BrikoXM to [email protected]English • 2 months agoCompression-mounted laptop RAM is fast, efficient, and upgradeablewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkCompression-mounted laptop RAM is fast, efficient, and upgradeablewww.theverge.comBrikoXM to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish25•2 months agoTheir reason for soldering ram is not usually about space.
minus-squareBrikoXOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoAs far as I know, it’s about access times between the RAM and CPU. It’s the same reason SoCs are having RAM integrated.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•2 months agoIt’s about cost, space, heat and most of all “MONEY” If I force you to buy the extra ram upfront because you can’t upgrade it, I can charge a premium for it.
Their reason for soldering ram is not usually about space.
As far as I know, it’s about access times between the RAM and CPU. It’s the same reason SoCs are having RAM integrated.
It’s about cost, space, heat and most of all “MONEY”
If I force you to buy the extra ram upfront because you can’t upgrade it, I can charge a premium for it.