Asus

ASUSTeK, or more commonly ASUS, is a Taiwanese computer hardware and electronics company. It was founded in Taipei in 1989 by T.H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh, and M.T. Liao.

ASUS is the world's fifth-largest PC vendor by 2013 unit sales (after Lenovo, HP, Dell and Acer).

 Name 
The name ASUS originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.

Products
ASUS' products include laptops, tablet computers, desktop computers, mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, computer monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, optical disc drives, computer networking devices, computer cases, computer components and computer cooling systems.

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ASUS ROG)
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ASUS ROG) is a brand used by ASUS since 2006, encompassing a range of computer hardware, personal computers, peripherals, and accessories oriented primarily toward PC gaming. The line includes both desktops and high-spec laptops.

 Controversies 
In September 2008, PC Pro discovered through a reader that ASUS had accidentally shipped laptops that contained cracked and unlicensed software.

In February 2014, a security vulnerability in the AiCloud functions on a number of ASUS routers.

In March 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed a supply chain attack that affected the ASUS Live.

In May 2024, hardware reviewer Gamers Nexus sent a ROG Ally in for warranty repair due to a faulty thumbstick. ASUS denied the warranty repair. A few days later ASUS made the repair under pressure from Gamers Nexus, ASUS also apologised for the poor service.

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