Comment on Apple 15 relegated to USB 2.0 unless you buy the Pro

• AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Apple’s not the only one with soldered on components.

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  • BroccoliFarts@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah I have a Thinkpad Carbon X1. It has soldered on RAM.

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    • MeanEYE@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You kind of chose the wrong series laptop to point this out. X series ThinkPad is ultra-portable line where sole focus is on weight and thickness. You can make an argument that memory clip doesn’t weigh a lot, but they really reduce every gram they can. Literally every other series has clip-on RAM.

      Even if we ignore RAM, on ThinkPad pretty much everything is replaceable with a single screwdriver. Literally anything. You grab FRU#, find part that matches it and off you go. With Apple it’s ungluing battery, ripping things apart. Hell even keyboard is riveted into the case and you have to drill holes and make threads to replace it. It’s not comparable at the slightest.

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    • vivadanang@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      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.

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  • vivadanang@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Agreed on the cost.

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  • vitriolix@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Apple blazed the trail though, really pushed the idea that saving a millimeter by going to glued/soldered on components

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Apple wasn’t the first to solder components onto the motherboard.

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    • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s to heat up the computer better!

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