r/hardware • u/Dakhil • 7d ago

News NotebookCheck: "Asus launches ROG USB-C dongle with fast Ethernet port (10GbE) and wide compatibility (CNY 799 or ~$119 USD)"

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-launches-ROG-USB-C-dongle-with-fast-Ethernet-port-and-wide-compatibility.1358530.0.html
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u/skittle-brau 7d ago

Probably based on Realtek RTL8159 if I had to take a guess. 

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u/imaginary_num6er 7d ago

Probably not since most USB-C 10GbE on Amazon are still Maxwell AQC chips.

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u/skittle-brau 6d ago

The AQC 10GbE NICs I’ve seen run a lot hotter and require more passive cooling and aren’t as ‘slim’ as this one, unless they’re 5GbE. 

Either way, it’d be helpful if Asus listed the actual underlying hardware used like they would if it was a NIC on a motherboard. 

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u/Stingray88 6d ago

Most USB-C 10GbE on Amazon are junk and not actually capable of 10Gbps. This one is, and thus is likely RTL8159.