4 ms·
MacBooks use regular soldered lpddr5(x) RAM. Same RAM as every other laptop manufacturer, they just use more lanes to achieve a higher bandwidth.
by KeplerBoy 2mo ago
MacBooks use regular soldered lpddr5(x) RAM. Same RAM as every other laptop manufacturer, they just use more lanes to achieve a higher bandwidth.
- bunderbunder 2mo agoPerhaps more noteworthy for general home and business computing, doesn’t it also allow for lower latency?
- Rohansi 2mo agoMore channels or soldered memory? Channels are basically RAID 0 so it depends what you're measuring. Soldering memory down was the only way to use LPDDR5X so if you wanted the best memory you had to solder it down. LPCAMM2 exists though so newer devices can use that instead of soldering them down, but not all devices would be able to fit the required LPCAMM2 slots.
- throwaway85825 2mo agoSOCAMM2 allows for removable ram in nearly 0 added space.
- Rohansi 2mo agoThat's tiny! But it still depends a lot on form factor. LPDDR5X is used in phones and making memory removable would have its compromises. You may even have compromises in laptops. Look at how tiny a MacBook Air's mainboard is and you'll see the RAM modules on the same package as the SoC. SOCAMM2 is too large for that but a variant with only two modules could possibly work.
- Melatonic 2mo agoI bet it could fit. It just do a combo of soldered ram and non soldered like many laptops used to.