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    Core with other laptops?

    Discussion in 'Razer' started by JDawggS316, Apr 10, 2016.

  1. JDawggS316

    JDawggS316 Notebook Consultant

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    Can the Razer Core work with any other laptop (i.e. Dell, MSI) as long as the laptop has a thunderbolt 3 port?

    Thanks!
     
    JDawggS316, Apr 10, 2016
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    That is the one question that everyone wants answered, but nobody has a definitive answer for quite yet.

    Yes (in theory), the Razer Core should work with Thunderbolt 3 laptops, as long the laptop BIOS supports it. But we currently don't know what laptops will get updated BIOSes to support this, so we can't guarantee that the Razer Core will work at this time with non-Razer laptops.
     
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    mindinversion Notebook Evangelist

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    There's a lot of talk about intel's new NUC being very possibly [and desiarably] compatible. It's not a laptop, but pair it with the core and you have one HECK of a portable desktop solution....
     
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    I think that the new Intel Skulltrail NUC will support eGPUs simply because it's an easy feature to implement (essentially just enabling that capability in BIOS). It's not really a practical solution. Because a "portable" NUC requires you to carry a monitor, keyboard, mouse, metal box (NUC + eGPU), and be near AC power outlets.

    If you're going to go through all that trouble, you might as well just carry a mini-ITX system (a slightly-larger metal box) instead. That lets you use full desktop components, with all of the benefits that come along with it; such as full-speed desktop parts, large selection of components, option to fully customize build, future upgradeability, etc.
     
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    "Slightly larger" You could stack 4-5 Intel NUC to the size of a standard 800w PSU. Most M-ITX cases aren't much smaller than mid tower ATX [at least if you want Dedicated GPU], and at least for now you can't shrink it by using something llike the Core. . because no M-ITX board presently has thunderbolt 3.

    If I'm totally honest, though, I'm just in love with the idea of being able to keep my computer on my desk, and STILL HAVE ROOM left over.
     
    mindinversion, Apr 30, 2016
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