Their sole purpose is cosmetic, though. While they light up and synchronize with your existing RGB ecosystem, they don’t contribute to your computer’s memory capacity or performance.
For some people, that’s not “nothing”…
And they seem.tonbe clearly marked as a single 16gb stick, and then a blank that only does RGB.
If you care about that shit, getting a “free” one thrown in purely for a symmetrical makes sense.
Some people care enough they’d get 2 8s just for the look, 1 16 is better for an upgrade path which is important with prices like they are.
For some people, that’s not “nothing”…
And they seem.tonbe clearly marked as a single 16gb stick, and then a blank that only does RGB.
If you care about that shit, getting a “free” one thrown in purely for a symmetrical makes sense.
Some people care enough they’d get 2 8s just for the look, 1 16 is better for an upgrade path which is important with prices like they are.
Headline is just clickbait
The problem is that you’re still paying for it. And on top of this, it’s essentially e-waste that could otherwise just be a blank slot.
Yeah, that’s why I said “free”.
And yeah, it’s an unnecessary piece of minor electronics, but co.pared to similar piece these have long lifespans and low energy usage.
A computer is expensive enough that it will likely eventually be recycled and everything is likely recyclable.
Like, not doing it would be better, but caring about these from an environmental perspective is wasted energy that would be better spent elsewhere
I disagree about it being clearly marked. In fact i think this is borderline lawsuit misleading