Comment on Review: Framework Laptop finally gets an AMD Ryzen config—and it’s pretty good

• v81@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  By your logic then why aren’t you just suggesting that pack and bring a desktop PC everywhere?

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• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So someone needs the extra gpu power from a dGPU in a handy form factor like laptop and you suggest an external gpu for… what benefit? I don’t get it.

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  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you think moving around a laptop + gpu dock is more cumbersome than moving a desktop around then good on you

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    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you think moving around a laptop + gpu dock is more cumbersome than moving a desktop around then good on you

      We were talking about why someone would get a laptop with a dGPU…

      Compared to laptops with a built in dGPU then the benefits are lifespan, power, affordability

      I’m getting the opposite results for power and affordability when looking at articles. Though for power it’s just same as dGPU vs eGPU which probably wouldn’t be the case, you could get a proper desktop GPU but that would also use more energy, so not ideal. Also the solutions seem pretty costly.

      But the point is that there’s definitely a good reason to have a laptop with a dedicated GPU. You want graphics power but you also want it in a laptop form factor for moving it around. Say you’ll need it for school so you’ll be moving it around five days of the week. eGPU might work if someone really doesn’t want a dGPU and needs the GPU power, but it doesn’t seem like the handiest solution. You might not want to deal with carrying more stuff and having to set it up almost daily. Just getting a dGPU would be much simpler.

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      • FuzzChef@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        What do you need a dedicated GPU in school for?

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      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        It has more power due to heating constraints

        And being able to replace/upgrade the desktop gpu in your egpu gives it a longer life

        I assume you would use a computer bag regardless

        And you shouldn’t need that power every time you take out your laptop

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    • iopq@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Just the eGPU dock will cost you like $300

      At that point, might as well get the Framework 16 with the 7700S for $400 more, since it’s a slightly downclocked 7600XT which is already selling for $270 so it’s a $130 markup compared to buying an expensive eGPU dock first

      both are upgradable

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      • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You’re replacing not upgrading

        Also if a new laptop is only $400 more than the graphics card in it then it’s not one you want

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