LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
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Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#2Ugh, finally. And it's not just a repurposed desktop memory standard either! The overall space requirements look to be similar to the BGA that you'd normally solder on (perhaps 2-3x as thick?). I'm sure they can reduce that overhead going forward.
I love the disclosure at the bottom:
Full Disclosure: iFixit has prior business relationships with both Micron and Lenovo, and we are hopelessly biased in favor of repairable products.
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#3Ugh, finally. And it's not just a repurposed desktop memory standard either! The overall space requirements look to be similar to the BGA that you'd normally solder on (perhaps 2-3x as thick?). I'm sure they can reduce that overhead going forward. I love the disclosure at the bottom: Full Disclosure: iFixit has prior business relationships with both Micron and Lenovo, and we are hopelessly biased in favor of repairab…
Yeah they even gloss over Lenovo's crappy soldered on the motherboard USB-C connectors which is always the weak point on modern thinkpads. Well that and Digital River (Lenovo's distributor) carries absolutely no spare parts at all for any Lenovos in Europe, and if they do they only rarely turn up, so you can't replace any replaceable bits because you can't get any.
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#4This is fantastic news.
Hopefully the cost to manufacturers is only marginal and they find a suitable replacement for their current "each tier in RAM comes with a 5-20% price bump" pricing scheme.
Too bad apple is almost guaranteed to not adopt the standard. I miss being able to upgrade the ram in macbooks.
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#5This is fantastic news. Hopefully the cost to manufacturers is only marginal and they find a suitable replacement for their current "each tier in RAM comes with a 5-20% price bump" pricing scheme. Too bad apple is almost guaranteed to not adopt the standard. I miss being able to upgrade the ram in macbooks.
Given enough pressure ...
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#6What's wrong with DIMM?
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#7What's wrong with DIMM?
The size, the sockets, the heat distribution, etc, etc, etc.
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#8This is fantastic news. Hopefully the cost to manufacturers is only marginal and they find a suitable replacement for their current "each tier in RAM comes with a 5-20% price bump" pricing scheme. Too bad apple is almost guaranteed to not adopt the standard. I miss being able to upgrade the ram in macbooks.
Given enough pressure ...
You mean pressure from regulators, surely. Because 99% of consumers will not notice or know the difference in a spec sheet.
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#9Remember that Haswell laptops were the last to feature socketed CPUs.
RAM is nice to upgrade, for sure. As well as an SSD, but CPUs are still a must. I would even suggest upgradeable GPUs but I don't think the money is there for the manufacturers. Why allow you to upgrade when you can buy a whole new laptop?
Re: LPCAMM2 is a modular, repairable, upgradeable memory standard for laptops
#10What's wrong with DIMM?
It requires too much power, according to the article. This allows using "LP" (Low Power) parts to be removable, they normally have to be soldered on board close to the CPU because of the low voltage tolerances.