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Microsoft pushed 16GB RAM as must-have for Windows 11 for years, now sells an 8GB Surface Laptop for $1,299
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this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
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Soldered computer components shouldn't even exist. There are way more downsides with it than up sides - of course it might be faster, but what's the point if in a year or 2 the capacity will be insufficient. What do you do then? Toss it in the trash?
Honestly, we are going technologically behind. Rather than making proper standards for modularity, they rather make up dozen of excuses of how soldered is actually superior.
Same thing in automotive industry tbh. No fucking reason why every vehicle a lineup doesn't share modules.
Toss it in the trash and buy a new one.
Now ask yourself again why hardware manufacturers love doing that...