XPS One 27 and Optimus

I just a new XPS One 27 and have discovered that it is configured to use Optimus to switch between graphics cards according to system requirements. While I can see the advantage of this with a laptop in terms of extending their autonomy, I see no benefit with a desktop computer (I realize the configuration is based on a laptop). Did I miss something or it would be reasonable to fix the nVidia card as default value for global - why would I ever use the onboard graphics for what whatsoever, as it is not battery-operated?

Hi phillevy,

Apart from higher energy consumption, there is no problem using the nVIDIA adapter.

Answer please if you have any other questions. I'd love to help you.

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