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

  • Use it to run [email protected] 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.

  • Toes♀English
    3•1 month ago

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

    • @pixelyEnglish
      2•1 month ago

      That’s a ThunderBolt port :)

      • Toes♀English
        3•1 month 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.

        • @pixelyEnglish
          2•1 month 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 I was definitely out of date, what I said was only true during the USB 3 era.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♀English
            2•1 month 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.