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[mywittyname]

SpaceMouse works just fine on laptops, it's just kind of pointless when your software is pushing 15fps because of the shitty graphics card. You can't get Quattro cards on laptops, as far as I know. So anyone using CAD software regularly is stuck using desktops.

[vel0city → mywittyname]

You can get the latest A5000 GPU's on the pro-grade workstation laptops.

You could Quadro cards on laptops for a long time. They're just the super thick stupid expensive models usually.

[robotnikman → mywittyname]

I think Lenovo offers Quattro cards on laptops, but IIRC they much more expensive than a desktop workstation

[nextaccountic → mywittyname]

You can use an external GPU on a laptop though.

[tstrimple → nextaccountic]

Lots of asterisks belong here. There are still a ton of compatibility issues, but when it works it can be a great option.