ASUS kills USB 3.0-laden P6X58 motherboard for reasons unknown

July 30th, 2009 | Category: Gadget Corner

Such a shame, no? As has become all too common in the uncertain world known as ASUS’ R&D lab, it looks as whether yet another promising product has been canned before it ever had a chance to truly live. After the aforementioned company’s P6X58 Premium motherboard set the world ablaze just by a week ago, primarily due to the USB 3.0 sockets shown there on the left, the mainboard has reportedly been canceled for reasons unknown. According to a report by at The Inquirer, an ASUS spokesperson claimed that the mobo had been shelved “not for any particularly interesting reasons,” leaving us to wonder when

we’ll ever see a motherboard equipped with that so-called SuperSpeed magic. Our true emotions are captured nicely in the video just past the break.

[Via HotHardware]

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