external graphic card and display

[Liam Proven]

On 10 August 2010 12:36, xPol <xtekhne at gmail.com> wrote:
> Tyler J. Wagner wrote:
>
>
>> That's not how they work. An external display still must be fed from your
>> video device.
>>
>
> i see. Maybe a solution could be to buy a sort of 'dumb terminal' and
> connecting it to my laptop through an ethernet netowork?

Not worth it. It won't unburden your laptop to any significant degree.

>> What do you mean by "ease my laptop work"? No change of the type you
>> propose will have a noticeable impact on workload or performance, except
>> in the case of installing a more powerful video device.
>>
>
> I work with my laptop all the day long. The box stays very hot all the time
> and i believe that part of the heating is caused by the graphic card.

It probably is but external displays won't help - the internal chip
will still be active.

Put the laptop on a proper stand with an external display and keyboard
and mouse. The improved ventilation will help it more. Something like
this, which leaves the underside clear and unobstructed:

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/elevator


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