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It's not as simple as soldered versus socketed. There are no DIMMs for low power LPDDR4 RAM, so if you buy a machine with DIMMs, the battery life is slightly wo
by grumpyprole 5y ago
It's not as simple as soldered versus socketed. There are no DIMMs for low power LPDDR4 RAM, so if you buy a machine with DIMMs, the battery life is slightly worse. This is especially noticeable when the machine is sleeping. I just buy twice the RAM I really need, to help future proof it. Although the disadvantage of this is that one is often forced into buying hotter and noiser Intel chips.
- ww520 5y agoVery good information to know. The model I picked has 16gb soldered RAM (hopefully LPDDR4?) and the expandable socket, allowing up to 96gb. Most xps13 and x1 models have 16gb soldered. Only one model of either has 32gb max.
- grumpyprole 5y agoThe T14 has DDR4 RAM instead of LPDDR4, in order that it can support DIMMs. Even the soldered portion will still be DDR4. The X1 has LPDDR4.