My desire to power up a laptop with an external graphics card began in 2015, when I set out on a quest to get back into PC gaming—a beloved pastime I’d neglected since childhood. But the only PC I had ...
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External graphics cards (eGPUs) have been around for quite some time, but they have never really managed to go mainstream.
It used to be that desktop computers reigned king in the world of powerful computing, and to some extent, they still do. But laptops are pretty powerful these days, and in our experience, a lot of ...
I enjoy playing PC games at reasonable resolutions and quality settings without setting my legs or desk on fire, which is why I typically don’t even think about a laptop’s gaming capabilities when I’m ...
The Akitio Node external GPU cabinet is here to give your Thunderbolt 3-equipped laptop a big boost. This affordable unit—basically, a big steel box with a 400-watt PSU and a fan in front—lets you ...
NVIDIA has done a pretty god job of demonstrating that low power netbooks and notebooks can actually be pretty effective machines for watching HD video and playing games if you add a decent graphics ...
I wish I were at CES, as I'm a big fan of free continental breakfasts and complimentary bathrobes. I'd love to cruise the showroom floor checking out gadgets in a fresh pair of Bellagio slippers. My ...
The Humbird 3, as it is known, claims to be the world's first eGPU dock with Thunderbolt 5 support. That's critical, because ...