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9th February 2010, 16:46 | #11 |
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| that's great if your laptop has a dock connector, if it doesn't have one, you'll still need to connect everything between the dock and the laptop. |
9th February 2010, 16:55 | #12 | |
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9th February 2010, 17:35 | #13 | |
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I tried switching to a laptop a few years ago, never again. It was a waste of money for a gaming laptop that quickly couldn't play games at native resolutions, and still required a separate keyboard/mouse for comfortable use. It could not be upgraded because the chipset did not support Core Duo or Core 2 Duo processors, and the space/cooling constraints meant the GPU could not be upgraded either. Laptops also have shorter lifespans, already replaced the mainboard, GPU, and CDROM drive during the warranty period, despite buying a laptop cooler for the thing and keeping the fans clean. (As opposed to my first self-built desktop, the motherboard, GPU, and RAM all still work perfectly despite being 7 years old) As the question of why was specifically directed at desktop users... I don't do professional rendering or anything or that nature, but I well and do "max out" a 4.3Ghz Core i7 920. 6GB of RAM is no longer enough, I actually can run out if I don't close down programs while running F@H. I'm not totally unique... I'm seeing several users already asking if their Core i7 laptops are fast enough to run Bigadv work units in the Stanford forums... | |
9th February 2010, 18:26 | #14 | |
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anyway; you bring up several points which can be addressed while remaining in the price constraints of being "cheaper than the cheapest car" the only downside might be upgrade limits of the CPU and max memory support of the chipset; with external GPU, that upgrade path is open, with eSATA, storage / DVD etc is no issue;
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9th February 2010, 19:59 | #15 |
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| Theoretically yes, if one bought a laptop that could accept external GPU's with a full speed port and was willing to buy all the rest. Only thing you couldn't upgrade would be the motherboard, which tend to offer about 1-2 years of CPU upgrades before new sockets/CPUs come along that aren't compatible. I'd rather build a SFF desktop rather than a desk full of stuff if given a choice. The only laptop I would buy would be a ~10 hour netbook, or a CULV laptop with integrated graphics that's close, that offers a decent keyboard. |
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