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.

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[–] 56 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

This is hell, not only they are soldering fucking ram you can't even buy laptop with viable amount of memory.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    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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