Alright prepare for some bad ideas!
So Im gettin ready for college, obviously need a laptop, but I also want to be able to game on it. Given my VERY limited budget of a whopping $250 Im obviously going used. Im not looking for anything high powered, hell a 2nd gen i5 would be more than enough for me, and because of my budget I know any decent dedicated graphics is way out of the question. Now because Ill be transporting this laptop to and from school daily I dont want to worry about having to removing any plugs from inside it or have any wires just kinda dangling such as the mini pcie to external gpu dock plug a friend of mine using that I was considering to use for any laptop I get.
Long story short I saw you can use the express slot on a laptop to hook up a external gpu dock and Im in love with that idea. Problem is I cant find any laptops both on ebay or Newegg with a express card slot. I know express card is old and almost dead but certainly there are laptops for sale with it?
Any help finding one with an express card or of a different way of getting a laptop hooked up to an external gpu dock that isnt too clumsy (excluding thunderbolt obviously) would be greatly appreciated! Or if Im dreaming too big and need to be yeeted back down to earth.
Thank you!
So Im gettin ready for college, obviously need a laptop, but I also want to be able to game on it. Given my VERY limited budget of a whopping $250 Im obviously going used. Im not looking for anything high powered, hell a 2nd gen i5 would be more than enough for me, and because of my budget I know any decent dedicated graphics is way out of the question. Now because Ill be transporting this laptop to and from school daily I dont want to worry about having to removing any plugs from inside it or have any wires just kinda dangling such as the mini pcie to external gpu dock plug a friend of mine using that I was considering to use for any laptop I get.
Long story short I saw you can use the express slot on a laptop to hook up a external gpu dock and Im in love with that idea. Problem is I cant find any laptops both on ebay or Newegg with a express card slot. I know express card is old and almost dead but certainly there are laptops for sale with it?
Any help finding one with an express card or of a different way of getting a laptop hooked up to an external gpu dock that isnt too clumsy (excluding thunderbolt obviously) would be greatly appreciated! Or if Im dreaming too big and need to be yeeted back down to earth.
Thank you!