With DDR5 RAM prices skyrocketing, some mid-range laptops could soon ship with budget-level specs. TrendForce expects companies like Dell and Lenovo to stock more notebooks with 8GB of memory. These reasonably priced options may no longer handle intense office and gaming tasks.

  • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    Now that we’re getting CAMM2 modules, we might see more non-soldered RAM again.

    LPDDR just couldn’t be done with DIMMs. LPDDR saves power and laptop manufacturers want to compete on battery life. CAMM allows for LPDDR.

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      16 hours ago

      Hope this is true, but it really makes no sense for them to allow people upgrades. Endgame here is to make laptops like phones