900mA of USB 3.0 VS 500mA of USB 2.0), you can charge your phone much faster, have more than 2 USB powered Hard Drives transferring simultaneously (Full Duplex). It's more power efficient too. Doesn't suck your laptop dry. Cables : You need new ones The Demo was phenomenal! I wish to get a new computer soon. This is the one I should be getting.  My Laptop  ECS Managing Director giving a talk  A Glass of Beer  Promoting ASUS  Our Engineering Consultant, Roger Lee Add Comment Update your DirectX 03/19/2010
 If you're wondering what DirectX is: Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. - Microsoft DirectX is a very useful application for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia. Basically it handles the multimedia tasks of your computer such as rendering graphics from games, applications, videos, and also audio capabilities. Why update? To be honest with you, you won't notice much difference before and after updating DirectX. However, updating DirectX is important as it addresses certain issues on compatibility with games, graphics, audio, etc. If you're upgrading from an older version of DirectX, it is a significant update, which introduces significant improvements on the multimedia capabilities of your system ie. new graphics shader model Here is the link provided for your convenience. Click on Latest DirectX downloads for Gamers, select the first option DirectX End-User Runtime Update. Ray Mak | Geek, with a Social GraceHistory of computers that I've touched and/or destroyed. Those that I do not often use are not mentioned. ArchivesJune 2010 CategoriesAll Subscribe RSS for Updates! |
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