ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoiFixit hails replaceable LPCAMM2 laptop memory as a 'big deal'www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarefarcaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI’m guessing regular non-LP DDR works fine socketed in desktops because power is nearly a non-issue. Need to burn a few watts to guarantee signal integrity? We’ve got a chonky PSU, so no problem. On mobile devices however every watt matters…
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoPlus the smaller chips (like the CPU) are designed for lower voltage and current. They can’t handle dialing up the power, they’ll melt.
I’m guessing regular non-LP DDR works fine socketed in desktops because power is nearly a non-issue. Need to burn a few watts to guarantee signal integrity? We’ve got a chonky PSU, so no problem. On mobile devices however every watt matters…
Plus the smaller chips (like the CPU) are designed for lower voltage and current. They can’t handle dialing up the power, they’ll melt.