Not physically possible to add RAM to a Docking Station, external GPU's haven't really been successful, just from an engineering perspective this type of Docking Station could rival the cost of a dedicated desktop.Hi all,
I was wondering, is it possible that Microsoft will create, one day, a docking station for the Surface pro that contains more RAM, a better graphic card..etc .
Is it physically possible ?
If yes, why don't they do it ?
Sounds like you are describing a desktop.
But all of the hardware is on the phablet, the Dock is I/O not additional Compute Power.It seems that Samsung is doing it...
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-patents-dual-os-phablet-laptop-dock-combo-25385164/
Not physically possible to add RAM to a Docking Station, external GPU's haven't really been successful, just from an engineering perspective this type of Docking Station could rival the cost of a dedicated desktop.
The question was about the current generation..... also you would need a native Bus to the docking station and the system would need to support hot swappable RAM....I disagree, of course it is possible to add RAM to a Docking Station...And external GPU exist and are quite popular as well in certain sectors.
What is naturally a limiting factor is that the bus and the connection to the CPU on the current Surface Pro is not good enough to do that. So in that context I agree, but in principle it is possible if the architecture changes of the device.
I would actually really like that. I don't want to have a normal desktop computer and replicate my applications and settings. But I can do with more power when back at base...
The question was about the current generation..... also you would need a native Bus to the docking station and the system would need to support hot swappable RAM....
Surely it would be easier just to have the ram already on the surface and an external gpu in the dock.
Either way though, the way i see it is that if you need that much more power when docked, might as just well have a desktop machine that will really do the work you need that power for. I just see it as having bought the wrong tool for what you need.