Will ATI ever release their external video card?

Question

Last year at an electronics convention ATI announced that they would be releasing a USB-capable, high end graphics card catering specifically to gamers with laptops. Was this just a pipe dream or are they actually following through with it? Does anyone know about this?

http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/28/ati-to-release-power-hungry-external-video-card/

Answer 1

What a WILD idea! USB 2.0 is too SLOW for 3D graphics acceleration. Here's comparable bandwidth in Gbits/sec:
USB 2.0= 0.48
Firewire 400= 0.392
Firewire 3200= 3.15
PCI= 1.066
x1 PCIe= 2
8x AGP= 17.07
x16 PCIe= 32

Current external interfaces will just BOTTLENECK ANY GPU! It will NOT take off. Reviewers will just SHOOT it down.

Answer 2

i will provide you an answer from somebody who has owned the two enjoying cards, in case you're working homestead windows vista and a huge visual reveal unit i recommend you pass with an nvidia card, reasons being in vista ATI is slugish to replace their drivers and you will no longer have the skill to run an the two card at there max with each and all the best settings on and utilising severe determination. ATI drivers simpley can not look after it, reveal flickering and risky gadget could be the consequence, i desperate to take the plung with ATI after being an nvidia lover, although the fee is slighty extra for an identical nivida card, yet its well worth it! one situation you're particular of with nvidia is stable drivers, additionally a extra effective clock speed. the 3650pro will meet your speed standards yet forget approximately utilising severe settings, stay with nvidia, you have gotten regrets at the same time with your ATI. i'm at present utilising the 2400 professional sonic 1GB verison, on 20" Samsung SM 205BW, at 1680 x 1050, so as to maintaine this determination I might desire to diminish the frequency for this reason... the cardboard slows down the image to look after that determination, actual same situation with 3650 on larger video reveal contraptions. My previous 6800GT dealt with this determination like a dream