I mean crippled like it is “as is”, no space to expand, tinker, swap parts. I’ve also seen a rumor it’ll have locked BIOS, but I hope that’s just a rumor.
Well, it technically is if you remove the current RAM chips, solder on new double density RAM chips, and flash the BIOS. But compared to a regular PC of just plugging the RAM sticks into the Motherboard slots they belong in, trying to expand RAM on the Steam Deck might as well be considered not possible. Even if you do expand the RAM, there is no noticeable performance gain.
kurcatovium@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
I mean crippled like it is “as is”, no space to expand, tinker, swap parts. I’ve also seen a rumor it’ll have locked BIOS, but I hope that’s just a rumor.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
I doubt all of those concerns. The Deck can be expanded just fine.
kurcatovium@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
How? I’ve seen photo of inside, there’s nothing. You can replace m.2 and that’s it.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
RAM on the Steam Deck is not expandable.
Well, it technically is if you remove the current RAM chips, solder on new double density RAM chips, and flash the BIOS. But compared to a regular PC of just plugging the RAM sticks into the Motherboard slots they belong in, trying to expand RAM on the Steam Deck might as well be considered not possible. Even if you do expand the RAM, there is no noticeable performance gain.
TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
You can double the ram if you wanted to. A quick simple search brings up multiple articles about it