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The problem isn't the dock, it's the lack of "Thunderbolt aware" graphics cards.
The problem isn't the dock, it's the lack of "Thunderbolt aware" graphics cards.
Seems optimus can be convinced to work with a DIY eGPU.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/e-g...851-diy-egpu-experiences-123.html#post6542661
To feed back the video signal to the internal monitor.
Obviously limited to the GPUs that Nvidia supports for Optimus on both ends. Usually some Intel + some Nvidia external. Yet AMD has effectively the same thing in drivers so it should work there too.
The testing that have been done until now have all been on a thunderbolt to pci card adapter right? Wouldn't that limit the speed to the pci card? the max eGPU 3dmark 11 scores i have seen hovers around the 6000 mark, and that is with pci card. i Wonder how much a thunderbolt gpu could push it?
Simple, because, just like the 17" MBP's, it would be used by a very small minority of clients. Why invest millions in R&D, setting up production, advertising and such for a few thousand sales a year? The return on investment for Apple just isn't there.i dont understand **** about this thunderbolt external gpu thingy. Everybody has their own opinion on how fast it will be, but how can anybody know when there hasnt been any benchmarks whatsoever ???? why cant apple make an eGPU dock, for gods sake it would sell like grass.. goodnight pepps
Simple, because, just like the 17" MBP's, it would be used by a very small minority of clients. Why invest millions in R&D, setting up production, advertising and such for a few thousand sales a year? The return on investment for Apple just isn't there.
With the right advertising i forsee this to be very succesful. Apple could call it something along the lines of Gamebox or whatever, im sure it will sell. Problem is, normal non geeky people dont know that a "box" that could increase graphical performance by 10000% is possible...
My point still holds in my opinion. 99% of geeks will tell you if you want to be gaming, a laptop isn't the right platform, a mac laptop is worst'
People dont know what they need, its just the like ipad man.
With the right advertising i forsee this to be very succesful. Apple could call it something along the lines of Gamebox or whatever, im sure it will sell. Problem is, normal non geeky people dont know that a "box" that could increase graphical performance by 10000% is possible...
Simple, because, just like the 17" MBP's, it would be used by a very small minority of clients. Why invest millions in R&D, setting up production, advertising and such for a few thousand sales a year? The return on investment for Apple just isn't there.
No market for an external gpu?