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by rangestransform 624 days ago
M3 Max has 8 memory channels, where are you going to put 8 SODIMM slots in a laptop?

Also LPDDR has lower power requirements than DDR

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Yeah, this is where Apple has an advantage. It doesnt use special RAM, but what it does do is give you more than 2 channels in a laptop (on Pro/Max/Ultra).

LPDDR5 does use less power than DDR5, but what I was specifically referring to is the claim that Apple gets higher frequencies than you could get with slotted memories. This isnt true.