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Throw in the prospect of the latest Nvidia RTX 30-series and AMD Radeon RX 60-series GPUs (which are all behemoths), and you're going to have to complete some serious research before taking the plunge. The ASUS ROG XG Station 2 is unclear about which non-ASUS products it will work with. The Razer Core external GPU dock only works with Thunderbolt 3. As previously mentioned, the Alienware Graphics Amplifier has a proprietary connector and will only work with Alienware laptops. In addition, each of the listed external GPUs comes with specific compatibility requirements that you may or may not need to consider.

The HP Accelerator Omen has a SATA port for connecting an additional HDD or SSD.

Alienware's Graphics Amplifier doesn't have any USB or Thunderbolt ports it uses a proprietary connector instead.

The Akitio Node takes "half-length" cards.

The OWC Mercury Helios 3 will only take cards up to 75".

Don't forget, you'll still need to buy a GPU, like the RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT to put in the eGPU! For example, the Razer Core X appears on heaps of "best eGPU" lists, but it'll set you back at least $400. On price, you'll have to research the best eGPU for your needs. You might have to do a little bit of tinkering to get them working. On the flip side, many laptops that aren't officially certified to work with a specific external GPU dock will, in fact, work just fine. Some docks are also only compatible with certain brands of laptops, which means you won't be able to transfer them if you get a new one.

(Not forgetting the existing cost of your laptop, of course.) And that's on top of the already expensive GPU to go in the dock. You're looking at a couple hundred bucks or more. Though an external GPU dock is basically just a small piece of motherboard with a PCIe port and a connector cord, you can end up shelling out a surprising amount.