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CAMM2 is replacing the RAM stick as we know it, your next laptop will prove it
- basilikum 6mo agoThat article is three sentences of content spaced out over a whole page.
- theamk 6mo agoIt's annoying that that entire article does not actually show the actual connector Here is a [2022] article with much better pictures: https://www.pcworld.com/article/693366/dell-defends-its-controversial-new-laptop-memory.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/693366/dell-defends-its-cont... Mechanically, it looks great. The traditional DIMM sockets always seemed fragile too me, and they are very tall too. Two screws that go into a real metal backplate seems like a much better idea.
- dlcarrier 6mo agoIt's also much simpler electrical signal path, so the memory can run faster and draw less power. Historically, the trade-off between soldering everything into a motherboard and socketing everything was only the cost of the sockets. With current technology, the socket limits the performance of socketed components and increases power consumption. A CAMM2 socket has a much lower performance and efficiency impact than a DIMM socket, although it still has some. The best trade-off between upgradability and performance is likely to be support for standardized CPU and GPU modules that have in-package RAM and use only differential serial busses, like PCIe, to communicate through the socket.