De mannen van GamePC hebben een review geschreven over de Asus iPanel. De iPanel is een handig geval wat past in een standaard 5.25" bay en allerhande informatie geeft over de status van je PC. Zo kan de iPanel bijvoorbeeld de frequentie van je CPU en geheugen laten weergeven of ook handig voor de overclockers onder ons: de temperatuur van verschillende overdelen waaronder de CPU. Verder zijn er nog een paar USB poorten aanwezig en vier hotkeys. Er is voorlopig nog één nadeel aan de iPanel: hij is alleen bruikbaar met een Asus CUSL2 moederbord, maar de verwachting is dat toekomstige plankjes van Asus ook ondersteuning gaan bieden voor de iPanel:
The iPanel is a small device that rests in a standard 5.25" bay and connects to Asus motherboards with an appropriate connector (currently ONLY the CUSL2 series has this connector). We assume Asus will add this connector to most future motherboards. The back of the iPanel opens to conceal the ribbon cable's connectors. There is also a connection for the two USB ports that are mounted on the front of the iPanel. While the CUSL2 comes with an extra 3 USB ports that can be connected to the motherboard and mounted to an empty slot in back, the standard package leaves the USB connector near the iPanel connector available.
[...] Asus will also be releasing the iPanel deluxe soon. This will include a front mounted serial port, IR interface and audio connectors. Although, I believe the audio connectors will only work with the on-board audio of the i815E board.
The iPanel serves as a great troubleshooting aid, and many overclockers will enjoy its features. It reports back clock, temperature and fan information at a touch of a button, as well as giving users easy access to a pair of front mounted USB connectors. When tweaking a computer, the iPanel will also report status straight from the BIOS in the case of a system halt. One minor flaw of the iPanel is the refresh rate of the displayed readings is a little slow, about one update per minute or so. If you are a CUSL2 owner and have an extra 5.25" bay to spare, the iPanel would make a fine addition to any overclocker's system.