You know, I had always wondered why, despite having 16GB of RAM in my X230 (and having had 16GB in my X301), the newer X240 and X250 models are capped at 8GB. K

You know, I had always wondered why, despite having 16GB of RAM in my X230 (and having had 16GB in my X301), the newer X240 and X250 models are capped at 8GB. Knowing that it's an Intel marketing thing certainly clears up my confusion. Unfortunately, this means that people like me who prefer powerful laptops in a smaller form factor are pretty much limited to the retina MBPs now.