Forget SO-DIMM — LPCAMM2 is the RAM standard every laptop should have adopted years ago
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LPCAMM2 is a modern laptop RAM standard that outperforms SO-DIMM in nearly every way: it's 64% smaller, 58% more energy-efficient, and still user-upgradable unlike soldered RAM. Despite being available since 2024 on laptops like the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8, most laptop manufacturers haven't adopted it. LPCAMM2 is also positioned as the required standard for upcoming DDR6 memory. While SO-DIMM will persist in gaming and workstation laptops due to its upgrade flexibility, LPCAMM2 is expected to gradually replace both SO-DIMM and soldered RAM across all laptop segments over the coming years.
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Your laptop probably uses SO-DIMM memory, but it doesn't have toLPCAMM2 beats SO-DIMM on nearly every metricSO-DIMM and soldered memory will co-exist with LPCAMM2 for a whileSort: