People are also upset that ram is no longer modular. You used to be able to buy a laptop and put ram in it, making the "few laptops ship with this configuratio

People are also upset that ram is no longer modular. You used to be able to buy a laptop and put ram in it, making the "few laptops ship with this configuration" argument irrelevant. 16GB of DDR4 is $99 https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-2400MHz-HX424S14IBK2-16/dp/B014R8JWEA/ https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-2400MHz-HX424S14I... 32GB DDR4 is $183 https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-2400MHz-HX424S14IBK2-32/dp/B01BNJL8I4/ https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Technology-2400MHz-HX424S14I... A 32GB upgrade will come next year most likely, people who need 32GB can wait a year.