My Portable Heater

This new eGPU barely works in Linux, gets quite hot, and is based on tech gamers already rejected. So why am I so excited about it?It’s hot. It’s kind of heavy. And on my computing weapon of choice, it’s hard to set up.But honestly, I love that it exists.Recently I’ve been taking a look at an eGPU, the Gigabyte Aorus RTX 5060 Ti AI Box, which is essentially a desktop GPU in a relatively small case. I’ve always been really curious about eGPUs, in part because they presumably offer the best of all worlds in many situations. Your laptop stays home with you, but when you want something beastly, you plug an eGPU into your setup, and boom—good graphics.What makes the AI Box interesting is that it is technically small enough to fit in your laptop bag, while still giving your presumably older laptop a leg up. (As it supports Thunderbolt 5, it also will eventually run faster whenever you get to upgrading the thing.)Not sure many folks know about this yet, so in case you don’t, here’s your…