Fri Jul 13, 2018 12:54 am
Personally, I'm interested. Here's why...
I've been researching the fast-developing eGPU world, because I ONLY want a laptop, but I want to be able to crunch serious data when I need to.
First off, I should say I am (like most here) DEFINITELY a "power user". I use Resolve Studio, I'm coloring 4K files, with noise reduction, as well as RAW 1080p files. I also use Photoshop and After Effects a ton, and FCPX for its crazy fast transcoding abilities.
But I only want a laptop, because I bring my computer to work every day, plop it on my edit desk, next to my edit workstation. When I come home, I want to plug it into my 4K monitor and use it as a desktop (I've done the whole "have both a desktop and a laptop" thing, and it drives me crazy having to keep everything synced, media, project files, render files, etc. etc. etc.) I want to plug and play immediately.
So, an eGPU is the perfect solution. I come home, plug my one cable in that leads to the eGPU (which in turn leads to the monitor), and now I have a beastly rendering/playback station straight out of my laptop.
So, that said, how is this as an eGPU? I'll say this... it's $200 bucks more than an Aorus Gaming Box, which is the most popular eGPU currently. The Aorus is a small form-factor case with an RX580 inside(or 1080 Ti if you want, but no native Mac control). People like the Aorus, but it's still kind of big-ish, and NOISY. So the new Blackmagic one is much smaller, and supposed to be much quieter (we'll see). But it's obviously also been tested with Resolve, and with MacOS Mojave. So, it's in the ballpark price wise, and has some supposed benefits that may be worth that $200...
Now, compared to the Razer Core X + a RX580, the Blackmagic is WAY smaller, around the same price... but you can't swap out cards, so it's not as future proof. But the Razer Core X is MASSIVE, so...
Anyway, as an educated eGPU buyer, I'd say this is an interesting offering.