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I really don't need 32GB, but considering my 15" Lenovo W520 from 6.5 years ago has 16GB too what on earth has happened to computer innovation!? 6.5 years with

I really don't need 32GB, but considering my 15" Lenovo W520 from 6.5 years ago has 16GB too what on earth has happened to computer innovation!? 6.5 years without a DRAM increase for 15" laptops is bonkers. It was $1500 for the laptop, it wasn't even crazy expensive back then. On top of that it even supported 32GB. All in a rather sleek 15" form factor. (6.2 pounds vs 2018 XPS 15 4.6 pounds). Sources: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-P-and-W-Series-Mobile/W520-Quad-Core-upgrading-to-16GB-Memory-Should-I-buy-One-2x8GB/td-p/904287 https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-P-and-W-Series-Mobile/... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih3rD2ccGkM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih3rD2ccGkM

LeifCarrotson 9y ago
The W520 was and is an outlier in just about every category, though. Not exactly a fair comparison... Also, if you're going to be talking about the form factor and weight, you should probably mention the power adapter...The XPS takes a 45W, 0.2 pound little USB C device. The W520 requires you to lug around a 1.7 lbs, 170W beast that definitely qualifies as a brick. That and a lack of support for the latest NVMe drives are some of the only shortcomings, IMO.
- randyrand 9y ago
  The power adapter is a good point! It really is a beast. Including the AC adapter, the XPS 15 is 40% lighter than the W520 for roughly equal performance and similar battery life. Not too bad. It's still a bit sad though. After 5.5 years I moved to a macbook pro 13" 2016 and the performance was a drastic downgrade from it (the w520 finally broke...). Moore's "law" is clearly, finally, gone.