BrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 7 months agoCompression-mounted laptop RAM is fast, efficient, and upgradeablewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkCompression-mounted laptop RAM is fast, efficient, and upgradeablewww.theverge.comBrikoXM to TechnologyEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·7 months agoTheir reason for soldering ram is not usually about space.
minus-squareBrikoXOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·7 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-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 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.