Asking for Laptop Recommendation – Offline GPU (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by Werewolf@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I want to buy a laptop for a few purposes, not my main laptop:

Use it to run !localllama@sh.itjust.works stuff and Stable Diffusion
Use it for games downloaded from repack sites
I would like to pull out the WiFi card. I have offline computers and online computers
I would probably dual-boot Windows and Linux, or else have it boot Windows and use a live USB when I want Linux

Thank you all.

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[-] Toes@ani.social 3 points 3 months ago

Whatever laptop you do choose, make sure it has a fully featured USBC port. So you have the option to use an eGPU.

[-] pixely@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

That’s a ThunderBolt port :)

[-] Toes@ani.social 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thanks to the people responsible for the USB standards, this is a popular misconception.

For example there can be PCIe Tunneling support in USB.

[-] pixely@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the correction. I was definitely out of date, what I said was only true during the USB 3 era.

So this is an optional part of the USB 4 spec, but from what I can tell this is required for PCs shipping with Windows 11 and USB 4 ports. Yes, this seems like more manufactured confusion courtesy of USB IF.

[-] Toes@ani.social 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah the standards are a real mess. Even the cables can't be trusted.

I hope when they do USB 5 all features are mandatory and all the cables are forced to qualify.

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