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Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro by WildUtah on Monday January 02, 2017 @08:27PM (#13305924)
For power on the go, I have a Razer Blade with a 1060 in it.

There are now alternatives for those that need power on the go.[0] Well, for number crunching power on the go, anyway. Won't help for gaming and 3D modeling.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12610804

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Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro by ghostly_s on Monday January 02, 2017 @09:11PM (#13306123)
> Won't help for gaming and 3D modeling.

So, entirely irrelevant to the situation described by the parent poster?

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Re:Cheap and Painless eGPU Thrills on a 2013 MacBook Pro by garrettgrimsley on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @02:12AM (#13307334)
No, because the parent poster also mentioned deep learning, which is number crunching.
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