Asus ROG XG Mobile Gaming External Graphic Dock (GeForce RTX 4090) $2999 from JB Hi-Fi. Worth It?

Lmacos on 30/12/2023 - 09:07
Last edited 30/12/2023 - 10:45 by 2 other users

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Just sharing this price from JB Hi-Fi while I am looking for graphic card. I don't know how long they last. Please let me know if they are worth it, or better off getting a desktop version?

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  • Ozvalue on 30/12/2023 - 09:10
    +1

    OOS

  • Youbidmetoit on 30/12/2023 - 09:11

    Also potentially 16GB of RAM instead of usual 24GB
    https://www.mwave.com.au/product/asus-rog-xg-mobile-2023-ext…

    • FireRunner on 30/12/2023 - 10:13

      It's the mobile/laptop 4090 so would be 16GB

  • eggaz on 30/12/2023 - 09:15
    +9

    Not sure how I feel about the $2999 for a proprietary external mobile GPU.

    • quikstix on 30/12/2023 - 09:16
      +3

      It makes me feel icky that’s how it makes me feel

      • serpserpserp on 30/12/2023 - 11:16

        It also makes me feel a little bit tense, then a bit teary, then back to feeling pensive.

  • Kazusa on 30/12/2023 - 09:17
    +6

    This is not the desktop 4090, it’s the laptop one which is significantly slower and performs like a 4070 ti

  • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 30/12/2023 - 09:30
    +8

    Please let me know if they are worth it

    You posted it, dude. You tell us.

    The worst type of posts.

  • Raj09 on 30/12/2023 - 09:33
    +2

    That's not worth. Might as well get a gaming laptop

  • daemon on 30/12/2023 - 09:44
    +3

    Don't forget $10 off with perks

    • congo on 30/12/2023 - 09:55
      -1

      not going to make much of a difference :)

  • thesmartone1125 on 30/12/2023 - 09:49

    4090 Gaming PC > 4090 Gaming Laptop > ROG Ally + 4090 XG Mobile

  • kaikor on 30/12/2023 - 10:03

    Wonder what kind of ppl will trash their $3k on this thing?

    • Raj09 on 30/12/2023 - 10:11

      Yep. At this price might as well get a desktop or a gaming laptop. Hell for less than half you get a light pc and games pass

      • serpserpserp on 30/12/2023 - 11:17

        You'd get a sweet gaming laptop these days for 3k

    • FireRunner on 30/12/2023 - 11:58
      +1

      I'm struggling to think of a use case as well.
      If you wanted performance and portability then you could get a high end gaming laptop.
      But to be fair, an RTX 4090 laptop will usually cost more than $4100 ($3000 eGPU + $1100 ROG Ally), the exception being the HP Omen 17
      This might have made more sense if Asus released some midrange XG Mobiles which were more affordable (or was an eGPU enclosure that allowed you to install your own desktop GPU)

    • darxtorm on 30/12/2023 - 16:44

      I'd think the use case would be people with an existing laptop that they like, potentially something tiny that they want to supercharge without replacing?

      edit: i just saw the connector… so that narrows down the use cases to people with existing ASUS ROG Flow and Ally platforms

  • ihfree on 30/12/2023 - 10:12

    Please let me know if they are worth it, or better off geting a desktop version?

    Do you have a desktop?

  • Nom on 30/12/2023 - 11:28

    Plugging these into a laptop is bonkers, you can buy a faster graphics card in an entire gaming PC for less - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/822657

  • neo on 30/12/2023 - 12:23

    Genuine question; what is that connector and how do you connect it to a laptop?

    • FireRunner on 30/12/2023 - 13:03
      +2

      It's a proprietary Asus connector. I believe only the ROG Flow and Ally have the port

  • darxtorm on 30/12/2023 - 16:52

    looks like the thing doesn't have a traditional PCIe interface anyways, so you'd be plum out of luck unless you are an electronics wizard, or you have an existing ROG Flow or ROG Ally to plug it into…

    here's a teardown video for you to enjoy/lament: https://youtu.be/Lr1B1E1FeP4?si=F_YznnETxdM7GBqT&t=413

  • lew380 on 31/12/2023 - 23:20

    Not worth it, price to performance is terrible. But if you have the money, and this would boost your mobile gaming, it might be the right product for you, a bit niche

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