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These sockets cost $60 a piece.[0] Four of them alone is already ~$250. Add manufacturer markup, and you’re looking at an extra $300 to the consumer. If manufa
by colejohnson66 5y ago
These sockets cost $60 a piece.[0] Four of them alone is already ~$250. Add manufacturer markup, and you’re looking at an extra $300 to the consumer.
If manufacturers want to make RAM replaceable, they should be putting SO-DIMM slots (which cost single digits),[1] not BGA sockets. After all, the average consumer is more likely to know how to procure RAM sticks than raw BGA RAM from DigiKey, Mouser, etc.
[0]: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001841972537.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001841972537.html
[1]: https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/10033854-052FSLF/1001323 https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/10033854-052FSLF/...