Quote from: SCARed on February 13, 2017, 16:30:09
well, one of the reasons might be, that the notebook-manufacturers see only small advantages with eGPU. this solution also prolonges the lifetime for many devices, as even now an rather old i7 with Sandy Bridge is still fast enough for most programs and games. what limits the laptops are the GPU. so if they offer a rather easy solution to kind of upgrade the GPU, they will suffer in the long run, because people do not have to buy new hardware in form of complete notebooks as early as now.
but that is just my opinion, I cannot tell the real facts.
I understand that very well. I'm exactly in that situation you just described, almost 5 years old Sandy Bridge running well, but GPU is getting obsolete.
But if you are the company offering the best solution, you get the money before others can compete with you. Who knows what will be in another 5 years? I believe that eGPU would become widespread anyway, even if the manufacturers were against it, with the Thunderbolt ports and geeks tinkering with their DIY setups. And for those few people who really like to have the top machines no matter the cost, high-end series are still there.