Braegnok Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) Vary sweet to have desktop graphics on your laptop,.. the connector is apparently some combination of USB and PCIe,.. would be great if you could Mod this port into any old Laptop to run GTX980 while at home,.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9osKr5mq67k Edited October 29, 2014 by Braegnok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gebraset Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 We posted a news article about it yesterday. Personally, I think it's a bit ridiculous. Spend the money on an Alienware laptop, then spend $299 on this unit, and then spend money on a GPU that performs faster than the one in the Alienware laptop? What's the point, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 People have been doing this for a couple of years now, but Alienware is probably making sure the "Amplifier" is configured to only work with their Alienware laptops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted October 29, 2014 Posted October 29, 2014 yeah this tech been around for a while. I've seen thunderbolt and usb 3.0 versions of it. Now dell finally decided that they can sell the idea to the masses lol. Honestly using a thunderbolt port is enough vs some secret "pcie/usb" port. Also that laptop in the demo has a 860M in it! thats enough for mostly any game at 1080p. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 Spend $1000 for a gaming laptop and then spend another $1000 to upgrade the graphics, don't make much sense to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 People have been doing this for a couple of years now, but Alienware is probably making sure the "Amplifier" is configured to only work with their Alienware laptops.It's a proprietary interconnect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) This is retarded lol, you could just build a miniITX gaming machine the same size or close enough to it and then a cheaper/laptop and tablet for that specific purpose (especially considering that laptop is guaranteed to be over $1000) Edited October 30, 2014 by IVIYTH0S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted October 30, 2014 Posted October 30, 2014 ViDock makes is where you can buy ones that aren't proprietory: http://www.villageinstruments.com/tiki-index.php?page=Store However, they're very expensive. You can build your own DIY version for maybe $45 or less, as long as you don't have to buy another PSU. If anyone's interested, I can try to make a guide on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braegnok Posted October 31, 2014 Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Building your own DIY version would be a cool workshop project for the kids at my local community center. I found a nice guide,.. DIY eGPU Guide: http://forum.notebookreview.com/e-gpu-external-graphics-discussion/418851-diy-egpu-experiences.html Edited November 3, 2014 by Braegnok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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