The RAM stick is dying, and the replacement is something most have never seen(www.xda-developers.com)
12 pointsby speckx2 hours ago6 comments
  • Bender2 hours ago
    CAMM2 is reportedly poised to become the preferred form factor for DDR6 memory

    It looks like a daughter board to me. From another site it appears these can hold anywhere from 8GB to 128GB, 256GB planned. Some additional discussion on Reddit [1]

    [1] - https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1dipisg/what_is_c...

    • abound2 hours ago
      It makes sense that each "stick" needs to be higher density since you can fit far fewer of them flat on a motherboard (especially true for servers, I'm curious to see what that'll look like).
  • TazeTSchnitzelan hour ago
    The big change here would be that you might only be able to have one of these modules? I don't think that will be popular…
  • antisthenes20 minutes ago
    This is a clickbait headline.

    In short:

    RAM sticks aren't dying anytime soon, but DDR6/LPDDR modules may come in CAMM(2) formats for faster data transfer rates. It's still chips on a module, just with shorter traces to the CPU due to the orientation.

    Also, given RAM shortage and the fact that DDR6 isn't anywhere near consumer availability, this will take a while, probably at least until mid-2028 for any kind of wide adoption. And it's likely that DDR6 will also still be available as sticks, at least in the budget/lower speed sector?

  • jmclnx26 minutes ago
    Can it be upgraded ? I heard many newer laptops went back to soldered ram because people want thin.

    I doubt I will ever get a system with this type of ram, but if it can be easily upgraded then that is an improvement. I usually buy used or in reality I take Laptops from people I know who went and bought the latest and greatest hardware.

    I am typing this on a T430 with NetBSD I got from a relative a year ago. I upgraded the ram to 16G back then and today I replaced the keyboard. The keyboard's power button stopped working, seems a small piece broke off over the years and it got to the point it needed replacement.

    FWIW, I want a laptop where if you throw it at someone they will know it/s.

    • antisthenes18 minutes ago
      Motherboards will likely have less CAMM slots than current RAM slots, but the modules should come in higher capacity.

      So you should be able to upgrade easily, unless you already have the max capacity module.

  • perching_aix2 hours ago
    Now if only ECC became a baseline feature.
  • cendyne2 hours ago
    Soon gone are the days of incremental builds. The water cooling enthusiasts will like it.