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In the context of running Linux, I suspect the parent was alluding to that nvidia only provide binary blob drivers rather than open drivers.



Besides being proprietary, the whole dual-GPU switching setup is generally more troublesome than a single-GPU design. Even on macOS you can feel a subtle delta in glitchiness between Intel-only and mixed-GPU machines.

Plus Nvidia drivers are the least likely to support Wayland in the near future.




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