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Upgrading memory is great in theory (and practice for those who do) but I think for 95% of users this is not a consideration.
by appplication 3y ago
Upgrading memory is great in theory (and practice for those who do) but I think for 95% of users this is not a consideration.
- kibwen 3y agoIt becomes more of a consideration when accounting for the fact that you can buy a Macbook that ships with an un-upgradeable 8 GB of RAM, which, sadly, is deficient for even moderate tasks these days.
- toast0 3y agoUpgradable memory also makes things more flexible for OEMs. Most OEMs continue to sell systems built around last years processor (or even a couple year old processors), and they can increase the memory in those systems as needed. Maybe 4GB was enough when they came out, but now you need 8GB or 16GB to sell a system with an older processor. Not a big deal with socketed RAM, not even a huge deal with soldered RAM, but the processors with 4GB on package become very hard to sell.