Realistically you will need a Thunderbolt port and a compatible eGPU enclosure that would work with your laptops thunderbolt revision (1, 2 ,3 ).
Anything else like using the wi-fi mini PCI-e slot is generally not going to work out. Lots of laptop BIOS have a whitelist and I doubt you be able to get 1 GPU to work let alone 3+.
Essentially you are MUCH better off buying a 3 PCI express slot embedded mobo like this one if you want a cheap miner: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157616&ignorebbr=1
Anything else like using the wi-fi mini PCI-e slot is generally not going to work out. Lots of laptop BIOS have a whitelist and I doubt you be able to get 1 GPU to work let alone 3+.
Essentially you are MUCH better off buying a 3 PCI express slot embedded mobo like this one if you want a cheap miner: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157616&ignorebbr=1
Well.... not necessary need thunderbolt to have an external GPU, those are for new laptops with new technology...
with Mini PCI-E you can install lot of devices with an adapter. Specially a GPU using EXP GDC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJabK8TfyOA
if it works for gaming, then works for mining. Keep in mind that it's 1 GPU only, I'm looking to attach a riser with 3 or 4 PCI-E 1x then hook up the 16x riser.
