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minus-square@reallynotnick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•9 months agoMXM GPUs never really caught on, and nobody builds their own laptop, it’s just not a thing like it is with desktops. Best option if you want upgradable graphics would be an external Thunderbolt dock, but even then there are plenty of caveats there.
minus-square@bleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoI looked into them, too. But at the time I wasn’t sure enough this would actually work well. If I’m buying a graphics card for , I don’t want 30% of the juice going down the drain because it’s external.
MXM GPUs never really caught on, and nobody builds their own laptop, it’s just not a thing like it is with desktops.
Best option if you want upgradable graphics would be an external Thunderbolt dock, but even then there are plenty of caveats there.
I looked into them, too. But at the time I wasn’t sure enough this would actually work well. If I’m buying a graphics card for , I don’t want 30% of the juice going down the drain because it’s external.