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I personally would avoid soldered ram. If you ask a software engineer this is against Open/Closed principle. It is an unecessary bad practice against the bene

• kube-system 5y ago
  We've slowly been removing socketed components in laptops for 30 years. Soldering irons aren't DRM, they're just require some tools and skill.
• MichaelBurge 5y ago
  Why is RAM special and not CPU cache, floating point coprocessors, integrated graphics? They moved FPU onto the CPU 30 years ago and that wasn't a big deal to FSF people.
• vinay427 5y ago
  > unecessary bad practice against the benefit of the user Are there not noticeable battery life consequences of socketed RAM? From what I can tell, and I’m sure others here would know more, this often comes up as a reason for the battery life of the Framework laptop (or other socketed RAM portable laptops) compared to similar laptops with soldered RAM.
• wildzzz 5y ago
  If the majority of your sales are intended for businesses that plan to constantly buy new laptops, it makes perfect engineering sense to just solder the ram to reduce costs. You also have to balance MTBF, the costs of rework, and the length of the warranty, these are all decisions engineers make when building products. You could make a laptop with components that should last 15 years, a modular design, and a plan to build replacements for years after but you'd end up with really expensive laptop that few would be interested in buying. Obviously engineers should strive for sustainability and not being hostile to diy repairs but I know who signs my paycheck and it's not XPS or Thinkpad enthusiasts on the internet.