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ATENEO turned an expected tight showdown into a rout, cruising to a trouble-free 25-18, 25-17, 25-23 victory over Arellano last night at the start of the quarterfinals of the Shakey's V-League Season 10 First Conference at Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
Alyssa Valdez scored 14 points and Rachel Anne Daquis wound up with 12, including three straight to wrap up the third set, as the Lady Eagles stayed unbeaten in five matches in the tournament and assured themselves of at least a playoff for a semifinal berth.
Fille Cainglet contributed eight points, three off service aces, for the Lady Eagles who warmed up for their highly anticipated showdown with fellow unbeaten team National U on Sunday.
Adamson also moved one step closer of claiming a semifinal berth with a 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20 triumph over San Sebastian in the first game.
Playing with poise and power, Angela Benting and Pau Soriano combined for 37 points for the Lady Falcons, who got a surprising lift from Shiela Pineda.
With the San Sebastian defense focused on Benting and Soriano, Pineda got into a rhythm early, giving the Lady Falcons an added weapon on attack.
Just like the Lady Eagles, the Lady Falcons improved to 2-0 with one more match remaining in their schedule.
The loss virtually shut the semifinal door on the Lady Stags, who have won only one game so far in the tournament, despite getting another big game from Jeng Bualee, who had 25 points.
Daquis underlined her reputation as a solid player under pressure with a quick spike to tie the match at 23 and score on a well-placed drop that put the Lady Eagles at match point, which she later converted.
"I needed to step up because I am one of the leaders of the team," said Dacquis. With a report from Nicolo Pascual
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DALLAS Three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, leaving the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals after more than a decade for a new baseball life in southern California.
Pujols' contract, which is subject to a physical, is the second-highest in baseball history and only the third to break the $200 million barrier, following Alex Rodriguez's $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas before the 2001 season and A-Rod's $275 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees before the 2008 season.
"This is a monumental day for Angel fans and I could not be more excited," Angels owner Arte Moreno said.
In addition to the Pujols signing, the Angels agreed to a five-year contract with left-hander C.J. Wilson, a deal worth $77.5 million that raised their spending for the day to $331.5 million.
People familiar with the deals told The Associated Press the terms of each contract, speaking on condition of anonymity because those details were not made public.
Pujols had spent all 11 of his major league seasons with the Cardinals, hitting .338 with 445 home runs and 1,329 RBIs to become a franchise icon second only to Stan Musial. He is fourth in career slugging percentage at .617, trailing only Hall of Famers Babe Ruth (.690), Ted Williams (.634) and Lou Gehrig (.632).
Pujols' numbers in nearly every major offensive category are on a three-year decline. He had his poorest season in 2011 and at 31 is likely to spend the majority of his career with the Angels at designated hitter rather than first base.
"We understand that players will go through peaks and valleys of sort," new Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said. "Albert has spent many years operating at peak, and if we want to call a decline going from superhuman to just great, I don't think we've seen the last great days of Albert Pujols, obviously, or we wouldn't be sitting here today."
Some have speculated he is older than his listed age. "Albert Pujols' age to me is not a concern," Dipoto said. "I'm not a scientist. I can't where he is, but I can tell you he hits like he's 27."
St. Louis also offered the slugger a 10-year deal, but he chose to leave the Gateway City for the freeway life.
"We are disappointed," Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said. "I would like our fans to know that we tried our best to make Albert a lifetime Cardinal but unfortunately we were unable to make it happen."
The Angels, who finished 10 games behind pennant-winning Texas in the AL West, made the move as the financially troubled Los Angeles Dodgers are in the process of being sold by Frank McCourt in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, a deal that could give the region's NL team a new, wealthy owner. The Dodgers could aggressively bid for talent a year from now, giving them a boost in the regional competition for fans' attention.


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KOCHI: The Tourism Department and the Fort Kochi Heritage Society have embarked on an initiative to bring back the lost charm to Fort Kochi, which is among the oldest European settlements in the country.
The society's meeting held recently decided to hand over possession of the 32 food courts inaugurated four years ago, to vendors selected from among those who were evicted from the Vasco da Gama Square. Steps are also being taken to help the operators of Chinese fishing nets, since many of the nets have been pulled down owing to dwindling catch and the sea eating away a good portion of the beach.
The vendors eligible to occupy the courts would be chosen from a list of 56 vendors submitted by the then RDO and the police, in 2006. A sub-committee led by the Mattancherry MLA has been asked to make a list of eligible vendors by the month's end. A draw of lots will be carried out if the list is not ready.
District Collector M. Beena, who is also the chairperson of the society, said that priority will be given to 11 applicants who operated fast-food joints in the locality. Many of these joints operated under the popular 'You buy, we cook' label. "The vendors would be asked to abide by a set of conditions, a prominent one being the need to ensure hygiene.
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I recently got a collection of soldering iron tips and realized that many people (including myself) might not know what the different tips are used for. After all, for a long time I was under the impression that there was only about three different types of soldering tips and only one useful type of tip.
While I still only use two different types of tips (an improvement), I am much more familiar and confident in using whatever soldering iron tip I may happen to find on the iron. Please know that is far from a comprehensive list of all the different types of soldering tips available, but rather a small handful that I am personally prone to use.
If you are not familiar with soldering, I recommend checking out noahw's instructable on How to Solder.
Step 1: Tips that I am using
For those of you that want to know, I am using a 10 piece set from The DIY Outlet. This particular set features 5 different categories of 900M soldering iron tips. It has:
- three 900M-T-C series tips
- four 900M-T-D series tips
- one 900M-T-B series tip
- one 900M-T-I series tip
- one 900M-T-K series tip
Don't worry if none of this means anything to you; we'll go over each of them individually.
Step 2: B series tips
This is the tip that many people new to soldering would likely imagine to be the only kind of soldering iron tip, because, well, it looks like a soldering iron tip as opposed to being ground down on one side.
Due to its round shape so that soldering can be done from any angle, you can use this particular tip in a large amount of soldering applications from point soldering to drag soldering. Because of this, B series tips are widely used for general purpose soldering, but tend to be put aside when a specific soldering job needs to be done.
Step 3: D series tips
These tips, which have a kind of chisel look to them and are my personal favorite, are also widely used in general purpose soldering much like the round B series tips. The difference is that these tips offer a much larger surface area on the face and tip of the chisel than the B series tips.
The reason you would want a larger surface area is so that more heat is able to be transferred from the soldering iron to the electrical component and/or solder. With more heat transfer, solder will flow more readily, arguably making the D series tips easier than B series for quick solder applications.
The four tips shown in the picture are different sizes (just in case you weren't sure). This is so you can pick the appropriate sized tip since larger is not always better, even though you would have more heat transfer with larger tips. The reason for this is because if your tip is too big, you may end up having solder flow from the one point you were trying to work on to it's friend next to it creating a solder bridge, which can be a real bummer.
Step 4: C series tips
Despite looking like they were accidentally ground down on one side, these C series tips are rather useful, especially in drag soldering. The slightly curved face is ideal for spreading out solder over the tip and then evenly applying small amounts of the solder over multiple components in close proximity (such as the pins on a surface mount component).
These C series tips are different than the "hoof tips" (CM series), which have a concave impression in their surface to either distribute or collect excess solder.
If you want to learn how to drag solder the small surface mount components, check out my upcoming Instructable on drag soldering.
Step 5: I series tips
As you have likely guessed, the I series tips are for needle-point work. However, the draw-back with being able to do detailed work is that because the tip is so small (and thus less surface area) than the B series tip, it is not able to transfer a lot of heat, making it difficult to solder (relatively) larger components.
Step 6: K series tips
This particular type of soldering iron tip is useful in a wide variety of applications. The slanted knife edge (K for knife) allows for point soldering, drag soldering and fixing solder bridges. However, because it is wide, it can become slightly unwieldy to do point soldering in confined areas although not impossible.
Step 7: Final thoughts
As I mentioned earlier, there are many more types of soldering iron tips out there that I did not cover which have their own strengths and weaknesses. However, I have hopefully made it clear that there are a variety of tips that can be used to do a myriad of soldering jobs.
Sure, it seems that you could pick one tip and use it for everything; and that's completely true. But at the same time, it might be easier to use a different tip that is better suited for the job, but in the end that's up to you.
Check out the Digilent Blog for other things that I and the rest of Digilent team are up to!
If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post them below and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
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I believe so. Or at least that's what different customers have said on amazon reviews of this set of soldering iron tips.
I like your Instructable
Thank you so much for sharing
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it.
I like your Instructable
Thank you so much for sharing
where do you buy your tips?
I got these particular tips from the DIY Outlet: here's a direct link to the set I used.
Well done I have been soldering most of my life I have made some mods but this is a a great over all guide.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback!
Two solutions.
You can either buy a new tip, but given the condition of it I would rather you get a new one. Soldering irons can be cheap $5 up to nice up to $120.
Second temporary option would be to use sandpaper or some other abrasive material to sand off the tip to make it shiny again. It works, just every time you want to use it you will have to sand down the corrosion again.
A note about sanding it down. If you buy a new iron, don't sand it until it gets bad. Instead use light grade steel wool to polish the tip. Tips have a special metal coating that prevents corrosion and you don't want to remove it unless you have too.
Hope it helps :D
It is to reach around a part, in a professional electronic station you may have 30 + tips and 3 -4 different iron based on the situation. Use plumbers flux on the hot tip to try to get them clean.
be careful using plumbers flux on electronic parts. some plumbers flux or solder have acid.
electronic flux or solder has no acid.
Most of the flux is still acidic, just not enough to harm components "much", when you are working on old parts. The purpose of flux is to clean oxidation of of the part, this requires some kind of acid.
As a hardware verification engineer, I still see corrosion issues from no clean flux when it is not cleaned esp, when it is made in "cough cough(china)". The non-lead solder paste now used has almost no corrosion resistance.
The "no clean flux" does not work well with repairs of old equipment. In the 90's I worked repairing a 50Kw aircraft radars from 1965 for 6 years in the Air Force, you are going to need the strong acid based flux to work on old equipment or anything left outdoors.
Blackened tips are definitely frustrating. What has most likely happened is that the soldering iron was turned on for too long so that the tip got oxidized and turned black so it no longer has good heat transfer.
You can generally fix this by cleaning off the tip with a brass mesh while the iron is hot. However, if it has been oxidized too much (as I have experienced when I first started soldering) you can scrape off the oxidized layer with a file, and then clean the tip with the brass mesh.
The 40° angle (in case you're curious) is so that you can more easily reach some spots on a circuit that you could not otherwise. It's the same idea as using an angle wrench; it happens to be more useful then the standard wrench in certain applications.
If the tip is so badly oxidized you are considering using a file, the tip is ruined. You should never use an abrasive such as a file or sand paper on a soldering tip. This removes the thin, protective nickle coating and exposes the copper core. The soldering iron will then oxidize almost instantly when you heat it up, and you will be back to where you were before.
The solution is to buy a new tip.
I've actually done this. My tip was all crusty so I hit it with some brake parts cleaner and a wire brush. The tip got so clean it went back to copper. I still tried to use it, but it doesn't really work anymore. (I did this to avoid buying tips from online stores, as the local hardware store doesn't carry tips anymore.) Actually, it still works okay for wood burning, but not soldering.
be careful. some solder iron tips are multilayered, I learned that from both a Hakko and a Weller sales rep
I agree that in the end buying a new tip is safest. But in my own personal experience, which is in no way authoritative, carefully removing the oxidized layer without removing the secondary coating does work as a temporary fix, at least long enough to finish the soldering job.
I use an Exacto knife held at an 80 degree angle to the tip to scrape the black carbon off the tip. start with a light pressure, increase pressure as needed.
once the carbon is removed i use solder to re-tin the tip. also if the iron is not to be used for a few minutes i add a layer of solder to the tip, then wipe it clean before i use it.
my favorite tip is the K-tip, it has the long edge for IC's and can be rotated to use the tip for small components, and has a large contact area to heat up larger parts such as heatsinks. used it for 17 years when i did component level repair
Same here, Air Force component level repair for KC-135.
The Exacto knife sounds like a good way to help get that oxidation layer off of the tip. And the K-tips are super versatile; it's a great design.
Yes it is. I have used it to cut rope, cut plastic, melt-weld lawnmower gas tanks.
then a hot tip on a wet sponge to clean. then solder wire to re-tin.
I agree. You can try flux on the tip to soften it and see if it will come off but if the black is on the primary contact area it going to be an issue.
Larger sizes of soldering irons used for roofing work don't come with any plating. They are just plain copper that you tin yourself when you use them. You can do the same with tiny tips used for electronics.
I think that should work; I never have any straight rosin on hand to, so I always just make sure I wipe the soldering iron tip on a wet sponge fairly regularly. I wouldn't use the rosin as a common cleaning practice though, only to get stubborn oxidized layers off the tip. But that's just me.
I use plumbers flux really cheap. Just dont re use it for water pipes.
Flux uses the heat from the iron to remove contaminates from the surface you are soldering and brings them to the top of the solder. This cleans the surface while you solder. If you use the plumbers flux clean the area with alcohol when you are done.
Flux goes hand in-hand with soldering, If you are not using it, try it. It is a essential tool that should be used all the time.
As long as the flux is not acidic, you're fine. Most plumbing flux is acidic though...
All flux is acid, it just a matter of how strong it is, alcohol and a brush will clean the board.
I prefer to use the stronger acid as it helps the solder adhere to the surface. The no-clean flux does not work well with old repairs and rework.
also, use copper or brass pads over steel wool.
Yep me too.. Also re-tin you tip before turning it off to cool.
I've heard the K series is used to splice optical fiber and plastic cords. But I've never really used it.
Great article, well written.
I've been soldering for 30+ years, and just about two months ago I finally landed in soldering heaven when I bought a Hakko soldering station and have been using strictly Hakko tips.
That assortment you linked at DIY Outlet seems like a good deal for a lot of tips - Haako tips are way more expensive - but you can most definitely see and feel the difference in my opinion. I've used many brands, many styles, many wattages - the Hakko is worth every penny.
Yes, the Hakko brand tips are definitely a good way to go. I haven't used any of these tips long enough to see how they hold up in the long run, but they get the job done.
Better tips and iorns are they way to go if you start to solder PCBs on a regular basis also learning how to de-solder without lifting a trace is the next step.


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The "prophet" Elijah is accorded a place of honor at every brit milah (ceremony of circumcision), as well as when we make havdalah, the separation between Shabbat and the rest of the week. This Shabbat before Pesach, known as Shabbat Ha-Gadol, the Great Sabbath, Elijah features prominently in our Haftarah, our reading from the prophets. We are told, "Lo, I [God] will send the prophet Elijah to you before the coming of the awesome, fearful day of the Lord." Next Shabbat, at our Pesach Seder, we will open the door to our homes and welcome Elijah into our midst. Why all the fuss about Elijah? Of all the biblical characters to choose from, what might this ancient figure still symbolize for us today?
Elijah is introduced to us as a healer, miracle worker, and an outspoken man of faith in God, in the middle of the 1st book of Kings. Called upon to respond to the idolatrous actions of the worshippers of Ba'al, Elijah takes matters into his own hands, literally. Fleeing into the wilderness for his life, he prays to God to take his life. The Bible relates how Elijah was comforted by the presence of an angel, offering him food and drink. Proceeding further on his journey, Elijah approaches a cave at Mount Horeb, also known as Sinai, and there experiences God's presence:
Then the word of the LORD came to him. God said to him, "Why are you here Elijah?" Elijah replied, "I am moved by zeal for the Lord, the God of Hosts, for the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and put Your prophets to the sword. I alone am left, and they are out to take my life." "Come out," God called, "and stand on the mountain before the LORD."
And lo, the LORD passed by. There was a great and mighty wind, splitting mountains and shattering rocks by the power of the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind--an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake--fire; but the LORD was not in the fire.
And after the fire--a still, small voice. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his mantle about his face and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then a voice addressed him, "Why are you here, Elijah?"
Fearing for his life, fearing the backlash that may transpire if he returns from whence he came, Elijah undergoes nothing short of a spiritual epiphany. To be standing in that cave, to see and feel the sound and fury of the wind, the earthquake and the fire, must have been a remarkable, earth-shattering experience for Elijah.
But our text is clear. It is not merely the wind, the earthquake and the fire that matter for Elijah's transformation. It's not the big nature-shifting event beforehand, but rather what happens in the stillness, in the peace and reflective quiet thereafter. The defining moment in this text is the still, small voice, the whisper in Elijah's heart and soul, the gentle call of God asking him, "Why are you here, Elijah?" that compels him toward the entrance of the cave, and urges him to continue his journey of faith.
A personal story, if I may. Nearly ten years ago, as my mother was dying from cancer, I was in my last year of rabbinical school, and I remember expressing to her, rather selfishly and unaware, how much it would mean to me if she would live long enough to be present at my ordination as a rabbi. Grief can make us do remarkable, inexplicable things. But my mom wasn't one to pull punches. She said, "Paul, I'll be lucky to survive the week. And why are you so worried about having me at your ordination? Your work as a rabbi will be about the people you teach, counsel and comfort. What you will do every day will matter. The moment in which you walk across the stage and receive a diploma won't matter as much."
My mother's message that the little, everyday things that we do matter, and matter so much more than the big, demonstrative, seemingly newsworthy moments, is God's message to Elijah. Not in the wind, the earthquake or the fire does Elijah hear God, but in the still, small voice after the fact. The news media, the live feed on Facebook, and the world draw our attention to big events -- buildings exploding and collapsing, elected leaders who can be manipulative, indecisive and corrupt, unthinkable and unbearable images from the Middle East. There are watershed moments in our lives when tragedy strikes, when friends, family members and people in our community are stricken with illness.
But Elijah's defining moment comes in the stillness and the quiet. Bracing himself, Elijah approaches the entrance of the cave where God asks him, "Why are you here, Elijah?" Elijah didn't have it easy, but he couldn't give up either. He couldn't remain cowering in that cave forever, praying for God to take his life. He had to be able to answer God's question to him. Why was he there? What was his purpose? What was he being called to accomplish in the world?
God's question to Elijah is also God's question to us. Why are we here? What is our purpose? What are we being called to accomplish in the world? Life wasn't easy for our ancestors and it isn't easy for us. Living with faith and hope, working to construct a better future for our world isn't easy. But like Elijah, God asks us, after all that we have seen and witnessed, after all that we have been through and will still go through, can we respond to the still, small voice within us? Can we wipe away the tears, wrap the mantle about our faces, and stand at the entrance of the cave, preparing to embark on our sacred journeys once more?
We live in a day and age, much like Elijah's time, where we face a crisis of faith in God, where many among us express indifference to the teachings of our faith, and we are disenchanted by the purpose of religion. But 18th century Hasidic master Rabbi Menachem Nachum Twersky explains that all people have an "Elijah quality," which continually awakens their desire for God. Our Haftarah this Shabbat offers each individual an invitation to overcome the fragmentation of the self and realize the fullness of one's divine nature. As Professor Michael Fishbane explains, "This prophecy on Shabbat Ha-Gadol is a reminder to heed a deeper wisdom, whose personal fulfillment has a messianic dimension."
Why all the fuss about Elijah? Because when the still, small voice cried out, Elijah was prepared to listen. God's call to Elijah is God's call to us. When a baby is brought into the covenant of the Jewish people, Elijah's presence reminds us that this very child can bring healing and redemption into the world. When we sing Eliyahu Ha-Navi at Havdalah on Saturday night, we are to remember that the joy and peace of Shabbat is fleeting, it occurs only once in seven days, and we must spend the other six, making the world a better, helping others around us to recognize that they are made in God's image. When we open the door for Elijah at our Pesach Seder, we don't stop to ask, "Why are you here, Elijah?" but rather, maybe Elijah asks us, "Why are you here?" The great, awesome day of the Lord referenced in our Haftarah this Great Shabbat, this Shabbat Ha-Gadol, can come in each and every moment of our lives, if only we would respond to the still, small voice, which from the depths of our hearts and souls, calls us to a life of purpose.
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Between August and October 2011 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, the team introduced written institutional guideline and changes to the computerized provider order entry system designed to reduce redundant testing.
The new guidelines suggest ordering troponin alone, without creatine kinase or creatine kinase-MB, for patients suspected to have acute coronary syndrome. It specifies that troponin should be assessed no more than three times over 18 to 24 hours.
Internists and emergency department doctors attended informational sessions to learn the guidelines, and all received quick reference cards summarizing them.
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Now we are getting some where. Yes, your feedback is now more informative. You are correct that Dunlop balls, in general, feel harder or stiffer than balls from Penn, Wilson and some others. This is probably one of the main factors with regards to longevity. Because, they last so much longer than other brands, they usually end up being cheaper in the long run. Of the pressurized balls, I believe that Prince Tour balls are only ones that last significantly longer that Dunlop GP balls.
I don't recall the Prince Tour balls feeling as stiff as the Dunlop GP balls.
Despite their stiffness, Dunlop balls are still quite a bit easier on the arm (less stiff) than hard pressureless balls. I currently have a seriously compromised shoulder and have had mild-to-moderate cases of TE in the past. Despite these issues, the Dunlop balls have never bothered my arm except on very cold nights.
This is probably because I use a soft string at a fairly low tension and the frames that I use provide a pretty good measure of dampening & isolation (from the shock and vibrations due to the ball, strings and frame). If you are using tight or harsh strings with a harsh feeling frame(stiff or lacking in shock reduction) or hit a lot of balls off-center, it may explain why Dunlop balls bother you so much.
As for their weight, I do not believe that the GP or other Dunlop balls are significantly heavier than other brands. They may give the illusion that they are heavier but they must fall in that fairly narrow weight range that I've stated (earlier in this thread, I think).
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Essentially, it is a web browser questions and answers site. Therefore, as the content starts kicking in, ask.favbrowser.com will serve as a good knowledge base for web browser related issues.
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After surprising 2 months market share increase in a row, this time Internet Explorer lost 0.34 of it, down from 60.74% to 60.40%.
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The very first feature to be removed is "Account Manager".
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ASUS new Zenbook UX31 shows some promise
Subject: Mobile | June 20, 2012 - 04:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, Zenbook UX31, ultrabook
ASUS has been paying attention to the complaints many people have about the resolution of ultrabooks and with the UX31 have provided an 11.6" 1600 x 900 LCD. The aluminium clad Ultrabook uses the Core i5-2557M and HD3000 graphics, 4GB DDR3 and a 256GB SSD in its thin and lightweight frame. Unfortunately Hardware Canucks ended up less than impressed with the chicklet style keyboard nor the track pad and they found issues with the WiFi as well. On the positive side the battery life was impressive as was the audio so do not dismiss this Ultrabook because of a few small issues.
"Mobile computing is quickly evolving with thinner, more versatile designs and no product better defines this focus than ASUS' new Zenbook series of Ultrabooks. The UX31 has been around for a while but it still represents the pinnacle of industrial design with a sleek body and even better looking specifications. But in an environment that's cluttered with lower priced competitors, this Ultrabook will be fighting an uphill battle for recognition. "
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- ASUS G75VW notebook @ Hardwareoverclock
- Samsung Series 9 15″ NP900X4C Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Overview and SSD Performance Analysis @ SSD Review
- Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook Review @ TechReviewSource
- Toshiba Portege Z930 @ The Inquirer
- AMD Trinity APU Reference Laptop Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Alienware M17x R4 Review (i7 3610QM/ AMD HD7970M) @ Kitguru
- HuntKey X-MAN 90W Universal Notebook Adapter Review @ NikKTech
- Apple MacBook Pro (15-Inch, Retina Display) Review @ TechReviewSource
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina display hands-on preview @ Hardware.Info
- MacBook Air (Mid 2012) Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Ultrabooks vs. 13" MacBook Air: Is the Apple Tax Real? @ TechSpot
- Samsung Galaxy S3 Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Huawei Honor U8860 Android SmartPhone Review @ NikKTech
- Samsung Galaxy S III Review - AT&T and T-Mobile USA Variants @ AnandTech
... OK, just a bit more Computex
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | June 13, 2012 - 09:03 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: trinity, spire, Silverstone, rosewill, nzxt, corsair, computex 2012, computex, asus, amd
The Tech Report found a few more Computex 2012 pictures to show off, including a teaser from NZXT of the previous Phantom model as the new model is still under NDA, no such problem for the case modders showing off at the Thermaltake booth nor for InWin and their new H-Frame case. Sticking with the cooling motif is this new fan from Spire which uses a new type of bearing to provide a longer life and Corsair's two new lineups of 120mm and 140mm fans, the AF series designed to maximize air flow through a case and the SF series for heatsinks and radiators which benefit more from the increased static pressure larger fan blades can provide. From Rosewill they spotted a silent PSU, SilverStone a SFX model perfect for an HTPC and big 1200W digitally controlled PSU from Corsair. Wrap up the tour with some bad news about the expected delay of Trinity on the desktop and some good news for audiophiles from ASUS' Xonar team.
"We've wrapped up our Computex coverage with another round of news. On tap: the PSUs and case mods that stood out at the show, new fans from Corsair and Spire, a chat with Asus' Xonar audio team, details on NZXT's next-generation Phantom enclosure, and word of a delay to AMD's desktop Trinity APU."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- AMD and ARM joined by Imagination, TI, and MediaTek @ SemiAccurate
- AMD 2013 APUs To Include ARM Cortex-A5 Processor For TrustZone Capabilities @ AnandTech
- TSMC reiterates supply of 28nm chips to come close to demand in 4Q12 @ DigiTimes
- TSMC joins giant fab race @ The Register
- Open Rail, or, why didn't we think of this? @ Hack a Day
- nstall Windows 8 from a USB Drive, Dual-boot with XP, Vista and 7 @ TechSpot
- Netgear ReadyNAS Duo v2 @ Legion Hardware
- Computex: Thunderbolt is coming, slowly for now @ Kitguru
Podcast #205 - News from Computex 2012! - Ultrabooks, Trinity Motherboards, New products from Corsair, and much more!
Subject: General Tech | June 7, 2012 - 03:21 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: trinity, ROG, PSU, podcast, nvidia, LAMD, Intel, corsair, computex, asus, amd, a85, 680M
PC Perspective Podcast #205 - 06/07/2012
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- 0:21:47 AMD loses monthly Catalyst updates
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- 0:36:00 MAINGEAR 11-in gaming machine
- 0:37:00 Sandisk PCIe SSD competitor
- 0:42:00 Trinity / A85 Motherboards
- 0:45:30 ASUS says THEY have the overclocking record
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Computex: ASUS G75VW Allegedly World's First 802.11ac 5GHz Laptop
Subject: Mobile | June 7, 2012 - 01:54 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: wireless, gaming laptop, gaming, computex, ASUS ROG, asus, 802.11ac, 5GHz wifi
Earlier today we posted a couple of teaser photos showing off some of ASUS' upcoming products. One of the devices was a gaming laptop called the ASUS G75. Engadget has managed to get their hands on some more information regarding a variant of the G75 – the G75VW. According to the site, the gaming laptop is rocking an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, GeForce GTX 670M, and DDR3 memory (known because of the CPU used). That hardware is then powering a 1080p display, which the GTX 670M should have no problem driving but is a bit depressing to see on a high end laptop of this size (approximately 17"). The real kicker though is in the wireless card that it is allegedly packing: an 802.11ac card.
The ASUS G75 gaming laptop
Engadget states that although the information sheet next to the laptop at ASUS' Computex booth did not list any 802.11ac compatibility, wireless chip maker Broadcom (manufacturer of chips that are used in many wireless routers and NICs) has stated that it does in fact have an 802.11ac NIC in it. Senior Vice President Michael Hurlston told members of the press at Computex 2012 that the ASUS G75VW is the "World's first 5G Wi-Fi laptop." He further stated that the computer would be arriving in the hands of consumers "very shortly."
Interesting stuff, and although the "5G Wi-Fi" – so called because it is the fifth generation of consumer grade Wi-Fi (though not the 5th gen if you count all iterations of the wireless 802.11 standards) – is not yet official and set in stone, it is very close and I would not be surprised to see the technology in a laptop like this particular ASUS at this point in the game.
And to think that I just got done upgrading my network to Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11n about two months ago! Even so, I'm excited for the upcoming standard because I want to test its usefulness in getting live TV from my CableCARD tuner to the living room and Katy's wireless laptop without stuttering – something even wireless N with MIMO can't do with devices in the same room. So far, the only thing stable enough has been wired Cat5e Ethernet (both 100Mbps and 1000Mbps hardware seem to work without issues). And because it's proving difficult to get a wired connection from the router to the TV (Xbox 360 used as Windows Media Extender), I'm ready to try out some 802.11ac stuff to see if it can really deliver on the increased bandwidth!
Computex: ASUS Shows Off Two Beastly Concept Motherboards
Subject: Motherboards | June 6, 2012 - 08:12 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: zeus, wolverine, power phase, motherboard, dual gpu, concept, computex, asus
ASUS has a history of showing off crazy high-end concept motherboards that are not likely to come to market but may help influence future motherboard products by getting the creative sparks of innovation flowing in engineers' minds.
At this year's Computex 2012, Asus showed off two concept motherboards that it is calling Zeus and Wolverine. While Zeus tackles Thunderbolt and integrated GPUs, Wolverine approaches the problem of getting clean power to the CPU by pushing the limits of the number of power phases that can be integrated into ATX-sized motherboards.
You will notice on the Zeus motherboard that the bottom of the board holds a bank of two 8 pin and two six pin power connectors. The two eight pin connectors are labeled VGA 1 and VGA 2 while the two six pin connectors are labeled VGA 3 and VGA 4 respectively. At first this seems like a regular X79 chipset (socket 2011) based motherboard with giant heatsinks for overclockers. After doing a double take (at least I did), you will notice that the board has no PCI-E connectors!
Source: AnandTech
Instead, the board has a large heatsink, and under that heatsink are two GPUs in CrossFire configuration. Tech Power Up believes that the GPUs being used are two AMD 7800 "Pitcairn" series mobile graphics cards in CrossFire configuration. While the desktop variants are fairly low power, they would need active cooling or a larger heatsink, which I think is what lead them to consider that ASUS may be using mobile-class cards. Reportedly, ASUS did not create this board to suggest GPU integration, but to show off dual Thunderbolt ports on an X79 motherboard.
Connectivity on the board includes a socket 2011 CPU, eight DDR3 DIMM slots, ten SATA connectors, (and on the rear IO panel) a WiFi radio, eight USB 3.0 ports, two Thunderbolt ports, Gigabit LAN, 7.1 channel analog audio output, optical audio output, HDMI output, DisplayPort output, and two eSATA ports.
As far as the dual GPU integration goes, however... I don't expect we'll be seeing a move in the industry like this any time soon, at least not on high-end Enthusiast boards (though I could see an argument for small form factor (SFF) budget gaming systems from OEMs). Dedicated graphics card technology moves at such a rapid pace compared to motherboards that it is just not feasible to market a feature like this to enthusiasts. While they may keep the same motherboard for years, those same users will likely upgrade their graphics cards at least once to stay current. Further, with the cost of these high-end motherboards already approaching exorbitant, adding integrated GPUs that don't mesh well with the purpose of a high end system pushes the cost higher and demand to a point that these boards just don't seem realistic.
While Zeus was more of a powerhouse with a twist (albeit one that isn't really feasible to market), the other motherboard – Wolverine – is a "because we can" board but one that could have an impact on the industry today. ASUS has taken its Digi+ digital power to the extreme by packing as many power phases as it could into an ATX form factor motherboard. In total, they managed to place 40 power phases onto the PCB – notice how the CPU socket had to be shifted to the right to make room!
Source: AnandTech
Other features on the board include eight SATA connectors, four DIMM slots, three PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, LGA 1155 socket, and three PCI 3.0 x1 slots. On the rear the board features four USB 2.0 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, a WiFi radio, Gigabit LAN, BIOS buttons, optical audio output, 7.1 channel analog audio output, and what looks like two eSATA ports.
Granted, I'm not suggesting that we will be seeing motherboards coming out with 40+ power phases anytime soon. I can see this influencing future designs, however. Even heavy overclockers (water and air cooling levels) don't really /need/ 40 power phases but we could start seeing vendors put out boards with half of that and still have it be a big improvement.
What do you think of the two new ASUS concept motherboards? You can see more images of the boards over at AnandTech's gallery. Do you think they are on the right track? If not what areas do you think motherboard manufacturers need to improve?
ASUS Republic of Gamers Gear Pictured
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | June 6, 2012 - 05:33 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: motherboard, laptop, headsets, gaming, ASUS ROG, asus
Today we received a number of photos from ASUS that show off some upcoming hardware from their upcoming Republic of Gamers line. Except for the Xonar Phoebus (which has launched), the hardware in these photos is not yet released and ASUS has not revealed when it will be available for sale – or how much it will cost. Still, I can't think of a better way to start the day than getting a glimpse of some shiny unreleased hardware – especially when I get to share it with you!
First up is a new Replublic of Gamers motherboard called the Maximus V Extreme. This board is similar to the mATX Maximus V GENE board that was announced recently, but the Extreme motherboard is full ATX.
While full specifications are unknown, from the photo you can see that the board has an LGA 1155 socket, making it compatible with the latest Intel Ivy Bridge processors. Further, it is sporting four DDR3 DIMM slots, five PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, and one PCI-E 3.0 x4 slots. Other features of the board include ASUS' Extreme Engine Digi+ II digital power control technology, power and reset buttons on the board itself, voltage check points, Lucid Virtu MVP GPU virtualization technology, and AMD CrossFireX and NVIDIA SLI support. The VRM area and southbridge area of the board is covered by large black and red heatsinks.
Rear IO includes five USB 2.0 ports (one to be used with ROG Connect), two USB 3.0 ports, an Intel-powered Gigabit LAN, HDMI, DisplayPort, optical audio output, PS/2 port, five analog audio outputs and a TOSLink connector. Additionally, the board features CMOS clear and reset buttons, a mini-PCIe + mSATA combo card, and a Republic of Gamers OC Key accessory. The OC Key plugs into the DVI port of the graphics card and provides an on-screen-display for overclocking information and voltage tweaking.
In addition to the ASUS Maximus V Extreme, the company is producing the Maximus V Forumula motherboard, which is then further available with or without the ThunderFX audio accessory. The Formula board is another socket 1155 board with a red and black color scheme that is ready for Ivy Bridge processors and multi-GPU setups (SLI or CrossFireX). The heatsinks on the formula are a little less beefy than those on the Maximus V Extreme, but the VRM heatsinks are ready to be integrated into a water cooling loop. Further features include four DDR3 DIMM slots, eight SATA connectors, three PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, three PCI-E 3.0 x1 slots, and a single PCI-E 3.0 x4 slot.
The board also features the SupremeFX integrated sound card (which has been isolated from the rest of the board by routing the wiring through its own PCB layer) and a mini-PCI-E + mSATA combo card. One version of the motherboard also comes with the SupremeFX accessory which you can see in the photo below.
Rear IO of the Maximus V Formula motherboard includes four USB 2.0 ports (one for ROG connect), four USB 3.0 ports, an eSATA port, DisplayPort, HDMI, Intel-powered Gigabit LAN, five analog audio jacks, two optical audio outputs, and CMOS clear and reset buttons.
The Maximus Extreme V Formula comes with a device called the ThunderFX that is a high end headphone amp and DAC offering 120dB SNR, and noise cancellation technology. The included GamEQ comes with three preset profiles but also offers you a wide range of options to tweak your sound to your own desires. There is also onboard audio in the form of the SupremeFX IV audio chipset which will keep those who prefer speakers more than happy with their audio quality.
You can also see that the large anodized aluminium heatsinks have barbs for you to include them in a watercooling loop so that all components on your motherboard can be cooled without resorting to fans to move air. GameFirst II is the name ASUS has given their networking software and it is designed to examine an prioritize packets to reduce lag and ping times. It comes with both an EZ Mode as well as offering advanced options for those who know what they are doing. As we have seen on other boards, the Maximus Extreme V Formula comes with a mPCIe Combo card with dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. This board is also shattering records in Super PI 32M, 3DMark05 and Heaven to name a few.
Check out more from ASUS from Computex including ROG graphics cards, audio devices and laptops!!
Computex: ASUS Mars III Dual GTX 680 Card Comes With 8GB RAM
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 5, 2012 - 12:59 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: nvidia, mars 3, gtx 680, computex, asus
ASUS has created a graphics card that places two NVIDIA GTX 680 GPUs and 8GB of RAM on a single PCB cooled by three fans and a heatpipe-aided fin array. With three PCI-E power connectors and a dual slot design, you can bet that it will be expensive, large, and in charge (of your electric bill). (Even so, I still want one even if I have to get a new case :P).
ASUS is showing off a graphics card at Computex that is sure to be of interest to enthusiasts everywhere. The successor to their elusive Mars II (which we reviewed here), the new ASUS Mars III is a dual GPU graphics card utilizing two NVIDIA GTX 680 GPUs and a total of 8GB of GDDR5 memory on a single PCB. The dual slot card is cooled by three fans on an aluminum and heatpipe aided fin array. Around the back of the card are three eight pin PCI-E power connectors for up to 525watts of power! There is also a red button to the left of the connectors that spins the fans up to 100% for maximum overclocking. Towards the front is a single SLI connector (for up to 4-way SLI) along with three DVI ports and a mini-DisplayPort for video output.
In short, this graphics card is a total beast. Although we do not yet know clockspeeds or other specific details, you can expect the cards to be expensive and very fast. According to VR-Zone, the card being shown off at Computex 2012 is an engineering sample and the company is still working to refine the final design – particularly the cooler and PCB. You can find more photos of this massive card here.
Introduction and Features
Courtesy of ASUS
ASUS continues to optimize their hardware for the overclocking and PC gaming crowds, but they are also catering to a niche audience looking for ultra stable and durable PC components. ASUS's Sabertooth X79 motherboard is their one of their latest products to bear the TUF series label and sport customized hardware and thermal components as well as a desert camo color scheme to complete the military look. This $329 motherboard comes with a five-year warranty, digital power management system, rugged chokes, solid capacitors, and MOSFETs that have been certified through third party, military-grade testing.
Courtesy of ASUS
The Sabertooth X79 also comes with a host of other features to improve SSD caching and give users quad GPU support for CrossfireX and SLI graphics card configurations. This board also includes a unique UEFI BIOS and natively supports 2TB hard drives with 64-bit operating systems. The USB BIOS "Flashback" feature also helps new users update their motherboard BIOS without entering the BIOS. ASUS states that users can use any USB storage device with the latest BIOS, push the BIOS button located on the back I/O panel for three seconds, and the board will automatically update the BIOS using standby power. Very cool!
Courtesy of ASUS
The back I/O panel on the Sabertooth X79 is no slouch either as it gives users a healthy amount of USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and eSATA 6GB/s ports for greater performance and expandability options. They also added a small fan over the back I/O panel as part of their "TUF Thermal Armor" feature that will help cool and exhaust heat from ther motherboard out the back of the chassis. Let's move on to the rest of the Saberbooth X79's features where we will get our first out-of-the-box look at this motherboard.
Continue reading our review of the ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA2011 Motherboard!!
ASUS preps ThunderboltEX add-in card for Z77 and H77 motherboards
Subject: Motherboards, Displays | June 4, 2012 - 09:30 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: Z77, thunderboltex, thunderbolt, h77, computex, asus
Ever since we posted our series of videos with ASUS on the new Z77 chipset and the features ASUS was introducing on their P8Z77 lineup, we have had countless questions about the Thunderbolt header, the implementation and finally the required add-on card to enable it. Well thankfully at Computex this week ASUS is revealing the product that users of the P8Z77 motherboards will need to enable the Thunderbolt connection, the ASUS ThunderboltEX.
Even though we have already had some hands-on time with the new ASUS P8Z77-V Premium motherboard that integrates a Thunderbolt header on the board directly, the rest of the P8Z77-V line has a 9-pin header labeled "TB_header" that will allow users to purchase the ThunderboltEX card and enable the technology in their system. ASUS was the only company to really plan ahead for Thunderbolt technology across the entire series of Z77 motherboards and as such should enjoy the feature benefits of TB for some time.
The ThunderboltEX will plug into the bottom PCIe slot using up the x4 connection and will be required to use a header cable to connect to the TB_header shown above. This header serves a dual purpose - it allows the integrated graphics of the Ivy Bridge (and even discrete graphics) to pass through to the ThunderboltEX card and then out to either a Thunderbolt enabled display or a DisplayPort monitor in a daisy chain of devices. It also allows ASUS to make sure this card is ONLY used on their own lineup of motherboards - sorry, you won't be able to buy the ASUS ThunderboltEX and use it on your Gigabyte or MSI or even your non "TB_header" ASUS motherboard.
You will also have to install an included full-size DisplayPort cable from the output on the Z77 motherboard back panel to the full-size DP input on the ThunderboltEX itself. This allows the pass through of all the video data.
Once everything is configured, users will have a full speed 10 Gbps ready Thunderbolt connection to use with external storage, break out boxes and other accessories coming down the pipeline rapidly. ASUS claims this implementation will still support 6 daisy-chained devices with a seventh device as either a Thunderbolt or mini-DisplayPort monitor. Even better, hot plug support will still be enabled!
ASUS stands committed to the belief that motherboard design is not just about pure spec but ensuring a quality design and overall implementation. This is achieved through many means such as sensible layout, flexible I/O connectivity and robust control over parameters of operation. In addition foresight in design can play an important role. ASUS recently launched the world's first certified native Thunderbolt motherboard with the P8Z77-V Premium. While the Premium leads the industry in respect to connectivity and overall functionality it carries a flagship price for its premium feature set. ASUS had kept this in mind along with thinking about how to best support the advanced new interconnect that is Thunderbolt. With this in mind ASUS is proud to unveil its exclusive Thunderbolt upgrade solution for its line of Z77 and H77 motherboards. The ThunderboltEX card is the first add-on card on the market enabling an easy way to upgrade ASUS motherboards with the latest I/O. This is proof in having foresight in design as compatible boards had to have a special TB header in place to support this upgrade.
Currently, the ThunderboltEX is awaiting Thunderbolt device certification and ASUS will obviously announce when that occurs.
Obviously this implementation of Thunderbolt is not as elegant as the one you will find on the ASUS Premium Z77 motherboard or the MSI Z77A-GD80, but it does enable other ASUS Z77 motherboard users to add the feature to their systems without REQUIRING to the cost up front to everyone. It does remind me a little bit of the first days of ATI CrossFire but I think most of you would agree that this solution is better than forcing users to buy a $450 motherboard.
I don't have any information on pricing or availability but you can be sure as soon as our questions are answered by ASUS we will update this post!
If you are looking for more information on Thunderbolt devices and performance, check out our stream of posts on the subject and take a look at the Thunderbolt / ASUS video below!
ASUS Reveals Next Generation RT-AC66U Dual-Band Router
Subject: Shows and Expos | June 4, 2012 - 04:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, RT-AC66U, wifi, wireless router
If you are wondering why you should care about the new ASUS RT-AC66U dual band wireless router, perhaps the thought of a better than gigabit speed wireless connection might interest you. It isn't just about the speed, even though it can easily be set up to provide basic access to one machine you can actually have up to 8 SSIDs to allow you to set up multiple networks with separate privileges making this router great for small to medium sized businesses as well as home users. It has two USB ports and is perfectly capable of using a USB 3G dongle to allow shared connections over the cell network or you could plug in data you want to share as the router can also act as an FTP server. Check out the full press release below for even more information.
Fremont, CA (June 4, 2012) - the new ASUS RT-AC66U router integrates dual-band Gigabit wireless with fifth generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi technology, also known as 5G WiFi, which enables speeds up to three times faster than existing 802.11n devices. As one of the first routers to achieve this, it tops Gigabit wireless requirements with a combined 2.4GHz/5GHz bandwidth of 1.75Gbps. Coupled with exclusive ASUS AiRadar signal amplification and shaping technology, easy to use ASUSWRT setup software, multiple SSIDs, and IPv6 support the RT-AC66U is the perfect router for HD media streaming, large concurrent file transfers, and gaming. Impressive USB-based capabilities turn the RT-AC66U into a complete 3G, FTP, DLNA, and printer server device for genuine multi-role functionality in the home or at a small business.
Going beyond Gigabit Wi-Fi
The RT-AC66U is one of the world's first dual-band wireless routers to support the advanced 802.11ac wireless protocol, enabling 5GHz band operation up to 1.3Gbps. These new capabilities are made possible by the inclusion of Broadcom's powerful 5G WiFi chipset. 2.4GHz band capabilities work up to 450Mbps so the concurrent combined bandwidth of the RT-AC66U is 1.75Gbps. This unique router features sophisticated ASUS AiRadar technology to amplify signal strength and improve directionality to overcome environmental obstructions and increase data transfer rates. The inclusion of 5G WiFi makes the RT-AC66U one of the most future-proof routers on the market, ready for the next generation of high speed networks.
Extensive feature list enhances networking experiences
The RT-AC66U features easy and fast setup in just three steps with the ASUSWRT dashboard, while strict QoS (Quality of Service) standards help ensure improved bandwidth optimization and multitasking capabilities. Up to eight SSIDs are supported, so users can easily setup distinct networks with different access privileges and levels of security without having to compromise passwords. The RT-AC66U supports the new IPv6 standard for better packet transmission and addressing.
USB applications extend router versatility
With its twin USB ports, the RT-AC66U becomes a true multi-role device. Attaching a 3G dongle allows it to share 3G connections among several users on different devices. Full DLNA compatibility affords smooth connectivity with a variety of entertainment platforms, including game consoles, tablets, Blu-ray players, smart TVs, and set-top boxes. The RT-AC66U can also serve as a dedicated FTP server and/or printer server, letting users share resources for greater productivity while reducing costs as there is no need to buy standalone server hardware.
Full 802.11ac product lineup
In addition to the RT-AC66U router, ASUS is also releasing the PCE-AC66 and USB-AC53 client adapters, both capable of 802.11ac speeds. The dual-band PCE-AC66 offers a PCI Express client card for desktops with a 3 x 3 high-powered transmission antenna design. It offers transfer rates up to 1.3Gbps in 5GHz and 450Mbps in 2.4GHz operation modes. For easy USB upgrades to 802.11ac, the USB-AC53 compact dongle plugs into a USB port with a 2 x 2 design. In 5GHz operation the USB-AC53 offers transfer rates up to 867Mbps, while in 2.4GHz transfer speeds are up to 300Mbps, achieving a total throughput of around 1.3Gbps. The PCE-AC66 and USB-AC53 adapters are enabled by Broadcom's 5G WiFi chipsets and demonstrate ASUS technology leadership in bringing a full 802.11ac ecosystem to consumers.
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