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We were talking about why someone would get a laptop with a dGPU...
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.
What do you need a dedicated GPU in school for?
CAD stuff, GIS with fuckhuge aerial imagining stuff so far for just me personally, I'm sure other fields have ton of other stuff.
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
You might not need full on desktop power though and since carrying a laptop might already be a pain you don't want to carry anything other than what's strictly necessary. Not to mention setting up the thing on your desk, some might not want to do that.
I'll give you that there's benefits to an eGPU but it's pretty situation dependant and what you value that decides which one you should go for. In any case you probably understand now why someone might want a dGPU though, even if you yourself would go for an eGPU.