The tradeoff of integrated, non-upgradable RAM is not worth it though. I know SOCs have many benefits, but gradually destroying the modularity of computers is probably the most anti-consumer and wasteful trend in technology.
I wish more people understood this. Not being able to upgrade is going to generate so much e-waste.
I’ve got 8 year old desktops that I can throw a shitload of memory in (like 512gb or more in some cases) that make neat homelab virtualization servers. One of them is even a Mac Pro. And they are still very useful. A brand new M2 Mac Pro that is 8 years old that I can’t upgrade will not be as useful.
The tradeoff of integrated, non-upgradable RAM is not worth it though. I know SOCs have many benefits, but gradually destroying the modularity of computers is probably the most anti-consumer and wasteful trend in technology.
I wish more people understood this. Not being able to upgrade is going to generate so much e-waste.
I’ve got 8 year old desktops that I can throw a shitload of memory in (like 512gb or more in some cases) that make neat homelab virtualization servers. One of them is even a Mac Pro. And they are still very useful. A brand new M2 Mac Pro that is 8 years old that I can’t upgrade will not be as useful.