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minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoApple’s not the only one with soldered on components.
minus-squarevivadanang@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agodunno why you’re downvoted, you’re completely correct. BUT Apple is the only one charging eye-watering prices for the privilege. Yeah, there is that lol.
minus-squareBroccoliFarts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYeah I have a Thinkpad Carbon X1. It has soldered on RAM.
minus-squarevivadanang@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agough… please don’t support companies that do this. I’d never purchase a pc laptop that didn’t allow ram or ssd upgrades. insanity! I SAY! the dumbing down and enshittification will only proceed if people buy their products.
minus-squarevitriolix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoApple blazed the trail though, really pushed the idea that saving a millimeter by going to glued/soldered on components is a good idea
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoApple wasn’t the first to solder components onto the motherboard.
Apple’s not the only one with soldered on components.
dunno why you’re downvoted, you’re completely correct.
BUT
Apple is the only one charging eye-watering prices for the privilege. Yeah, there is that lol.
Agreed on the cost.
Yeah I have a Thinkpad Carbon X1. It has soldered on RAM.
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ugh… please don’t support companies that do this. I’d never purchase a pc laptop that didn’t allow ram or ssd upgrades. insanity! I SAY!
the dumbing down and enshittification will only proceed if people buy their products.
Apple blazed the trail though, really pushed the idea that saving a millimeter by going to glued/soldered on components is a good idea
Apple wasn’t the first to solder components onto the motherboard.