GT70 Dominator and the NVidia 880M

I am about to upgrade to a MSI GT70 Dominator with the new 880M graphics option. I read a man's PRO & CON words and had to pause until I could get an reasonable answer. He stated "Cons: Constantly reverts to Intel on board graphics instead of the GTX 880M". This is a show-stopper. Why bother with such a beast of a graphics option if the laptop "goes home to Intel" ...
He has not posted your reply as of yet. The question was given to the MSI support desk on March 31, 2014. Please let me know what you have in response to his remarks. ... Anyone's responsible opinion will help
thanks - i8abigfish

Why would you want to use the 880M at your desktop (where you ARE NOT gaming and don't need it)?
The Intel IGP is for when you aren't gaming.
The NVidia is for when you are gaming.
On a mobile device, such as a laptop, this actually makes sense.
Is there any particular reason you need the NVidia at your desktop? It will not make it run any faster than the Intel on your desktop.....
If anything, that's actually a PRO on a mobile device....

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