BrikoXM to [email protected]English • 8 months agoCompression-mounted laptop RAM is fast, efficient, and upgradeablewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkCompression-mounted laptop RAM is fast, efficient, and upgradeablewww.theverge.comBrikoXM to [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@ArbiterXerolinkEnglish25•8 months agoTheir reason for soldering ram is not usually about space.
minus-squareBrikoXOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 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@ArbiterXerolinkEnglish9•8 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.