

Elsa Technology has announced the future release of its alternative version of graphics adapter Nvidia GeForce GTX 670. As for speed characteristics, Transcend MTS400 is able to demonstrate up to 560 MB/sec Read speed on sequential operations and up to 160 MB/sec Write speed on analogous conditions. The first, MTS400 series, embraces four models of 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB capacity, whereas MTS 600 and MTS800 count five models: plus 512 GB model in addition to the junior four. They accommodate DDR3 cache with SATA III 6 Gb/sec interface. All three M.2 drives series are designed on MLC NAND flash memory chips. They feature M.2 2242, M.2 2260 and M.2 2280 form-factors correspondingly, that is to say they have different PCB length: 42, 60 and 80 mm respectively. Transcend is one of the first companies to introduce its own M.2 rendition, teasing new MTS lineup that involves three different series: MTS400, MTS600, and MTS800.


In the light of a violent proliferation of M.2 standard in mobile and desktop PCs, a number of manufacturers shifted their production into this segment. ASUS VivoPC X will be on sale in March 2017 at the price of $800. Inner components of the device are protected from overheating due to the heat pipe cooling system and plenty of vents. In addition, this novelty features 802.11ac Wi-Fi, the Gigabit Ethernet, two HDMI ports and a DisplayPort with the NVIDIA G-Sync technology support.

The 512 GB SSD is used for data storage, and the connectivity possibilities are provided by four USB 3.1 and two USB 2.0 ports. ASUS VivoPC X is equipped with a Kaby Lake Intel Core i5 CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card and 8 GB of RAM memory. At the same time, it’s worth admitting, that the hardware is intended rather for beginners than for old hands at the game. The VivoPC X desktop computer by ASUS is not bigger than an Xbox One and weighs approximately 2.3 kg only, however, it’s a fully-featured PC, operated by Windows 10 and supporting VR. NUSB3 ROOT_HUB30 drivers for Windows, Windows Server 2003 64-bit, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2.
