Laptops and video cards, how can I make a laptop last longer?

[Mysteryman2000]

So I was thinking the other day about getting a laptop, and one thing that came to mind was the video card being a problem when newer video cards come out. Would it be possible to make a custom bottom for the laptop and attach the video cards that way, so that the size or shape of the video cards being put in doesn't matter?

 

[rkj_rox]

no bro thats not possible till now
vedio cards can only run on pci slots connected to motherboards by pin and you just cant do that connecting a usb by making a custom bottom
its a great innovation though hope to see it in future

 

[Mysteryman2000]

They don't have any sort of cord that can connect to the pins than connect to the video card?

 

[boosted1g]

Laptop and upgradeability don't mix. You can upgrade memory, hard drive and wifi card and that is about it.

Some laptops allow a cpu and gpu upgrade, but you are very limited to what "upgrades" where factory options. If you get a laptop with an i5 and say a 960 gpu and there is a higher end version of your model with an i7 and a 980 gpu then you can likely upgrade to that, but there will be absolutely no way to upgrade to say a 1180 gpu in 2-3 years.

 

[Mysteryman2000]

Alright, I hope one day laptops can be just as upgradable as a desktop. I expect at that point the laptop business will boom like crazy.