Questions about the Razer Blade Stealth?

Hi there guys, just thought I could ask a few experts here about this laptop?
I'm actually quite new with regards to this laptop <-> graphics core thingy.

I assume the graphics core will boost the graphics needs of gaming that we play on the laptop?
From what I understand, the graphics core will only use the 'thunderbolt' connection?
(In this case, via the USB-C)

So here comes my questions;
1st - 1 graphics core is only meant for 1 laptop?
Can I use 1 graphics core for 2 laptops?

2nd - Does this mean that you can only use the graphics core only when you have the thunderbolt connection?

3rd - Assume-ably, can I safely say that those with usb-c laptops have the ability to use the graphics core?
Does this mean that I don't really need to get the razer blade stealth?
I mean, I can just get say the macbook 12 inch and plug that into the graphics core and it'll work the same way?

4th - Since the macbook 12 inch also uses the usb-c to charge, can I use the macbook 12 inch charger to charge the razer blade or vice versa? (The razer blade charger to charge the macbook 12 inch charger)

 

Don't feel bad. Everyone is new to it.

Correct.

Correct.

If you're asking if you can use this one Razer Core eGPU (external GPU) on two laptops at one time, the answer is no.
If you're asking if you can use this one Razer Core eGPU and connect it to different laptops that support the requirements***, then the answer is yes.

*** - "support the requirements" is an important phrase. More on that later.

Correct. At a minimum, the laptop must have a Thunderbolt-3 connection (over USB Type C). This essentially means you'll need an Intel Skylake generation laptop (CPU is Intel Core i5/i7 6xxx series) that has Thunderbolt 3.

No, USB Type C isn't enough. USB Type C is just a connector plug shape, just like USB, mini-USB, and micro USB are all just plug shapes. The laptop must actually support Thunderbolt 3, and also support the requirements to use an eGPU.

This is where it gets tricky, and where " support the requirements" becomes important.

The dream is that a Thunderbolt 3 eGPU like the Razer Core could be used on any laptop that has a Thunderbolt 3 controller. However it's not that simple. The part where it becomes complicated is that the laptop manufacturer needs to update the laptop BIOS to support eGPUs; and the GPU vendors also need to release drivers that support eGPUs. I wouldn't worry too much about the "drivers" part, because both nVidia and AMD are pretty good about driver updates. It's the BIOS support that becomes tricky.

To date, the only laptop models that are confirmed to support the Razer Core are Razer's own laptops (Razer Blade and Razer Blade Stealth). Other laptops probably will eventually get BIOS updates to support eGPUs. However, nobody knows IF or WHEN that will happen for a specific laptop model. For example, someone like Dell PROBABLY will update their popular XPS 13 & XPS 15 laptops to support eGPUs. But nobody can guarantee that will happen, and whether it will happen sooner, later, or if ever.

Apple is a tricky situation. Because in general, they tend to create products & product updates only for equipment within their own Apple ecosystem. My guess is that it is pretty unlikely that Apple will create a BIOS update for a non-Apple product in the Windows ecosystem like a Razer Core.

So. The Razer Core will not work with a MacBook 12 today; and it probably will never work with a MacBook 12, because Apple will probably never update the BIOS to support it.

Maybe, maybe not.

The dream is that USB Type-C charging becomes universal, where any charger can charge any device. In reality, that doesn't quite work today. Each laptop and laptop charger has its own requirements / limitations on power draw and power output. So the only guaranteed working charger for a laptop is the one provided by the laptop manufacturer.

There is some limited success in using chargers on different brands of laptops. But that is really on a case-by-case basis. The only resource I found on this that did actual testing is this article below. Note that specifically, the MacBook 12 charger does not charge the Razer Blade Stealth. But other chargers from other manufacturers do. Again, case-by-case basis, without any kind of blanket universal rule.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3017...-every-device-we-have-to-chase-the-dream.html